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This section describes upgrading a Veritas Storage Foundation product from a prior release to 5.1. We recommend that you perform this upgrade from single-user mode. No VxFS file systems can be in use at the time of the upgrade.
The following procedures are for Veritas Storage Foundation or Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability. Choose the appropriate procedure for your situation.
Choose the appropriate procedure for your situation.
If the current Storage Foundation product is installed on an operating system supported by 5.1, you do not need to upgrade the operating system. If the root disk is not encapsulated, and you do not plan to upgrade the operating system, use one of the following upgrade procedures:
Upgrade SF but not OS with the product installer. This is the recommended upgrade procedure.
See Upgrading Veritas Storage Foundation with the product installer when OS upgrade is not required.
Upgrade SF but not OS with manual steps (pkgadd and patchadd commands).
See Upgrading Veritas Storage Foundation with manual steps when OS upgrade is not required.
If the root disk is encapsulated, or if you plan to upgrade the operating system, you must perform additional steps to upgrade. If the current Storage Foundation product is installed on an operating system which is no longer supported by 5.1, you must upgrade the operating system. If the root disk is encapsulated, or if you plan to upgrade the operating system, use the following upgrade procedure:
See Upgrading Veritas Storage Foundation to 5.1 using upgrade scripts (OS upgrade or encapsulated root disk).