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This section describes upgrade bugs. Some might occur while you are upgrading to Solaris 10
OS. Others might occur after you have completed upgrading.
lucreate and lumake Commands Fail on Non-Global
Zones (6659451)
When the lucreate and lumake commands are used on non-global zones which are not in the
running state, the commands might not execute successfully. The contents of the original
non-global zone and the copy might dier. Users might be unable to log in to the zone's console
using the zlogin command. The following error message is displayed while using the zlogin
command:
zlogin: makeutx failed
The diagnostic output of the lucreate and lumake commands do not display any errors.
Workaround: Ensure that all non-global zones are in the running state before using the
lucreate and lumake commands.
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
Upgrade Issues and Bugs
Chapter 1 • Installation Issues 39