Installation guide

Q: Can I automatically upgrade to another
software group?
No. For example, if you previously installed the end user software group on your
system, you cannot use the upgrade option to upgrade to the developer software
group. However, you can always add software to the system during the upgrade that
is not part of the currently installed software group.
Q: Where does the installation program log local
modifications that the upgrade couldn’t preserve?
Before the system reboots – /a/var/sadm/system/data/upgrade_cleanup
After system reboots – /var/sadm/system/data/upgrade_cleanup
Q: Where does the installation program log what
happened during the upgrade?
Before the system reboots – /a/var/sadm/system/logs/upgrade_log
After system reboots – /var/sadm/system/logs/upgrade_log
Upgrade Instructions
1. Consider the following information before you upgrade an existing system to a
new Solaris version.
Check the section Software Features No Longer Supported in the Solaris release
notes to see if there is any software that you use that is no longer provided in
the new release.
See the module What’s New in this book to see if any of the changes or
enhancements to the Solaris operating environment will affect anything that
you currently do.
See the module Supported Hardware to make sure your system and devices
are supported by the new release.
Check other software documentation.
Upgrading a System 6-3