[csw-users] DVD iso

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi George,

Am 28.11.2012 um 22:15 schrieb "Wyche, George             PW" <George.Wyche at pw.utc.com>:
>>> The worthless office Windows DVD writer's DVD attempts have
> NOT
>>> succeeded in making anything any of the blades can read.
>> Just SFTP via putty and burn on a PC.
> 
> Spell checker did NOT catch that I had left out the word NOT.
> 
> I'll try the lofiadm idea.
> 
> This is the 1st I have heard of luupgrade. Reading about it this first time I find it daunting, but the alternative of starting with a brand new disk is distasteful, too. This will take some reading. I'll check back probably next Monday.

You may also want to convert / to zfs if you have not done so as described here:
  http://blog.dogan.ch/2009/05/11/ufs-nach-zfs-migrieren-mit-live-upgrade/
It makes luupgrade much less painful.

> As a mere applications programmer I find all this IT stuff to be road blocks to getting my work done.
> But, thank you for pointing out some ways to proceed.


I see, most companies using Solaris have full-time admins for this.
Just drop a note here (or on #opencsw at freenode) if you have further questions.

A recent Solaris 10 installation on ZFS is definitely a thing worthwhile doing.


Best regards

  -- Dago

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