[SunHELP] Solaris 2.6->2.8 upgrade?

[Jim Richey]

Works fine. Just make sure you boot with the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2
CD and not the Solaris 8 Installation CD. Answer all the language and
networking questions and a box should pop up asking if you want to do an
upgrade or an initial install.


Will Melick wrote:
> 
> This should be simple, but how do I upgrade from 2.6 to 2.8 without losing
> my existing partitions and data?
> 
> When I boot from the CD, it wants to format a disk for the installer.
> 
> I saw a reference to an "upgrade" program in a FAQ on the web, but can't
> find anything called "upgrade" in my (current) filesystem.
> 
> Is the SunInstall "Upgrade" obsolete? (another reference I found).
> 
> Thanks much.
> 
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