Jyothi,
We need more information to figure out why installer complaints that
there is not enough space to complete upgrade. Even though you may have
30 GB allocated for Solaris, it may be split in to multiple file systems
like /, /usr and /export/home. You can exit the installer when you get
the error message and look at the file /tmp/upgrade_space_required. This
will inform you how the installer sees the space requirements.
Read under the section *Upgrading With Disk Space Reallocation *in
the link
http://docs.sfbay.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6764/6n8onr7pj?a=view#esimx
to get an understanding of why disk space allocation is required. If you
want to know more about providing backup media location, check the table
under 'backup_media profile keyword' at
http://docs.sfbay.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6397/6n8dpr9ff?a=view
gparted cannot be used to expand solaris file systems (slices).
gparted deals with fdisk partitions.
Thanks,
Sundar
Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com wrote:
> I have a 80 GB hard disk, with 30 GB for the Solaris partition . Of
> this only 10 GB is used up so far, so it is surprising that I get the
> "Disk space reallocation" message. It does not seem necessary to
> resize the disk, could there be any other reason for the error message?
>
> Thanks,
> Jyothi
>
> Narendra Kumar S.S wrote:
>> So, what is the total disk space that you have on this system?
>> If you have an adjacent partition with space which can be used for
>> Solaris, then you can use gparted CD to resize Solaris partition and
>> then do the upgrade.
>>
>> But, it is better to take a backup of important data before trying
>> out anything.
>>
>> -Narendra
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/20/07, * Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com <mailto:Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com>*
>> <Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com <mailto:Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am upgrading my Toshiba m5 from b62 to b64a(5/07). I initally
>> did not choose any backup media during the upgrade process.
>> After the "Testing upgrade profile" , I got the following error
>> message:
>>
>> "Disk space reallocation is required. Please go back and select a
>> valid backup media."
>>
>> I chose "local disk" as the backup media. I am unsure about the
>> path to specify for the backup.
>> What is the recommended path and why do I get the disk space
>> error message ?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Jyothi
>>
>>
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