Installation guide

SPARC: Upgrading with Solaris Live Upgrade From
Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Releases Fails (6638175)
Upgrading to the Solaris 10 5/08 release using Solaris Live Upgrade, from the previous Solaris 8
and Solaris 9 releases fails. The install images compression le is now unzipped by using the 7za
utility. The SUNWp7zip package is not included in the Solaris 8 and 9 releases. As a result,
Solaris Live Upgrade fails.
Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:
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Workaround 1: To upgrade your current Solaris 9 OS to the Solaris 10 5/08 release using
Solaris Live Upgrade, apply the following patches:
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For SPARC systems– 137477-01 or later
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For x86 systems– 137478-01 or later
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Workaround 2: To upgrade your current Solaris 10 OS to the Solaris 10 5/08 release by
using Solaris Live Upgrade, apply the following patches:
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For SPARC systems– 137321-01 or later
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For x86 systems– 137322-01 or later
Note – Solaris Live Upgrade from the Solaris 8 release to the Solaris 10 5/08 release is not
supported. Instead, use the standard upgrade procedure or perform a Solaris Live Upgrade
from the Solaris 8 OS to the Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 OS. Then you can perform a Solaris Live
Upgrade from the Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 release to the Solaris 10 5/08 release.
Incorrect Permissions on /tmp in Non-Global Zones
After Solaris Live Upgrade (6619278)
Various processes running in non-global zones using /tmp might crash after the zone has been
upgraded using Solaris Live Upgrade. The upgrade process changes permissions on the /tmp
directory which leads to applications failures. Users will see drwxr-xr-x permissions instead of
the correct drwxrwxrwx permissions.
Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:
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Workaround 1: Before activating the new boot environment, perform the following steps:
1. Mount the disk:
# mount /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s6 /mnt
2. Fix the permissions:
Upgrade Issues and Bugs
Solaris 10 5/08 Release Notes • April 200840