To upgrade the Solaris operating system only

1. Bring the system down to single-user mode using the following command:

   # init S

   You must mount /opt manually if /opt is on its own partition.

2. Load and mount the software disc from the currently installed version of Storage Foundation.

   See Mounting a software disc.

3. Change directory:

   # cd /mount_point/scripts

4. Run the upgrade_start with the -check argument to detect any problems that exist which could prevent a successful upgrade. Use the upgrade_start script that was supplied with the currently installed SF release. If this command reports success, you can proceed with running the upgrade_start script, but if it reports errors, correct the problem(s) and rerun upgrade_start -check.

   # ./upgrade_start -check

5. Run the upgrade_start script so that the system can come up with partitions. The upgrade_start script searches for volumes containing file systems, and if any are found, converts them to partitions:

   # ./upgrade_start

6. Bring the system down to run level 0.

   # init 0

7. Upgrade the operating system to a supported version of Solaris.

   See Supported Solaris operating systems.

   You should boot up the system from run level 0 depending on the Solaris upgrade procedure that you want to follow. Refer to the Solaris installation documentation for instructions on how to upgrade the Solaris operating system.

8. After installing the Solaris operating system, install any Solaris patches required by Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1.

   See the Veritas Storage Foundation Release Notes.

9. After the system is up with the upgraded Solaris operating system, bring the system down to single-user mode by entering:

   # init S

10. Ensure that /opt is mounted.

11. Load and mount the software disc from the currently installed version of Storage Foundation.

    See Mounting a software disc.

12. If you upgraded to Solaris 10, you must reinstall certain Storage Foundation packages and patches in order to support Solaris 10 functionality.

    To reinstall the required packages, follow the steps below:

    • Remove the existing packages:

      For Storage Foundation:

      # pkgrm VRTSvxvm VRTSvxfs VRTSaslapm

      For Storage Foundation HA:

      # pkgrm VRTSvxvm VRTSvxfs VRTSvcs VRTSvxfen VRTSgab VRTSllt

    • Change to the directory containing the Storage Foundation packages.

      # cd /mount_point/pkgs

    • Install the 5.1 packages with the pkgadd command.

      For Storage Foundation:

      # pkgadd VRTSvxvm VRTSvxfs VRTSaslapm

      For Storage Foundation HA:

      # pkgadd VRTSvxvm VRTSvxfs VRTSvcs VRTSvxfen VRTSgab VRTSllt

    • Reboot the machine (using a command such as shutdown).

13. Complete the upgrade from the software disc from the currently installed version of Storage Foundation by entering:

    # devlinks
    # ./upgrade_finish