James Carlson wrote: > Jorgen Lundman wrote: ... >> After that, I attempt to install. I am told by the installer that it can not >> Upgrade. Blast! Why EOL something before you can actually migrate from it? > > Because it's not the same product. It's actually a new one, and > completely different in terms of software packaging and maintenance. > There's just no path from one to the other. > > Maybe someday someone will figure out a way to do automate at least some > of the conversion process, but I wouldn't want to hold my breath > waiting, or (for that matter) camp out on the dying SX:CE branch hoping > that it'll be "fixed" before it fades to black. >
The ability to install side-by-side into an existing pool is planned. A post-installation script to migrate configuration files is a possibility, but there are no definitive plans. Need for these sorts of features will be evaluated based on migrating Solaris 10 customers to Solaris Next. Dave
