<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>There are differences in the package sets between the maintenance releases that patching can't solve. Your best bet is to use live upgrade to migrate from one update to the current and apply patches on top. We've had to do a lot of that where I work because a certain database installer checks the package version of the package that lays down /etc/release. </div><div><br></div><div>Left hand, meet right. </div><div><br></div><div>LU is a fantastic tool, especially when combined with ZFS and PCA. We use it for patching in between upgrades, and for migrating from UFS to ZFS. Learn it now, it's an essential part of Solaris 11 (beadm). <br><br>- Chuck Floyd</div><div><br>On Feb 21, 2012, at 9:09 AM, "BABAULT.Daniel" <<a href="mailto:daniel.babault@mbda-systems.com">daniel.babault@mbda-systems.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">Using Solaris 10 9/10 Patch Bundle, /etc/release will be modified<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">In README :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><i><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic">This patch bundle provides the equivalent set of patches that are pre-applied in the Solaris 10 9/10 (Update 9) release image.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt">cat /etc/release<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"> Solaris 10 8/07 s10s_u4wos_12b SPARC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"> Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"> Use is subject to license terms.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"> Assembled 16 August 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"> Solaris 10 9/10 (Update 9) Patch Bundle applied.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">______________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">Daniel
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">-----Message d'origine-----<br>
De : <st1:personname w:st="on"><a href="mailto:pca-bounces@lists.univie.ac.at">pca-bounces@lists.univie.ac.at</a></st1:personname> [mailto:<st1:personname w:st="on"><a href="mailto:pca-bounces@lists.univie.ac.at">pca-bounces@lists.univie.ac.at</a></st1:personname>] De la part de McGraw, Robert P<br>
Envoyé : lundi 20 février 2012 21:23<br>
À : '<a href="mailto:pca@lists.univie.ac.at">pca@lists.univie.ac.at</a>'<br>
Objet : [pca] what is my release number</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">I was under the impression that installing the latest patches, was the same as installing the latest release.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">Over the weekend I installed all the latest patches for my host and I still get the following release information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt"># cat /etc/release<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt"> Solaris 10 5/09 s10x_u7wos_08 X86<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt"> Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt"> Use is subject to license terms.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt"> Assembled 30 March 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">I would like to upgrade to Solaris 10 10/09. How do I do this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">Robert<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">_____________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">Robert P. McGraw, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">Manager, Computer System EMAIL: <a href="mailto:rmcgraw@purdue.edu">rmcgraw@purdue.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">150 N. University Street
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:
10.0pt">West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067
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