Supported upgrade paths for Veritas Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 6.0 on Solaris
Table: Solaris SPARC upgrades using the script- or Web-based installer describes upgrading to 6.0 on Solaris SPARC.
Table: Solaris SPARC upgrades using the script- or Web-based installer
Veritas software versions | Solaris 8 or older | Solaris 9 | Solaris 10 |
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3.5 3.5 MP4 4.0 4.0 MP1 4.0 MP2 | Upgrade the operating system to at least Solaris 10, then upgrade product to 5.0 MP3. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script. | Upgrade the operating system to at least Solaris 10, then upgrade product to 5.0 MP3. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script. | N/A |
4.1 4.1 MP1 4.1 MP2 5.0 5.0 MP1 | Upgrade the operating system to at least Solaris 10, then upgrade product to 5.0 MP3. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script. | Upgrade the operating system to at least Solaris 10, then upgrade product to 5.0MP3. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script. | Upgrade the product to 5.0 MP3. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script. |
5.0 MP3 5.0 MP3 RPx | Upgrade the operating system to at least Solaris 10. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script. | Upgrade operating system to at least Solaris 10. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script. | Upgrade directly to 6.0 using the installer script. |
5.1 5.1 RPx 5.1 SP1 5.1 SP1 RPx | N/A | Upgrade the operating system to at least Solaris 10. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script. | Upgrade directly to 6.0 using the installer script. |
Table: Solaris x64 upgrades using the script- or Web-based installer describes upgrading to 6.0 on Solaris x64.
Table: Solaris x64 upgrades using the script- or Web-based installer
Veritas software versions | Solaris 10 |
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4.1 4.1 Phase 2 | Upgrade to 5.0 MP3. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script.
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5.0 5.0 MP3 5.0 MP3 RPx | Upgrade to 5.0 MP3. Upgrade to 6.0 using the installer script.
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5.1 5.1 RPx 5.1 SP1* 5.1 SP1 RPx | Use the installer to upgrade to 6.0.
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* When you upgrade to 6.0 from 5.1 SP1 using the Web-based installer, you must first upgrade to 5.1 SP1 RP1 if you want the installer to create a backup of the boot disk. You can upgrade directly to 6.0 from 5.1 SP1 if you do not want the installer to create a backup of the boot disk.
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