Jyothi: You can try removing SS11 before upgrade and see whether this will help.
Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com wrote: > I chose Solaris Express,Developer Edition for the initial install and > the ugrade. > I do not want to do a fresh install. ,I looked at CR 6562945, perhaps > removing SS 11 before starting the upgrade will help? > > Thanks, > Jyothi > > Sue Sohn wrote: >> Jyothi, >> >> When you did your initial install, did you select "Solaris Express, >> Developer Edition" or "Solaris Express"? If you selected "Solaris Express, >> Developer Edition", the need for DSR might be because the installer is >> trying to size / to now include all of the Chinese and Japanese packages, >> due to 6562945. >> >> Sue >> >> >> >>>> Jyothi, >>>> >>>> We need more information to figure out why installer complaints that >>>> there is not enough space to complete upgrade. Even though you may have >>>> 30 GB allocated for Solaris, it may be split in to multiple file systems >>>> like /, /usr and /export/home. You can exit the installer when you get >>>> the error message and look at the file /tmp/upgrade_space_required. This >>>> will inform you how the installer sees the space requirements. >>>> >>>> Read under the section *Upgrading With Disk Space Reallocation *in >>>> the link >>>> http://docs.sfbay.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6764/6n8onr7pj?a=view#esimx >>>> to get an understanding of why disk space allocation is required. If you >>>> want to know more about providing backup media location, check the table >>>> under 'backup_media profile keyword' at >>>> http://docs.sfbay.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6397/6n8dpr9ff?a=view >>>> >>>> gparted cannot be used to expand solaris file systems (slices). >>>> gparted deals with fdisk partitions. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Sundar >>>> >>>> Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a 80 GB hard disk, with 30 GB for the Solaris partition . Of >>>>> this only 10 GB is used up so far, so it is surprising that I get the >>>>> "Disk space reallocation" message. It does not seem necessary to >>>>> resize the disk, could there be any other reason for the error message? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Jyothi >>>>> >>>>> Narendra Kumar S.S wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> So, what is the total disk space that you have on this system? >>>>>> If you have an adjacent partition with space which can be used for >>>>>> Solaris, then you can use gparted CD to resize Solaris partition and >>>>>> then do the upgrade. >>>>>> >>>>>> But, it is better to take a backup of important data before trying >>>>>> out anything. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Narendra >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 6/20/07, * Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com <mailto:Jyothi.Srinath at >>>>>> sun.com>* >>>>>> <Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com <mailto:Jyothi.Srinath at sun.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am upgrading my Toshiba m5 from b62 to b64a(5/07). I initally >>>>>> did not choose any backup media during the upgrade process. >>>>>> After the "Testing upgrade profile" , I got the following error >>>>>> message: >>>>>> >>>>>> "Disk space reallocation is required. Please go back and select a >>>>>> valid backup media." >>>>>> >>>>>> I chose "local disk" as the backup media. I am unsure about the >>>>>> path to specify for the backup. >>>>>> What is the recommended path and why do I get the disk space >>>>>> error message ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>> Jyothi >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Jyothi Srinath >>>>>> Technical Writer >>>>>> Solaris Developers Group >>>>>> 650-786-9830 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> install-discuss mailing list >>>>>> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>>>> <mailto:install-discuss at opensolaris.org> >>>>>> http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Warm Regards, >>>>>> Narendra >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit my blogs at: >>>>>> http://ssnarendrakumar.blogspot.com/ >>>>>> http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/ssnkumar >>>>>> ___ ___ __ _ >>>>>> / __/ / __/ / | / / >>>>>> _\ \ _ \ \ / /| |/ / >>>>>> \___/ \___/ /_/ |__/ >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> install-discuss mailing list >>>>>> install-discuss at opensolaris.org <mailto:install-discuss at >>>>>> opensolaris.org> >>>>>> http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jyothi Srinath >>>>> Technical Writer >>>>> Solaris Developers Group >>>>> 650-786-9830 >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> install-discuss mailing list >>>>> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>>> http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> install-discuss mailing list >> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >> > > -- > Jyothi Srinath > Technical Writer > Solaris Developers Group > 650-786-9830 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss
