Jonathan Groll writes: > The above comment seems to imply that there is a non-BFU way to do > upgrades. Is that so?
Yes. > (Perhaps sun online update? For which I assume I > need a subscription?). No subscription required. > I've tried googling and read all the docs I can find, do I have it > correct then that these are the alternatives: > > (1) Update ON only (via BFU) and slowly watch the rest of the system get > out of date, applying adhoc consolidation updates when things get bad > (2) Regularly download full CD/DVD sets and upgrade the whole system > (3) Sun online update? (2) is correct. However, you can simplify this _greatly_ by using Live Upgrade. Just download the DVD, use lofiadm to mount it up, and then use Live Upgrade to upgrade the system. It requires zero downtime to do the upgrade itself, and only a reboot when you're ready to switch over to the new version. > Is there perhaps some sort of automated approach that I may have missed > that could possibly be used to keep the non-ON parts of the system > up-to-date, eg. scripts that will 'mass get' all the missing > consolidations and build them? There's an application that simplifies the use of LU for those who don't want to learn the command line utilities. Use this tool on the distribution medium: Solaris_11/Tools/Installers/liveupgrade20 -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
