[SunHELP] SUMMARY: From Solaris 2.6 to 8 : Upgrade or Fresh Install

[DAUBIGNE Sebastien - BOR ( SDaubigne@bordeaux-bersol.sema.slb.com )]

The general consensus is to do a fresh install if possible because :
-	it's faster.
-	you keep the hand on the entire process.
-	you avoid junk being left over by the upgrade procedure.

Thanks to Pablo Jejcic, Richard Hampshire, Pascal Grostabussiat, Bill
Voight, Thomas Cameron, David Arroyo, Colin Bigam.

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Sebastien DAUBIGNE
sdaubigne at bordeaux-bersol.sema.slb.com
<mailto:sdaubigne at bordeaux-bersol.sema.slb.com>  - (+33)5.57.26.56.36
SchlumbergerSema - SGS/DWH/Pessac

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	De:	DAUBIGNE Sebastien  - BOR (
SDaubigne at bordeaux-bersol.sema.slb.com )
	Date:	lundi 10 mars 2003 11:15
	@:	'sunmanagers at sunmanagers.org'; 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
	Objet:	From Solaris 2.6 to 8 : Upgrade or Fresh Install

	I plan to move a server (E6500) from Solaris 2.6 to Solaris 8 (64
bits).

	What do you recommend :
-	Upgrade Solaris 2.6 using Sun upgrade procedure (with LU or simply
with the installation CD), then upgrade other software not supported under
Solaris 8 ?
-	Make a fresh install on a new disk, then install all other software
on it ?

	My fear is that Sun upgrade could leave unnecessary files in various
directories or legacy config options (/etc/system or others).
	So I'm more confident with a clean fresh install, but I'm open to
any advice.

	I will summarize.
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	Sebastien DAUBIGNE
	sdaubigne at bordeaux-bersol.sema.slb.com
<mailto:sdaubigne at bordeaux-bersol.sema.slb.com>  - (+33)5.57.26.56.36
	SchlumbergerSema - SGS/DWH/Pessac