On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Gordon Ross <[email protected]> wrote:

> We really need a reasonable way to upgrade from SXCE to OpenSolaris
> without destroying the SXCE root pool.  I wouldn't mind if this requires
> an SXCE installation using ZFS root, but as one would expect, I want to
> keep the current ZFS root filesystems in rpool for possible roll-back.
>
> I see that Alan Burlison has a blog entry describing how he did this:
> http://blogs.sun.com/alanbur/entry/upgrading_from_nevada_to_opensolaris
>
> Is there any easier way to do this?  (i.e. directly from the live CD?)
> Are there any plans to support this type of upgrade?
>
> Some sort of "transitional" tool similar to "lucreate; luupgrade"
> that creates an OpenSolaris root FS would be sufficient...
>
> Thanks,
> Gordon
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Hi Gordon,

I didn't clobber my SXCE and migrated to OpenSolaris using the method I
blogged about here:
http://blog.swatteksystems.com/whats-that/archive/2009/10/20/sxce-to-opensolaris-migration-on-sparc(
the references/blogs I utilized are noted within that entry ).

-- 
Cheers,

Steven
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Steven Acres
Toronto OpenSolaris User Group <TOROSUG>
Leader
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/torosug
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