First thing to try is setting BE_PRINT_ERR=1 then running the beadm 
activate command again.

If that doesn't make things clear, please show us the output of beadm 
list and zfs list, and then perhaps trying running truss on beadm activate.

Hope that helps,
Brock

Sébastien Stormacq wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I installed OpenSolaris 2008.11 on a Sun v40z machine.
> Unfortunately the build I use, although being 101b was not the latest  
> one, i.e. it was a couple of hours before GA :
> Sun Microsystems Inc.   SunOS 5.11      snv_101b        November 2008
>
> I tried to update to GA with image-update
>
> r...@yajug:~# pkg list -u
> NAME (AUTHORITY)                              VERSION          
> STATE      UFIX
> entire                                        0.5.11-0.101     
> installed  u---
>
> r...@yajug:~# pkg image-update
> PHASE                                        ACTIONS
> Update Phase                                     1/1
> PHASE                                          ITEMS
> Reading Existing Index                           9/9
> Indexing Packages                                1/1
> pkg: unable to activate opensolaris-1
>
> r...@yajug:~# beadm activate opensolaris-1
> Unable to activate opensolaris-1.
> Unknown external error.
>
>
> How can I further diagnose / solve this ??
>
> I followed the same procedure with the same image on a couple of VMs  
> and it was always OK
>
> Thanks for your help
>
>
> ---
> Sébastien Stormacq
> Senior Software Architect
> GSS Software Practice,
> Sun Microsystems Luxembourg
>
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