Upgrading VCS and Solaris using Live Upgrade


Upgrading VCS and Solaris using Live Upgrade
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Perform the Live Upgrade manually or use the installer. The nodes do not form a cluster until all of the nodes are upgraded to VCS 5.1. At the end of the Live Upgrade of the last node, all the nodes must boot from the alternate boot environment and join the cluster.

Upgrading VCS using Live Upgrade involves the following steps:

Prepare to upgrade using Solaris Live Upgrade.

See Before you upgrade VCS using Solaris Live Upgrade.
Create a new boot environment on the alternate boot disk.

See Creating a new boot environment on the alternate boot disk.
Upgrade to VCS 5.1 on the alternate boot environment manually or using the installer. Refer to one of the following:
To upgrade VCS manually:
- See Upgrading VCS manually.
To upgrade VCS using the installer:
- See Upgrading VCS using the installer.
Switch the alternate boot environment to be the new primary.

See Completing the Live Upgrade .
Verify Live Upgrade of VCS.

See Verifying Live Upgrade of VCS.

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