Solaris LiveUpgrade

LiveUpgrade

Upgrade Solaris release

Install LiveUpgrade patches

This site has a good list of patches needed:

SPARC:
119254-LR  Install and Patch Utilities Patch
121430-LR  Live Upgrade patch
121428-LR  SUNWluzone required patches
138130-01 vold patch
140914-02 cpio patch

x86:
119255-LR  Install and Patch Utilities Patch
121431-LR  Live Upgrade patch
121429-LR  SUNWluzone required patches
138884-01  SunOS 5.10_x86: GRUB patch
138131-01  vold patch
140915-02 cpio patch

Higher patch revisions may be available...

Mount the Solaris 10 DVD ISO-image

# mkdir /tmp/os
# mount $(lofiadm -a /root/sol-10-u11-ga-x86-dvd.iso) /tmp/os

Create the new BootEnvironment

# lucreate -n Solaris10u11

Upgrade the new BootEnvironment

# echo "autoreg=disable" > /tmp/no-autoreg
# luupgrade -u -n Solaris10u11 -s /tmp/os -k /tmp/no-autoreg

Activate the new BootEnvironment

# luactivate Solaris10u11