Installation guide
Note – Upgrading rmware on both SPARC and x86 systems can lead to signicant performance
improvements. See the Firmware section on the BigAdmin Patching Hub at
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/patches/overview.jsp. See also, the FAQ at
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/patches/firmware/faq.jsp.
Solaris Management Console 2.1 Software Is Not
Compatible With Solaris Management Console 1.0,
1.0.1, or 1.0.2 Software
Solaris Management Console 2.1 software is not compatible with Solaris Management Console
1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software. If you are upgrading to the Solaris 10 release, and you have Solaris
Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software installed, you must rst uninstall the Solaris
Management Console software before you upgrade. Solaris Management Console software
might exist on your system if you installed the SEAS 2.0 overbox, the SEAS 3.0 overbox, or the
Solaris 8 Admin Pack.
Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:
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Before you upgrade, use the /usr/bin/prodreg command to perform a full uninstall of
Solaris Management Console software.
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If you did not uninstall Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software before you
upgraded to the Solaris 10 release, you must rst remove all Solaris Management Console
1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 packages. Use the pkgrm command for package removal instead of the
prodreg command. Carefully follow the order of package removal. Complete the following
steps:
1. Become superuser.
2. Type the following command:
# pkginfo | grep “Solaris Management Console“
If the description does not start with “Solaris Management Console 2.1,” the package
names in the output identify a Solaris Management Console 1.0 package.
3. Use the pkgrm command to remove all instances of Solaris Management Console 1.0
packages in the following order:
BeforeYou Begin
Solaris 10 10/09 Release Notes • October 200926