Removing and reinstalling SFCFSHA using the installer

SFCFSHA has kernel components that are specific for Solaris operating system versions. When you use Solaris Live Upgrade to upgrade the Solaris operating system, you must complete these steps to ensure the correct version of SFCFSHA components are installed.

On a node in the cluster, run the installer on the alternate boot disk to remove and reinstall Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability 6.0 on all the nodes in the cluster.

At the end of the process the following occurs:

To remove and reinstall SFCFSHA using the installer

  1. Enter the names of the nodes that you want to uninstall.

    The installer displays the list of packages that will be uninstalled.

  2. Press Return to continue.
  3. Install using the installer script, specifying the root path as the alternate boot disk as follows:
    # /cdrom/storage_foundation_cluster_file_system_ha/installsfcfsha \
    -install -rootpath /altrootpath
  4. Press Return to continue.
  5. Verify that the version of the Veritas packages on the alternate boot disk is 6.0.
    # pkginfo -R /altroot.5.10 -l VRTSpkgname

    For example:

    # pkginfo -R /altroot.5.10 -l VRTSvxvm

    Review the installation logs at /altroot.5.10/opt/VRTS/install/log.