Technical data
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Solaris 9 OS
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Solaris 10 OS
To upgrade releases previous to the Solaris 8 software to the Solaris 10 5/08 software, upgrade to
any of the releases in the preceding list rst. Then upgrade to the Solaris 10 8/07 release.
SPARC: Supported Memory Conguration for
Newboot
Solaris releases that support the SPARC Newboot feature might require SPARC systems with at
least 512 Mbytes of memory.
Support for Products Not Part of the Solaris OS
Although the Solaris 10 software has been tested for compatibility with previous releases, some
third-party applications might not be fully ABI compliant. Contact the supplier of these
applications directly for information about compatibility.
Your system might run both a Solaris OS and other products that are not part of the Solaris
software. These products might be supplied by either Sun or another company. If you upgrade
this system to the Solaris 10 release, make sure that these other products are also supported on
the Solaris 10 OS. Depending on the status of each of these products, you can perform one of the
following options:
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Verify that the existing version of the product is supported on the Solaris 10 software.
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Install a new version of the product that is supported on the Solaris 10 release. You might
need to remove the previous version of the product prior to upgrading to the Solaris
software. See the product documentation for more details.
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Remove the product prior to upgrading to the Solaris 10 software.
Before You Begin
This section contains critical installation issues that you need to be aware of before installing or
upgrading to Solaris 10 OS. These issues might have an impact that would prevent installation
or upgrades from completing successfully. If bugs in this section apply to your system, you
might need to perform the recommended workarounds before you install or upgrade.
Solaris Live Upgrade and Solaris Zones
Starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, Using Solaris Live Upgrade with Solaris zones is
supported. For more information about this, search for InfoDoc 72099 on the SunSolve web
site.
BeforeYou Begin
Solaris 10 5/08 Release Notes • April 200818