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| This type of upgrade will maintain as many of the existing parameter settings as possiable. |
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| This type of upgrade will make a copy of the existing system and performs a standard upgrade on the copy while maintaining the original installation as well. ADVANTAGE if the new installation fails, you can switch to the old install with a simple reboot. |
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run by using command. This enables you to install interactively by typing information in a terminal window.
You will need keyboard , monitor, local DVD or cd-rom drive and a network connection |
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| The Solaris GUI installer enables you interact with the installation program by using graphical elements such as windows, pull down menus, buttons etc. you must have 348 MB of free memory for GUI installation. This is the default installation if there is enough memory |
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| If you want to Install one system interactively |
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| Use Install method: Solaris installation program from CD-ROM or DVD. |
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| If you want to Install one system over the local area network |
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| Use Install method:Solaris installation program over the local area network—network-based installation. |
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If you want to do an Automatic installation of multiple systems
based on profiles created by the system
administrator that contain the installation requirements. |
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| Use Install method: Custom Jump Start |
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| If you want to install and Replicate the same software and configuration on multiple systems. |
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| Use Install method: Solaris flash archive |
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| If you want to Install multiple systems over the wide area network (or Internet) |
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| Use Install method :WAN boot |
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| IF you want to Upgrade a system while it’s running |
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| Use Install method: Solaris live upgrade |
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If you want to install or Create isolated application environments
on the same machine after original Solaris OS installation |
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| Use Install Method: Solaris zones |
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| Different display options for installation dependent on memory |
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64 –127MB Console-based text only
128–383MB Console-based windows—no other graphics
384MB or greater GUI-based: windows, pull-down menus, buttons, scroll bars,
and icons |
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How would you shut down a system to reboot from cd or DVD
bring system to boot commnad prompt |
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| issue a init or halt command. |
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| Adds (installs) a software package |
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| Checks a package installation |
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| Displays the package parameter values for a software package. |
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| Removes a software package |
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| Translates a package from one format to another. |
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| use the installation administration file specified by <admin> instead of the default |
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pkgadd option
-d <device> |
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indicates that the package to be intstalled should be copied tfrom the device specfied by <device>
<device> is usually is a full path, alias, datastream or disc |
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| add package only to current zone. |
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specifies the installation mode be non-interactive and the list of the installed files not be displayed.
DFAULT: mode is interactive. |
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pkgadd options
-r <response> |
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| specifies the full path to the file that contains the responses from the previous pkgask command. |
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pkgadd option
-R <rootPath> |
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Specifies full path to the directory to
be used as the root for installation. |
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alternative to the -d <device> option.
specifies the source of the packages to be installed. |
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pkgadd option
<instances> |
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list the package instances to be installed
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| What will the command "pkgchk -c SUNWbash" do |
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| Allow you to check the contents of an installed package SUNWbash |
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When checking a package you use the options
-a|c what does this do
"pkgchk -a|c -p <pathname> <pkgid> |
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-a check file attributes only
-c check file contents only
Default is -a|c |
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| What will the command "pkgchk -a SUNWPython" do |
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| allows you to check the file attributes of SUNWPython |
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| What will the command "pkgchk -d /var/install/packages" do |
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| allows you to check the installed package that have not yet been installed but spooled in the /var/install/packages dir |
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| what will "pkginfo -i|-p {-l|-q|-x} {-c <category>)" do? |
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-i will display only info about the fully installed packages
-p will dispay info only about the partially installed packages
-l is for long display format
-q do not display any info ( used by programs)
-x specifies an extracted listing of package info
-c only displays pkg whose category is included in the list specified by category |
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| what will "pkginfo -i|-p" |
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| what will "pkginfo -d <device>" do? |
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| gets information about the pkg that have not yet been installed but have been spooled in a device specified by <device> |
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| Remvoes a package from your system. |
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| what will "pkgrm [-a <admin>] [ -A] [-n][<pkgid>]" do? |
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pkgrm: will remove a completly or partially installed pkg from system
-a says to use the installation admin file specified by <admin> instead of the default file
-A instructs the remove all the files of the package including all thoses shared by other packages.
-n specifies non interactive mode; default is interactive |
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what will "pkgrm -s <spoolDir>" do?
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this will remove a spooled package by using the pchrm command.
spoolDir specifies the full path to the spool dir from which the package should be removed. |
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patch add options are
-d
-G
-u
-B <Backout dir>
<source>
<Destination> |
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-d Do not back up files to be patched
-G Adds patchs into the current zone only
-u Turns off file validation
-B <Backout dir> Saves the backout data to a directory whose full path is specified by <Backout dir>
<source> specifes the source from which to retrive the patch
<Destination> specifies destination to which the patch is t be applied. |
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| what does "patchadd -p <destination>" do? |
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| finds out what patches are currently installed |
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| What does the command "patchadd -p" do? |
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| This command will give you information about all the patches already added on your machine. |
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| what does the command "Use patchadd -d | grep 113029" do? |
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| find out if a patch with the base number 113029 has been added to your system |
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| What does the command " Use patchadd /var/sadm/spool/105754-03" do? |
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| installs a patch with patch id 105754-03 from the /var/sadm/spool directory on the current stand alone system, |
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| what does the command "Use patchadd -p | grep 105754" do? |
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| this will verify that the patch has been installed. |
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| What will the command "showrev -p" show you |
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| This will get the revision information about the patches on your machine. |
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| If you use the command patchrm [-f] [-G] -B[backoutDir] < patchid> to remove a patch and restore the previously saved files what do the options do |
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-f forces patch removal even if once suspended
-G Removes patch from the package in the current zone only
-B<backoutDir> specifies backout dir for a patch to be removed so that the saved files could be restored.
<patchid> specifies patch ID such as 105754-03 |
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