Installation guide

Frequently Asked Questions About
Using the Upgrade Option
Q: Will I be able to use the upgrade option on my
system?
You can use the upgrade option if you are running Solaris 2.4 or later.
To see what version of the Solaris operating environment the system is running, type:
$ uname -a
Q: Do I have to back out patches before I use the
upgrade option?
No.
Q: What if the Solaris installation program doesn’t
provide the upgrade option, but the system
should be upgradeable?
See the module Troubleshooting During Installation in this book.
Q: What if the system’s file systems don’t have
enough space for the upgrade?
The upgrade option in the Solaris Interactive Installation program lets you reallocate
disk space if the current file systems don’t have enough space for the upgrade. By
default, an auto-layout feature tries to determine how to reallocate the disk space so
the upgrade can succeed. If auto-layout can’t determine how to reallocate disk space,
you must specify which file systems can be moved or changed and run auto-layout
again based on your input.
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Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) ♦ August 1997