This is probably because SUNW7zip is missing on the current BE. Try installing manually SUNW7zip from the cdrom first.
-- Renaud Jim Faut wrote: > Renaud, > > I have done that, and it worked ok. I have moved on to running the live > upgrade and now I have the following error. Any ideas? > > I check the md5sum of the iso image and it matches the one posted on the > d/l site. > > bash-3.2$ md5sum sol-nv-b108-x86-dvd.iso > 2b6e1d3178f9b25f00ebcb9f448b04a0 sol-nv-b108-x86-dvd.iso > > bash-3.2# /usr/lib/lu/lux86menu_propagate /mnt/dvd > Validating the contents of the media . > The media is a standard Solaris media. > The media contains a Solaris operating system image. > The media contains version . > Installing latest Live Upgrade packages from media > Updating Live Upgrade packages on all BEs > Successfully updated Live Upgrade packages on all BEs > *ERROR: Errors extracting SUNWcsr package from media . > ERROR: Cannot extract GRUB from supplied media . Exiting ... > * > Thanks, > Jim > > On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:56 AM, Renaud Manus wrote: > >> Just upgrade the LU packages on your running BE from the install media. >> >> eg. >> >> <...>/Solaris_11/Tools/Installers/liveupgrade20 -noconsole -nodisplay >> >> -- Renaud >> >> Jim Faut wrote: >>> I have read the documentation and several blogs on how to do Live >>> Upgrade. Can you please help me understand these issues? I am >>> trying to upgrade from NV78 to NV108. >>> 1) All the documentation says that I need to patch my system prior to >>> running the live upgrade. Does this apply to SNV as well? I started >>> by trying to patch the patch packages, but it complained that the >>> packages on my system were not compatible with the ones in the patch. >>> I downloaded the patches from sunsolve, but I don't know if they are >>> applicable to SNV. >>> 2) I tried running Update Center. It prompted me for registration. >>> Do I need a Service Plan Number in order to run Update Center? >>> Anyway, it failed with a message about "Error in SCN/Cacao Update >>> License". What does this mean? >>> 3) I guess I can try running the Live Upgrade commands without >>> patching the system, but is this the recommended approach? I don't >>> want to hose this server. >>> Thanks, >>> Jim >
