Chapter 1 Installation Issues

This chapter describes problems that relate to the installation of the Solaris 10 Operating System.

Some of the issues and bugs in this chapter have been fixed in subsequent Solaris 10 releases. If you have upgraded your Solaris software, certain issues and bugs in this chapter might no longer apply. To see which bugs and issues no longer apply to your specific Solaris 10 software, refer to Appendix A, Table of Integrated Bug Fixes in the Solaris 10 Operating System.

General Information

This section provides general information such as behavior changes in Solaris 10 OS.

New Minimum Memory Requirement

Beginning with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, all x86 based systems must now have at least 384 Mbytes of RAM to run the Solaris software.

Changes in Upgrade Support for Solaris Releases

Starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, for SPARC systems, you can upgrade the Solaris OS only from the following releases:

• Solaris 8 OS

• Solaris 9 OS

• Solaris 10 OS

For x86 systems, you can upgrade the Solaris OS only from the following releases:

• Solaris 9 OS

• Solaris 10 OS

To upgrade releases previous to the Solaris 8 software to the Solaris 10 8/07 software, upgrade to any of the releases in the preceding list first. Then upgrade to the Solaris 10 8/07 release.

Support for Products Not Part of the Solaris OS

Although the Solaris 10 software has been tested for compatibility with previous releases, some third-party applications might not be fully ABI compliant. Contact the supplier of these applications directly for information about compatibility.

Your system might run both a Solaris OS and other products that are not part of the Solaris software. These products might be supplied by either Sun or another company. If you upgrade this system to the Solaris 10 release, make sure that these other products are also supported on the Solaris 10 OS. Depending on the status of each of these products, you can perform one of the following options:

• Verify that the existing version of the product is supported on the Solaris 10 software.

• Install a new version of the product that is supported on the Solaris 10 release. You might need to remove the previous version of the product prior to upgrading to the Solaris software. See the product documentation for more details.

• Remove the product prior to upgrading to the Solaris 10 software.

Before You Begin

This section contains critical installation issues that you need to be aware of before installing or upgrading to Solaris 10 OS. These issues might have an impact that would prevent installation or upgrades from completing successfully. If bugs in this section apply to your system, you might need to perform the recommended workarounds before you install or upgrade.

Installation Change for the Solaris Companion DVD

When you are installing the Solaris OS, the Companion DVD is not available to be installed with the Solaris installation program. Use the pkgadd(1M) command to install the Solaris Companion DVD. For detailed installation instructions, see the README file on the Companion DVD.

Solaris Live Upgrade and Solaris Zones

Starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, Using Solaris Live Upgrade with Solaris zones is supported. For more information about this, search for InfoDoc 72099 on the SunSolve^SM web site.

Upgrading a Trusted Extensions System That is Configured with Labeled Zones

Solaris systems that are configured with Solaris Trusted Extensions use non-global zones. If your system is configured with Solaris Trusted Extensions, use the following upgrade procedure:

1. Do not reboot after performing the normal Solaris upgrade, including upgrading the zones.

2. Before rebooting, apply the following Trusted Extensions patches:

   # cd <release_media>/Solaris_10/ExtraValue/CoBundled/Trusted_Extensions/Patches ## for SPARC # patchadd -R /a 125533-01 # patchadd -R /a 126363-01 # patchadd -R /a 126365-02 # patchadd -R /a 126448-03 # patchadd -R /a 126450-01 # patchadd -R /a 126916-01 ## for x86 # patchadd -R /a 125534-01 # patchadd -R /a 126364-02 # patchadd -R /a 126366-02 # patchadd -R /a 126449-03 # patchadd -R /a 126451-01 # patchadd -R /a 126917-01

3. Reboot the patched system.

   # init 6

Solaris systems with ZFS zones cannot currently be upgraded using this procedure. For Solaris Trusted Extensions systems with ZFS zones the alternative is to recreate the zones. First backup all the data using the tar -T command. Then delete the zones. Upgrade the system and reconfigure all the zones. Once the zones are configured, restore all the data.

After the reboot, when you first bring up each labeled zone, you will be prompted for NFSv4 domain. To avoid this prompt, before upgrade add the correct NFSMAPID_DOMAIN value in the /etc/default/nfs file in each labelled zone. For more information see CR 5110062.

Live Upgrade of a Solaris Trusted Extensions System That is Configured With Labeled Zones

If your Solaris system is configured with Solaris Trusted Extensions, you can also use Live Upgrade to upgrade it to the Solaris 10 8/07 release. Use the following upgrade procedure:

1. Upgrade the system using Solaris Live Upgrade. Follow the standard Solaris directions for using Live Upgrade on systems with zones on them.

2. Mount the filesystem containing the alternate boot environment. The following example uses /a:

   # mount <filesystem> /a

3. Apply the Trusted Extensions patches to the alternate boot environment:

   # cd <release_media>/Solaris_10/ExtraValue/CoBundled/Trusted_Extensions/Patches ## for SPARC # patchadd -R /a 125533-01 # patchadd -R /a 126363-01 # patchadd -R /a 126365-02 # patchadd -R /a 126448-03 # patchadd -R /a 126450-01 # patchadd -R /a 126916-01 ## for x86 # patchadd -R /a 125534-01 # patchadd -R /a 126364-02 # patchadd -R /a 126366-02 # patchadd -R /a 126449-03 # patchadd -R /a 126451-01 # patchadd -R /a 126917-01

4. Unmount the filesystem and activate the alternate boot environment.

5. Reboot the patched system.

   # init 6

If your system was configured at install time to use a name service that is different from the name service being used during upgrade, then the global zone may not come up properly with the new name service after boot. For example, if you specified NIS as the name service to use during system install, but the system was later converted to be an LDAP client, the luactivate boot can revert to using NIS as the name service for the global zone. This is due to CR 6569407.

The workaround is to adjust the name_service.xml symbolic link in the /var/svc/profile directory to point to the correct xml file corresponding to the name service currently in use. For example, if NIS was specified as the name service during install, then name_service.xml will be a symbolic link to ns_nis.xml. If the system was subsequently converted to being an LDAP client, and LDAP was the name service in use during Live Upgrade, then run the following command:

# ln -fs ns_ldap.xml name_service.xml

This should be done before starting Live Upgrade or before running the lucreate command. However, if you did not run this command before lucreate, then perform the following steps after running the luactivate command:

1. lumount the new boot environment:

   # lumount <BE_name>

2. Change to the /var/svc/profile directory of the boot environment:

   # cd /.alt.<BE_name>/var/svc/profile

3. Link the name_service.xml link as appropriate. For example:

   # ln -fs ns_ldap.xml name_sevice.xml

4. luumount the boot environment:

   # luumount <BE_name>

If the system is booted without performing the steps mentioned above, you will need to manually start the appropriate name service-related SMF client services.

Patching Miniroot on x86 Machines

The procedures for using patchadd with the -C destination specifier to patch a miniroot on an x86 machine have changed. You must now unpack the miniroot, apply patches, then repack the miniroot.

See the following for the detailed steps:

• Chapter 5, Installing From the Network With DVD Media (Tasks), in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations

• Chapter 6, Installing From the Network With CD Media (Tasks), in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations

Solaris Data Encryption Supplement on Solaris 10 Updates

Starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, the Solaris Data Encryption Supplement packages are included by default with the Solaris 10 OS software. You no longer need to install and download these packages.

Additional Procedures Required When Installing Patches for Solaris 10 8/07 Release

The following patches are applied to resolve problems that were reported in CR 6277164 and CR 6214222:

• Patch ID 119366-05 for SPARC based systems

• Patch ID 119367-05 for x86 based systems

The sections that follow provide further steps that you must perform to completely resolve the reported problems.

x86: Systems With elx or pcelx NICs Fail Network Configuration

Systems with an elx or a pcelx network interface card (NIC) fail to install. During the configuration of the NIC, the following error message might be displayed:

WARNING: elx: transmit or jabber underrun: d0<UNDER, INTR, CPLT>

See the elxl(7D) or pcelx(7D) man page for more information.

Workaround: Install and run on systems that do not have elx or pcelx NICs.

Default Size of /var File System Inadequate for Extra Value Products

The default size of the /var file system might be insufficient for the Extra Value products in the following situations:

• If you install any of the Extra Value products that are provided on the Solaris 10 DVD or CDs

• If the /var file system is located on a separate slice

You must manually specify a larger slice size for the /var file system.

If the /var file system is not on a separate slice or partition, this problem does not occur.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• If you are using the Solaris installation program GUI, follow these steps.

  1. Begin the installation.

  2. From Select Type of Install, select Custom Install.

     The Solaris installation program displays several screens that enable you to customize the software localizations, products, and disk layout that you want to install.

  3. From Lay Out File Systems, select Modify.

     The disk layout screen is displayed.

  4. Type /var in the File System column for a specific slice, then click Apply.

     The installation program suggests a default size for the /var file system.

  5. Edit the Size column entry for the /var file system to twice the disk space size.

     For example, if the installation program assigns 40 Mbytes of space, change the Size value to 80.

  6. Complete the installation.

• If you are using the Solaris installation program's text installer, follow these steps.

  1. Begin the installation.

  2. From Select Type of Install, select Custom Install.

     The Solaris installation program displays several screens that enable you to customize the software localizations, products, and disk layout that you want to install.

  3. From Lay Out File Systems, select Auto Layout.

     The disk layout screen is displayed.

  4. Type /var in the File System column for a specific slice.

     The installation program suggests a default size for the /var file system.

  5. Press F4_Customize to customize the size of the /var file system.

  6. Edit the Size column entry for the /var file system to twice the disk space size.

     For example, if the installation program assigns 40 Mbytes of space, change the Size value to 80.

  7. Complete the installation.

• If you are using the custom JumpStart program, use the filesys profile keyword to set the size of the /var file system. The following example sets the size of the /var file system on slice 5 to 256 Mbytes.

  filesys c0t0d0s5 256 /var

x86: Do Not Upgrade Hewlett-Packard (HP) Vectra XU Series Systems With BIOS Version GG.06.13

The Solaris 10 software includes a feature that enables you to install large partitions. The system BIOS must support logical block addressing (LBA). BIOS Version GG.06.13 does not support LBA access. The Solaris boot programs cannot manage this conflict. This issue can also affect other HP Vectra systems.

If you perform this upgrade, your HP system can no longer boot. Only a blank black screen with a flashing underscore cursor is displayed.

Workaround: Do not upgrade HP Vectra XU Series systems with the latest BIOS Version GG.06.13 to the Solaris 10 release. This version no longer supports these systems.

You can still boot your system by using the boot diskette or boot CD because the boot paths do not use the hard disk code. Then select the hard disk as your bootable device instead of the network or CD-ROM drive.

SPARC: Older Firmware Might Need Boot Flash PROM Update

On SPARC based systems, Solaris 10 OS runs in 64–bit mode only. Some Sun4U^TM systems might need to be updated to a higher level of OpenBoot^TM firmware in the flash PROM to run the OS in 64-bit mode. The following systems might require a flash PROM update:

• Ultra^TM 2

• Ultra 450 and Sun Enterprise^TM 450

• Sun Enterprise 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 systems

The following table lists the UltraSPARC systems and the minimum firmware versions that are required to run the 64–bit Solaris 10 OS. System type is the equivalent of the output of the uname -i command. You can determine which firmware version you are running by using the prtconf -V command.

If a system is not listed in the previous table, the system does not need a flash PROM update.

See any edition of the Solaris 8 Sun Hardware Platform Guide at http://docs.sun.com for instructions to perform a flash PROM update.

Additional Patches Are Needed to Run Solaris Live Upgrade

For Solaris Live Upgrade to operate correctly, a limited set of patch revisions must be installed for a given OS version. Make sure you have the most recently updated patch list by consulting http://sunsolve.sun.com. For additional information, search for InfoDoc 72099 on the SunSolve web site.

Limitation When Installing Solaris Live Upgrade Packages

If you are running the Solaris 7 or Solaris 8 release, you might not be able to run the Solaris Live Upgrade installer. These releases do not contain the set of patches that is needed to run the Java 2 runtime environment.

The typical failure that results is a Java exception error. The following messages might be displayed:

InvocationTargetException in ArchiveReader constructornull
          java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
                 at install.instantiateArchiveReader(Compiled Code)
                 at install.<init>(Compiled Code)
                 at install.main(Compiled Code)

To run the Solaris Live Upgrade installer and install the packages, you must have the Java 2 runtime environment recommended patch cluster.

Workaround: Complete the following workaround:

• Install the Solaris Live Upgrade packages by using the pkgadd command.

  For step-by-step instructions, refer to Chapter 4, Using Solaris Live Upgrade to Create a Boot Environment (Tasks), in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning.

• Install the Java 2 runtime environment recommended patch cluster. The patch cluster is available on http://sunsolve.sun.com. Then, you can use the Solaris Live Upgrade installer to install the packages.

Solaris Management Console 2.1 Software Is Not Compatible With Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 Software

Solaris Management Console 2.1 software is not compatible with Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software. If you are upgrading to the Solaris 10 release, and you have Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software installed, you must first uninstall the Solaris Management Console software before you upgrade. Solaris Management Console software might exist on your system if you installed the SEAS 2.0 overbox, the SEAS 3.0 overbox, or the Solaris 8 Admin Pack.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:

• Before you upgrade, use the /usr/bin/prodreg command to perform a full uninstall of Solaris Management Console software.

• If you did not uninstall Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 software before you upgraded to the Solaris 10 release, you must first remove all Solaris Management Console 1.0, 1.0.1, or 1.0.2 packages. Use the pkgrm command for package removal instead of the prodreg command. Carefully follow the order of package removal. Complete the following steps:

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Type the following command:

     # pkginfo | grep “Solaris Management Console“

     If the description does not start with “Solaris Management Console 2.1,” the package names in the output identify a Solaris Management Console 1.0 package.

  3. Use the pkgrm command to remove all instances of Solaris Management Console 1.0 packages in the following order:

     ---

     Note –

     Do not remove any package that has “Solaris Management Console 2.1” in its description. For example, SUNWmc.2 might indicate Solaris Management Console 2.1 software.

     If the pkginfo output displays multiple versions of Solaris Management Console 1.0 packages, use the pkgrm command to remove both packages. Remove the original package. Then, remove the package that has been appended with a number. For example, if the SUNWmcman and SUNWmcman.2 packages appear in the pkginfo output, first remove the SUNWmcman package and then remove the SUNWmcman.2 package. Do not use the prodreg command.

     ---

     # pkgrm SUNWmcman # pkgrm SUNWmcapp # pkgrm SUNWmcsvr# pkgrm SUNWmcsvu # pkgrm SUNWmc # pkgrm SUNWmcc # pkgrm SUNWmcsws

  4. In a terminal window, type the following command:

     # rm -rf /var/sadm/pkg/SUNWmcapp

  The Solaris Management Console 2.1 software should now function properly. For future maintenance, or if the Solaris Management Console 2.1 software does not function properly, remove the Solaris Management Console 2.1 software. Reinstall the software by completing the following steps:

  1. Use the pkgrm command to remove all Solaris Management Console 2.1 packages and dependent packages in the following order:

     ---

     Note –

     If your installation has multiple instances of Solaris Management Console 2.1 packages, such as SUNWmc and SUNWmc.2, first remove SUNWmc, and then SUNWmc.2 . Do not use the prodreg command.

     ---

     # pkgrm SUNWpmgr # pkgrm SUNWrmui # pkgrm SUNWlvmg # pkgrm SUNWlvma # pkgrm SUNWlvmr # pkgrm SUNWdclnt # pkgrm SUNWmga # pkgrm SUNWmgapp # pkgrm SUNWmcdev # pkgrm SUNWmcex # pkgrm SUNWwbmc # pkgrm SUNWmc # pkgrm SUNWmcc # pkgrm SUNWmccom

  2. Insert the Solaris 10 Software - 4 CD into your CD-ROM drive. Type the following in a terminal window:

     # # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Product # pkgadd -d . SUNWmccom SUNWmcc SUNWmc SUNWwbmc SUNWmcex SUNWmcdev \ SUNWmgapp SUNWmga SUNWdclnt SUNWlvmr SUNWlvma SUNWlvmg SUNWpmgr \ SUNWrmui

  All previous Solaris Management Console versions are removed. The Solaris Management Console 2.1 software is now functional.

x86: Failure of BIOS Device Utility Prevents Installation or Upgrade From Being Completed (6362108)

On certain occasions, the utility for BIOS devices (/sbin/biosdev) might fail and prevent a successful installation or upgrade. The failure can occur under either of the following circumstances:

• Patch ID 117435-02 was applied, but the system was not rebooted.

• The system contains two or more identical disks that have identical fdisk partitions.

The following error message is displayed:

biosdev: Could not match any!!

Workaround: Make sure that you reboot the system after applying Patch ID 117435-02. Ensure that identical disks to be used in the installation or upgrade are configured with different fdisk-partition layouts.

The following example is based on a system that has two disks with identical fdisk-partition layouts. To change the layouts, perform the following steps.

1. Become superuser.

2. Start the disk maintenance utility.

   # format

   A list of available disks in the system is displayed.

3. To select the disk whose fdisk partition you want to change, type the disk's number.

4. From the list of Format options, select fdisk.

   The disk's partition information and a list of fdisk options are displayed.

5. To change the disk's layout, choose one of the following:

   • To specify a different active partition, press 2.

   • To add another disk partition, press 1.

   • To delete an unused partition, press 3.

6. To save your changes and exit the fdisk menu, press 5.

7. To exit the disk maintenance utility, select Quit from the Format options.

8. Reboot the system.

9. After the system reboots, verify that the error message no longer appears. As superuser, type the following command:

   # /sbin/biosdev

   If the error message is still generated, repeat the procedure but select a different option in Step 5.

10. If the system contains other identical disks with identical fdisk-partition layouts, repeat Steps 1-9 on these disks. Otherwise, you can proceed with your Solaris installation or upgrade.

Cannot Create a Solaris Flash Archive When Solaris Zones Are Installed (6246943)

Starting with the current Solaris release, a Solaris Flash archive cannot be properly created when a non-global zone is installed. The Solaris Flash feature is not currently compatible with the Solaris containers (zones) feature.

Do not use the flar create command to create a Solaris Flash archive in these instances:

• In any non-global zone

• In the global zone if there are any non-global zones installed

If you create a Solaris Flash archive in such an instance, the resulting archive might not install properly when the archive is deployed.

Workaround: None.

x86: Sun Java Workstations 2100Z Might Panic When Booting From Solaris 10 Operating System DVD (6214356)

The DVD combo-drive firmware in a Sun Java Workstation 2100Z might cause a system panic. The panic occurs when you boot the workstation from the Solaris 10 Operating System DVD. After the kernel banner is displayed, the following message is very quickly flashed:

panic[cpu0]/thread=fec1be20: mod_hold_stub: 
Couldn't load stub module sched/TS_DTBL
fec25cb0 genunix:mod_hold_stub+139 (fec04088, 63, fea11)
fec25cc4 unix:stubs_common_code+9 (1, 8, fec026e4)
fec25ce4 unix:disp_add+3d (fec026dc)
fec25d00 genunix:mod_installsched+a4 (fef01530, fef01518)
fec25d20 genunix:mod_install+2f (fef01518, fec25d3c,)
fec25d2c TS:_init+d (0, d6d89c88, fec25d)
fec25d3c genunix:modinstall+d9 (d6d89c88)
fec25d50 genunix:mod_hold_installed_mod+2e (d6d77640, 1, fec25d)
fec25d7c genunix:modload+ac (fec026c4, fec26c4)
fec25d98 genunix:scheduler_load+3d (fec026c4, fec026dc)
fec25db4 genunix:getcid+50 (fec026c4, fec28514)
fec25dcc unix:dispinit+df (fec25ddc, fe814ba9)
fec25dd4 unix:startup_modules+d5 (fec25dec, fe8cac37)
fec25ddc unix:startup+19 (fe800000, 166130, 7)
fec25dec genunix:main+16 ()

Then the system automatically resets.

Workaround: Choose one of the following options:

Workaround 1: Modify some BIOS configuration settings. This temporary workaround enables a Solaris 10 installation to be completed. However, this method might cause poor read-DVD performance. Follow these steps:

1. During system boot, press F2 at the prompt to enter the setup.

   The screen displays attachment-type options similar to the following example:

   Primary Master [ ] Primary Slave [ ] Secondary Master [CD-ROM] Secondary Slave [ ]

2. Choose the DVD drive's attachment type by selecting the attachment type for CD-ROM.

   ---

   Note –

   The screen might display more than one attachment type for CD-ROM, for example, if your system has multiple optical drives. In such cases, you might need to open the system case to determine the DVD drive's point of attachment. Make sure that you select the correct attachment type that applies to the DVD drive.

   ---

3. After selecting the correct CD-ROM attachment type, press Enter.

   The next screen appears with Type:[Auto] automatically selected.

4. Press the spacebar twice to change the selection to Type:[CD-ROM].

5. Use the arrow keys to select Transfer Mode.

6. Press Enter to display a list of other Transfer Mode options.

7. Use the arrow keys to select Standard, then press Enter to accept your selection.

8. Press F10 to save the configuration changes and exit BIOS setup.

   The system restarts.

Workaround 2: Update the DVD combo drive's firmware to v1.12. This option requires your DVD combo drive to be attached to a system that is running Microsoft Windows. Follow these steps.

1. Remove your DVD combo drive from the Sun Java Workstation 2100z. See the workstation's user's guide for steps to remove the drive properly.

2. Connect the drive to a system that is running Microsoft Windows. Make sure to change the drive's master and slave jumper settings, if needed.

3. Go to AOpen's download center at http://download.aopen.com.tw/default.aspx.

4. Search for your DVD drive's firmware by using the following information:

   • Product: Combo drives

   • Model: COM5232/AAH

   • Categories: Firmware

5. Download and install the firmware version R1.12.

6. Reinstall the drive on the workstation. If needed, restore the original master and slave jumper settings.

Newer versions of the firmware might already be available at the site. Sun's tests confirm that the v1.12 release resolves the panic issue. Sun cannot confirm whether newer firmware revisions after v1.12 similarly resolve the problem.

x86: Serial Consoles of Some Sun Fire Systems Do Not Work (6208412)

The serial console (ttya) on the following Sun Fire systems does not work by default:

• Sun Fire V20z

• Sun Fire V40z

• Sun Fire V60x

• Sun Fire V65x

To use the serial console, you must manually configure the system's BIOS.

Workaround: This workaround requires your system to have a Sun keyboard and a display monitor. Follow these steps:

1. Boot the machine.

2. During system boot, press F2 at the prompt to access the Phoenix BIOS.

3. Under Peripherals, change the comm port from disabled to enabled.

4. Save the configuration and boot the system.

5. Use the eeprom command to change input-device and output-device to ttya.

Pressing the Stop and N keys at system boot to reset the low-level firmware to default settings does not work on these systems.

Solaris Installation GUI Program Might Fail on Systems With Existing x86 fdisk Boot Partitions (6186606)

The Solaris installation GUI program might fail on a system with an existing x86 boot partition. The failure occurs if the existing x86 boot partition was created with the Solaris text-based installer. The following error message is displayed.

Default layout will not work on this system.
Error:
Error: ERROR: Could not create explicit fdisk partition on c0t0d0,
requested cylinders 14581 - 14597 in use by fdisk partition 1
Error:
Error: ERROR: System installation failed
Pfinstall failed. Exit stat= java.lang.UNIXProcess@a89ce3 2 
artition on c0t0d0, requested cylinders 14581 - 14597 in use by fdisk
partition 1  ERROR: System installation failed

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

Workaround 1: When the installation program prompts you to select an installation type, select 3 Solaris Interactive Text (Desktop Session).

Workaround 2: If you use the Solaris installation GUI program, follow these steps.

1. Begin the installation.

2. At the prompt to select an installation type, select Custom Install.

   The custom installation panels prompt you for information about the locales, software, and disks that you want to install.

3. Answer the questions on the screens as appropriate for your system.

4. On the Fdisk Selection screen, check the disk that contains the x86boot partition.

5. Remove the x86boot partition by changing it to UNUSED in the pull-down menu.

6. Add the x86boot partition back by changing UNUSED back to x86boot.

7. Continue the installation.

Installation Bugs

The following bugs might occur during or after the installation of Solaris 10 OS.

Sun Upgrade Detailed Patch Analysis Panel Not Scrollable (6597686)

During a Solaris upgrade, if you select Detailed Analysis to see the patches that will be removed, the panel that displays the patches is not scrollable. The complete list of patches to be removed cannot be viewed.

Workaround: Run the analyze_patches scripts manually:

# cd <cdrom>/Solaris_10/Misc
# ./analyze_patches -R rootdir -N netdir -D databasedir

The command options are as follows:

-R rootdir

rootdir is the root of the installed system. The default root directory is /.

-N netdir

netdir is the path to the root of the OS image to be installed. /cdrom/cdrom0 is the default path. netdir is the path to the directory that contains the Solaris_10_606 directory. You must use this option if you are running the patch_analyzer from an NFS mount point.

-D databasedir

If the script is called from a directory other than the /Misc directory in the OS image, the program cannot find the database it uses for patch analysis. Use the -D option to supply the path to the database. Without this database, which is located in the Solaris_10_606/Misc/database directory on the OS image, the script will not run correctly.

SPARC: Install of CD or DVD Image Runs Xorg Instead of Xsun After First Reboot (6595091)

On SPARC platforms, if you include Extra Value products in the installation, a bug occurs during reboot. After installation of the Solaris OS is complete, the system reboots and the launcher tries to install the SunVTS software. Then the Xorg core dumps, and the prompt to install SunVTS does not display.

The bug can occur in any of the following conditions:

• When installing with only 384 Mbytes memory

• When you boot from the CD as root and use the text-based installer option

Workaround: Do not install Extra Value products during the installation. Instead, install Extra Value projects manually after the installation. On the last CD or on the DVD, go to the Extra Value directory and run the installer manually.

SPARC: luupgrade Fails When Using a CD to Upgrade (6573154)

On a SPARC system, when using a CD (CD1) to upgrade your system by using Live Upgrade, the luupgrade command fails. The following error message is displayed.

# luupgrade -u -n s10u4_ABE  -s /cdrom/cdrom0/s0 -j /var/tmp/profile

179536 blocks
miniroot filesystem is <lofs>
Mounting miniroot at </cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot>
mount: /tmp/miniroot.3694: Device busy
ERROR: Cannot mount miniroot at </cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot>.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• Workaround 1: Use the DVD physical media to do luupgrade.

• Workaround 2: If the system does not have a DVD drive, then use setup_install_server from CD1 to create an image locally for the upgrade to use. Run the following commands:

  # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_10/Tools # ./setup_install_server <local_location> # luupgrade -u -n s10u4_ABE -s <local_location>

Panic in PCIe as dev_info Node Has No Parent Data (6517798)

The Solaris OS might panic with a null pointer dereference if the driver.conf file has been modified using the parent attribute. The following error message is displayed:

System panic: BAD TRAP: type=31 rp=2a101d31200 addr=8 mmu_fsr=0 
occurred in module "pcie" due to a NULL pointer dereference

Workaround: Before you install the Solaris 10 8/07 OS on a PCI Express (PCIe) based SPARC system, check if you have modified the driver.conf files as described below:

1. Change to the /kernel/drv directory.

2. Check if the parent attribute is set in the driver.conf file. If the parent attribute has been set and the last node in the parent has the word pci in it, comment out that line. Ensure that you comment out the entire property. For example:

   # name="ACME,simple" parent="/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9" # unit-address="3,1" debug-mode=12; name="ACME,example" parent="pseudo" instance=1; name="ACME,scsi" parent="/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/scsi" unit-address="3,1" debug-mode=12;

3. Repeat step 2 for the driver.conf files in the following directories:

   • /usr/kernel/drv

   • /platform/`uname -i`/drv

   • /platform/`uname -m`/drv

4. Install the Solaris 10 8/07 OS.

5. Install patch 127747-01.

6. Change to the directories listed in steps 1 and 3. Uncomment all the lines that were commented out in step 2 in the driver.conf files.

The Linux Partition Does Not Display on the GRUB Menu After Installing the Solaris OS (6508647)

If Linux is installed on your disk and you installed the Solaris OS on a separate partition, the Linux partition does not display on the GRUB menu. No error message is displayed.

Workaround: Edit the GRUB menu's menu.lst file to add Linux to the GRUB menu. Perform the following steps:

1. Boot the Solaris OS.

2. Edit the menu.lst file at /boot/grub/menu.lst. For more information, see the System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.

x86: Install Hangs on Systems With 512 Mbyte of Memory (6423854)

Installations can run out of memory and hang on 512-Mbyte systems under the following conditions:

• You install using a network installation image of the OS.

• The Solaris installation program is in a windowing environment:

  • The graphical user interface (GUI).

  • The -text option or “3. Solaris Interactive Text (Desktop session)” in the menu below.

When the system exhausts available memory, the GUI installation process slows and eventually fails. The text does not display in a windowing environment.

Workaround:

To avoid this problem, select a non-windowing environment during the initial installation startup. During startup from the installation media the following menu is displayed:

-----------
 1.     Solaris Interactive (default)
 2.     Custom JumpStart
 3.     Solaris Interactive Text (Desktop session)
 4.     Solaris Interactive Text (Console session)
 5.     Apply driver updates
 6.     Single user shell
 Enter the number of your choice.
 -----------

At this point, choose “4. Solaris Interactive Text (Console session)”. This non-windowing environment will initiate a text-only installation, without using memory-intense processes.

x86: Invalid /sbin/dhcpinfo Error During Installation (6332044)

If you install the Solaris 10 8/07 release on an x86 based system, the following error message is displayed.

/sbin/dhcpinfo: primary interface requested but no primary interface is set

The error does not affect the installation, and the installation succeeds.

Workaround: Ignore the error message.

x86: Installation From CD Media Appears to Hang After Reboot Selection (6270371)

A problem might occur when you are using the Solaris installation program and are using CD media. After the installation of the Solaris software from the Solaris 10 8/07 Software CD - 4, the following prompt is displayed:

Press Reboot now to continue.

If you press Reboot, the system might not respond. The installation is successful. However, the error prevents the installation program from exiting normally. Consequently, the typical postinstallation cleanup and system reboot cannot occur.

An error message similar to the following example is logged in /tmp/disk0_install.log file:

Exception in thread "Thread-70" java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException:
Index: 6, Size: 5
     at java.util.ArrayList.add(ArrayList.java:369)
     at
com.sun.wizards.core.WizardTreeManager.
actualExitButtonPressed(WizardTreeManager.java:1499)
     at
com.sun.wizards.core.WizardTreeManager.
exitButtonPressed(WizardTreeManager.java:1486)
     at
com.sun.wizards.core.AutonextController.
run(AutonextController.java:736)
     at
java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• Workaround 1: Follow these steps.

  1. Shut down the system, then turn on the power again.

  2. After the system starts up, insert the appropriate CD at the prompt. Although the CD is inserted, no additional software is installed on the system. In a moment, the system reboots normally.

• Workaround 2: Follow these steps.

  1. Open a terminal window.

  2. Log in as superuser.

  3. Create or modify access to the .instsuccess file.

     # touch /tmp/.instsuccess

  4. Stop the Java process.

     # pkill -9 java

     The system reboots without prompting for the CD media.

x86: System Fails to Boot After Custom JumpStart Installation (6205478)

If you use the Custom JumpStart installation method to install on an x86 based system, and explicitly configure slice 2 as the overlap slice in the profile, an error occurs. The system does not reboot successfully after the installation is completed. The following error message is displayed:

Cannot find Solaris partition

This failure occurs because the overlap slice 2 (c0t0d0s2, for example) is set to begin at cylinder 1 rather than cylinder 0.

Workaround: In the Custom JumpStart profile, remove the filesys keyword entry that configures slice 2 as the overlap slice. For example, you would remove a keyword entry that is similar to the following entry.

filesys c0t0d0s2 all overlap

After you remove the entry, perform the Custom JumpStart installation.

x86: GUI Interactive Installation From DVD Fails if boot-device Variable Is Not Set (5065465)

If you install Solaris from the Solaris 10 Operating System DVD, the interactive GUI installation might fail. This failure occurs if the boot-device configuration variable is not set on the system.

To determine if the boot-device configuration variable is set, type the following command.

# prtconf -pv | grep boot-device

If the output of this command is boot-device: with no associated device, you cannot use the interactive GUI installation program to install from the Solaris 10 Operating System DVD.

Workaround: Use the interactive text installer to install Solaris 10 software. When the installation program asks you to select a type of installation, select option 3, Solaris Interactive Text (Desktop Session).

For more information about installing from the Solaris 10 Operating System DVD, see Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Basic Installations.

x86: USB Keyboards Might Freeze During Install on Some Dell Precision Workstations (4888849)

During installation, USB keyboards on some Dell Precision Workstations might freeze or become partially inoperative, thereby preventing installation.

Workaround: Perform one of the following workarounds:

• Switch the USB emulation mode in the firmware.

• Switch to a PS/2 keyboard.

• Reboot and try again.

Alternatively, update the system's BIOS to resolve the problem.

Warnings Might Occur When a File System Is Created (4189127)

When a file system is created during installation, one of the following warning messages might be displayed:

Warning: inode blocks/cyl group (87) >= data blocks (63) in last
cylinder group. This implies 1008 sector(s) cannot be allocated.

Or:

Warning: 1 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated 

The warning occurs when the size of the file system that you created does not equal the space on the disk that is being used. This discrepancy can result in unused space on the disk that is not incorporated into the indicated file system. This unused space is not available for use by other file systems.

Workaround: Ignore the warning message.

Upgrade Issues and Bugs

For the latest information about upgrade support beginning with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, see Changes in Upgrade Support for Solaris Releases.

This section describes upgrade bugs. Some might occur while you are upgrading to Solaris 10 OS. Others might occur after you have completed upgrading.

System Cannot Communicate With ypbind After Upgrade (6488549)

This bug occurs during an upgrade from Solaris 10 Hardware 2 release to the current Solaris 10 8/07 release.

In the Solaris 10 Hardware 2 release, the name_service.xml file for any name service, such as NIS, NIS+, FILES, or LDAP is as follows:

# ls -l name_service.xml
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root     10 Apr 10 16:26 name_service.xml -> ns_files.xml

If the name service is NIS, the name_service.xml file links to ns_files.xml. However, the contents of the ns_files.xml are the same as ns_nis.xml.

  # cat /etc/release
                     Solaris 10 3/05 HW2 s10s_hw2wos_05 SPARC
           Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
                        Use is subject to license terms.
                           Assembled 26 September 2005
  # cd /var/svc/profile
  # ls -l name_service.xml ns_files.xml ns_nis.xml
  lrwxrwxrwx   1 root   other    12 May 21 04:06 name_service.xml -> ns_files.xml
  -r--r--r--   1 root   sys     779 May 21 04:25 ns_files.xml
  -r--r--r--   1 root   sys     779 Jan 21  2005 ns_nis.xml
  #
  # diff ns_files.xml ns_nis.xml
  # diff name_service.xml ns_nis.xml

In the above output, the ns_nis.xml and ns_files.xml files are the same. This means that the name_service.xml file symbolically links to the wrong name service file. The name_service.xml file links to ns_files.xml. Instead, the name_service.xml file should link to the ns_nis.xml.

The fix for CR 6411084, the SUNWcsr install or postinstall script, creates the correct link only if name_service.xml is not a link file. If name_service.xml is already a symbolic link file, as in the Solaris 10 Hardware 2 release, the fix for CR 6411084 will not work.

After an upgrade from Solaris 10 Hardware 2 to the current Solaris 10 8/07 release, the following message is displayed on the console or logged in the messages file:

Oct 23 12:18:45 vt2000a automount[301]: [ID 366266 daemon.error] 
can't read nis map auto_master: can't communicate with ypbind - retrying 

Also, the /network/nis/client:default service is offline.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:

• Workaround 1: Before an upgrade, remove the /var/svc/profile/name_service.xml file.

• Workaround 2: After an upgrade, change the /var/svc/profile/name_service.xml link to the correct ns_<xxx>.xml file, based on the name service.

Upgrade Fails on System With Zones That Have Been Installed But Not Booted

A non-global zone that has been installed but never booted or made ready prevents a system from being upgraded correctly. No error message is displayed.

Workaround:

If such a zone is found, the zone should be made ready and then halted prior to starting the upgrade. For example:

global# zoneadm -z myzone ready ; zoneadm -z myzone halt

Upgrading a Solaris 10 System with Non-Global Zones to the Solaris 10 8/07 Release Might Cause the Local File System Service to Fail (6428258)

Upgrading a Solaris 10 3/05 system or a Solaris 10 1/06 system to the Solaris 10 6/06 or the Solaris 10 8/07 release with non-global zones might cause the SMF service that mounts local file systems to fail in the non-global zones. As a result, other services in the non-global zones might fail to start.

After upgrading a Solaris 10 system with non-global zones to the Solaris 10 6/06 or the Solaris 10 8/07 release, services might be in the maintenance state. For example:

# zlogin myzone svcs -x
    svc:/system/filesystem/local:default (local file system mounts)
     State: maintenance since Wed May 24 13:18:06 2006
    Reason: Start method exited with $SMF_EXIT_ERR_FATAL.
       See: http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-KS
       See: /var/svc/log/system-filesystem-local:default.log
    Impact: 18 dependent services are not running.  (Use -v for list.)

Workaround:

Reboot the non-global zone from the global zone. For example:

global# zoneadm -z myzone reboot

Device ID Discrepancies After Upgrading From Solaris 9 9/04 OS

In this Solaris 10 release, Solaris Volume Manager displays device ID output in a new format. Solaris 9 9/04 OS, which introduced device ID support in disk sets, does not recognize the new format. When you upgrade to Solaris 10 OS from the Solaris 9 9/04 release, device IDs that are associated with existing disk sets are not updated in the Solaris Volume Manager configuration. If you need to revert to Solaris 9 9/04 OS, configuration changes made to disk sets after the upgrade might not be available to Solaris 9 9/04 OS. For more information, see Chapter 25, Troubleshooting Solaris Volume Manager (Tasks), in Solaris Volume Manager Administration Guide.

x86: Adding Driver Updates Might Cause Failure of Network Configuration (6353146)

Installation of the Solaris 10 OS might fail while you are adding Driver Updates (DU), which are also known as Install Time Updates (ITU). This error occurs if you are using the GUI to install the Solaris 10 software. The following message is displayed:

Unable to run cmd: /usr/sbin/sysidput

Workaround: Use either of the following workarounds.

• Workaround 1: Configure the installation to use DHCP to gather network configuration information.

• Workaround 2: Use a text-based installation method.

  • If you are performing the text-based installation in a desktop session, follow these steps.

    1. After you have finished adding ITUs, type Ctrl-c instead of typing e.

    2. Choose option 3.

  • If you specify a serial console to use during the installation, follow these steps.

    1. After you have finished adding ITUs, type Ctrl-c instead of typing e.

    2. Choose option 4.

x86: Cannot Delete the Solaris Live Upgrade Boot Environment That Contains the GRand Unified Bootloader Menu (6341350)

When you use Solaris Live Upgrade to create boot environments, one of the boot environments in the system hosts the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) menu. This boot environment cannot be removed with the ludelete command.

If you attempt to remove the boot environment, the following error message is displayed:

ERROR: The boot environment name-of-boot-environment contains the GRUB menu.
ERROR: You are not allowed to delete this BE.
Unable to delete boot environment.

Workaround: Use either the lumake command or the luupgrade command to reuse this boot environment. Make the boot environment that contains the GRUB menu the last boot environment to be deleted.

Solaris Live Upgrade does not allow the last boot environment to be deleted. Nor can the boot environment that contains the GRUB menu be deleted. Therefore, if the last boot environment also contains the GRUB menu, then you can delete all other boot environments if needed.

x86: Removal of Agilent Fibre Channel HBA Driver Package Fails When Upgrading to Solaris 10 8/07 Release (6330840)

If you use Solaris Live Upgrade to upgrade from the Solaris 8 2/02 release to the Solaris 10 8/07 release, the removal of the Agilent Fibre Channel HBA Driver Package (HPFC) fails. The following error message is recorded in the upgrade_log file.

Removing package HPFC:
Modifying /a/kernel/drv/sd.conf
cmdexec: ERROR: unable to open
/a/var/sadm/pkg/HPFC/save/sed/kernel/drv/sd.conf
pkgrm: ERROR: class action script did not complete successfully

Removal of partially failed.
pkgrm return code = 2

The upgrade succeeds, but two instances of the HPFC package 
are included on the system.

Workaround: Follow these steps.

1. Become superuser.

2. Remove both instances of the HPFC package.

   # pkgrm HPFC # pkgrm HPFC.2

3. Insert the Solaris 10 8/07 OS DVD in the DVD-ROM drive.

4. Change directories to the directory that contains the HPFC package.

   # cd /cdrom/Solaris_10/Product

5. Add the HPFC package to the system.

   # pkgadd -d `pwd` HPFC

Solaris Live Upgrade luupgrade Command Missing the Progress Bar (6239850)

The upgrade progress bar does not appear when you use the Solaris Live Upgrade software in the following manner:

• You use the Solaris 10 8/07 CD media to upgrade the OS.

• You upgrade a boot environment by using the luupgrade command with the following options:

  • -i to install from the CD media

  • -O “-nodisplay -noconsole” to run the installer on the second CD in text mode and without user interaction

• You are upgrading to the Solaris 10 8/07 software from the following releases:

  • Solaris 8 release

  • Solaris 9 release

  • Solaris 10 release

For example, if you run the following command, the progress bar should be displayed after you see the following output:

Running installer on BE s10u1.

However, the bar fails to appear.

# luupgrade -i -n s10u1 -s /net/installsrv/export/s10u1
 -O "-nodisplay -noconsole"


Validating the contents of the media /net/installsvr/export/s10u1.
The media is a standard Solaris media.
The media contains a standard Solaris installer.
The media contains Solaris 3 version 10.
Mounting BE s10u1.
Running installer on BE s10u1.

No error message is displayed.

Workaround: Use the prstat command. This command enables you to watch the progress while packages are being added during the installation.

SPARC: Upgrading From Solaris 9 Releases With Recommended Patch Cluster Partially Succeeds (6202868)

For a system that is running a Solaris 9 release with the recommended patch cluster installed, upgrading to Solaris 10 OS only partially succeeds. This problem affects systems that are running the following releases with the Solaris 9 recommended patch cluster installed.

• Solaris 9 release

• Solaris 9 9/02 release

• Solaris 9 12/02 release

• Solaris 9 4/03 release

• Solaris 9 8/03 release

• Solaris 9 12/03 release

• Solaris 9 4/04 release

When you upgrade to the Solaris 10 release, the SUNWcti2x package is not successfully removed from the system.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

• To avoid this problem, apply patch ID 117426-03, or a later version, to the system before you upgrade to the Solaris 10 OS.

  To download this patch, go to http://sunsolve.sun.com.

• If you encounter this problem during the upgrade, follow these steps.

  1. In a text editor, comment out the following line in the /var/sadm/pkg/SUNWcti2x/install/preremove file.

     rem_drv -b ${BASEDIR} sc_nct || EXIT=1

  2. Remove the SUNWcti2x package.

     # pkgrm SUNWcti2x

Obsolete Uninstallers Not Removed When You Use Solaris Live Upgrade to Upgrade From Previous Solaris Releases (6198380)

If you use Solaris Live Upgrade to upgrade from the Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 releases to Solaris 10 OS, obsolete uninstaller programs are not removed. These uninstaller programs from the previous OS remain in the system's /var/sadm/prod directory.

The following obsolete uninstallers are not removed.

uninstall_Alternate_Pathing_2_3_1.class
uninstall_CDRW_1_1.class o uninstall_CDRW_1_0.class
uninstall_Bonus_Localization_-_Catalan_CDE_Desktop.class
uninstall_Bonus_Localization_-_Polish_CDE_Desktop.class
uninstall_Bonus_Localizations_-_Russian_CDE_Desktop.class
uninstall_Capacity_on_Demand_1_0.class
uninstall_Java3D_1_3_1.class
uninstall_Java3D_1_3.class
uninstall_Java3D_1_2_1_04.class
uninstall_Java3D_1_2_1_03.class
uninstall_Lights_Out_Management_2_0.class
uninstall_Man_Page_Supplement.class
uninstall_OpenGL_1_3.class
uninstall_OpenGL_1_2_3.class
uninstall_Netra_ct_Platform_1_0.class
uninstall_Netra_t11xx_Alarms_2_0.class
uninstall_Netscape_6_2_3.class
uninstall_Netscape_6_2_1_Beta.class
uninstall_PC_launcher_1_0_2.class
uninstall_PC_launcher_1_0_1_PCfileviewer_1_0_1.class
uninstall_RSC_2_2_2.class
uninstall_RSC_2_2_1.class
uninstall_RSC_2_2.class
uninstall_ShowMeTV_1_3.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_French_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_German_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_Hong_Kong_Traditional_Chinese_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_Italian_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_Japanese_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_Korean_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_Simplified_Chinese_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_Spanish_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_Swedish_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_9_Traditional_Chinese_Localization.class
uninstall_Solaris_On_Sun_Hardware_Documentation.class
uninstall_Sun_Hardware_AnswerBook.class
uninstall_SunATM_5_0.class
uninstall_SunATM_5_1.class
uninstall_SunFDDI_PCI_3_0.class
uninstall_SunFDDI_SBus_7_0.class
uninstall_Sun_Fire_880_FC-AL_Backplane_Firmware_1_0.class
uninstall_Sun_Fire_B10n_Load_Balancing_Blade_1_1.class
uninstall_SunForum_3_1.class
uninstall_SunForum_3_2.class
uninstall_SunHSI_PCI_3_0.class
uninstall_SunHSI_SBus_3_0.class
uninstall_SunScreen_3_2.class
uninstall_SunVTS_5_1_PS6.class
uninstall_SunVTS_5_1_PS5.class
uninstall_SunVTS_5_1_PS4.class
uninstall_SunVTS_5_1_PS3.class
uninstall_SunVTS_5_1_PS2.class
uninstall_SunVTS_5_1_PS1.class
uninstall_SunVTS_5_0.class
uninstall_System_Management_Services_1_4.class
uninstall_System_Management_Services_1_3.class
uninstall_System_Management_Services_1_2.class
uninstall_System_Service_Processor_3_5.class
uninstall_WBEM_DR_1_0.class
uninstall_Web_Start_Wizards_SDK_3_0_2.class
uninstall_Web_Start_Wizards_SDK_3_0_1.class
uninstall_Web_Start_Wizards_SDK.class
uninstall_XML_Libraries_2_4_12.class

Workaround: After you upgrade the system, manually remove the obsolete uninstallers in the /var/sadm/prod directory.

Configuration File pam.conf Not Automatically Updated After an Upgrade (5060721)

This Solaris 10 release introduces changes in pam_ldap functionality. When you upgrade to the current release, pam_ldap configurations in your existing pam.conf configuration file are not updated to reflect these changes. If pam_ldap configuration is detected, the CLEANUP file that is generated at the end of the upgrade contains the following notification:

/etc/pam.conf please examine/update the pam_ldap configuration 
because its functionality has changed, 
refer to pam_ldap(5) documentation for more information

Workaround: After the upgrade, examine /etc/pam.conf. If necessary, modify this file manually to be compatible with the new functionalities of pam_ldap. The modifications involve password prompting such as the use_first_pass and try_first_pass options as well as password updates. For more information about updating pam.conf, refer to the pam_ldap(5) man page and documentation.

Installer Text Display Problem When Using Solaris Live Upgrade (4736488)

When using the Solaris Live Upgrade luupgrade(1M) command with the -i option to complete an upgrade of an inactive boot environment, the text that the installers display might be unreadable in some languages. The text is corrupted when the installers request fonts that do not exist on the older release that is on the current boot environment.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:

• Use a combined network installation image to do the installation.

• Enable the C locale by setting the environment variable on your system.

  • If you are using the Bourne shell or Korn shell, follow these steps:

    1. Set the C locale.

       # LANG=C; export LANG

    2. Begin the installation.

  • If you are using the C shell, follow these steps:

    1. Type the following:

       # csh

    2. Set the C locale.

       # setenv LANG C

    3. Begin the installation.

SPARC: Removal of SUNWjxcft Package Records Error During Upgrade (4525236)

When you upgrade from the Solaris 8 software to the Solaris 10 release, a problem is encountered when the SUNWjxcft package is removed. The following error message is recorded in the upgrade_log file:

Removing package SUNWjxcft: 
Can't open /a/usr/openwin/lib/locale/ja/X11/fonts/TTbitmaps/fonts.upr 
Can't open /a/usr/openwin/lib/locale/ja/X11/fonts/TTbitmaps/fonts.scale 
Can't open /a/usr/openwin/lib/locale/ja/X11/fonts/TTbitmaps/fonts.alias 
Can't open /a/usr/openwin/lib/locale/ja/X11/fonts/TT/fonts.upr 
Can't open /a/usr/openwin/lib/locale/ja/X11/fonts/TT/fonts.scale 
Can't open /a/usr/openwin/lib/locale/ja/X11/fonts/TT/fonts.alias 
Removal of <SUNWjxcft> was successful

Workaround: Ignore the error message.

Upgrading to Solaris 10 Release Might Disable Existing Secure Shell Daemon (sshd) (4626093)

If you upgrade to the Solaris 10 release on a system that is running a third-party Secure Shell, such as OpenSSH from the /etc/init.d/sshd daemon, the upgrade disables the existing Secure Shell daemon. During an upgrade, Solaris 10 software overwrites the contents of /etc/init.d/sshd.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:

• If you do not want the Secure Shell protocol server program on your system, do not install the SUNWsshdr and SUNWsshdu packages during the upgrade.

• If you do not want the Secure Shell protocol server or client programs on your system, do not install the Secure Shell Cluster (SUNWCssh) during the upgrade.

Upgrade Fails if /export Directory Is Near Capacity (4409601)

If the /export directory is near full capacity when you upgrade to the Solaris 10 release, space requirements for /export are miscalculated. The upgrade then fails. This problem commonly occurs if a diskless client is installed. Another instance of when the problem occurs is when third-party software is installed in the /export directory. The following message is displayed:

WARNING: Insufficient space for the upgrade.

Workaround: Before you upgrade, choose one of the following workarounds:

• Rename the /export directory temporarily, until the upgrade is completed.

• Temporarily comment out the /export line in the /etc/vfstab file until the upgrade is completed.

• If /export is a separate file system, then unmount /export before you perform the upgrade.

Upgrading Diskless Client Servers and Clients (4363078)

If your system currently supports diskless clients that were installed with the Solstice AdminSuite^TM 2.3 Diskless Client tool, you must perform the following two steps:

1. Delete all existing diskless clients that are the same Solaris version and architecture as the server.

2. Install or upgrade to the Solaris 10 release.

For specific instructions, see the System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.

If you attempt to install the Solaris 10 software over existing diskless clients, the following error message might be displayed:

The Solaris Version (Solaris version-number) on slice 
<xxxxxxxx> cannot 
be upgraded. 
There is an unknown problem with the software configuration installed 
on this disk.

In this error message, version-number refers to the Solaris version that is currently running on your system. <xxxxxxxx> refers to the slice that is running this version of the Solaris software.

Additional Installation Issues

This section describes issues that are related to the installation of the Solaris OS.

smosservice add Command Does Not Install Designated ARCH=all Packages (4871256)

The smosservice add command does not install any packages that are designated ARCH=all in the root (/) or /usr file systems. There is no error message indicating these packages were skipped. This problem exists in all Solaris OS versions, and applies to both SPARC® based and x86 based clients.

Note that the list of missing packages varies, depending on the Solaris release that you are running.

Workaround: Locate and install the missing ARCH=all packages.

For step-by-step instructions on locating and installing missing packages, see How to Locate and Install Missing ARCH=all Packages in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.

StarOffice and StarSuite Software Cannot Coexist in the Same System

When you install Solaris 10 OS, either the StarOffice or the StarSuite^TM software is also automatically installed, depending on which language you select. The languages and the corresponding software that these languages support are listed as follows:

StarOffice and StarSuite cannot coexist in the same system. If you want to replace a software that you accidentally installed, follow these steps.

1. Insert the Solaris 10 Software - 3 CD or Solaris 10 Operating System DVD in the drive.

2. Become superuser.

3. Change to the Product directory, for example, /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Product.

4. Replace the software.

   • To replace StarOffice with StarSuite, use the following commands:

     # pkgrm SUNWsogm SUNWsom # pkgadd -d . SUNWsoagm SUNWsoam

   • To replace StarSuite with StarOffice, use the following commands:

     # pkgrm SUNWsoagm SUNWsoam # pkgadd -d . SUNWsogm SUNWsom

Additional Related Locales Might Be Installed

When you select a locale for your installation, additional related locales might also be installed. This change in behavior occurs in the Solaris 10 release because all full locales, with message translations, and the Asian and Japanese partial locales, locale enabler, have been repackaged based on language support for locales. Other partial locales are still packaged and installed based on geographic region, such as Central Europe.

Languages CD Installs All Languages By Default With Solaris Live Upgrade (4898832)

If you use Solaris Live Upgrade with multiple CDs to install the Solaris 10 release, the Languages CD installs all languages by default.

After the installation, if you log in to the system in a locale that is different than the locale you selected during installation, garbled characters might be displayed. After you log in to any of these locales, the English locale is displayed.

Workaround: During installation, select the custom install option. Uncheck any languages that you do not want to install during the Languages CD installation.