Patch-ID# 121429-15


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Keywords: security live upgrade zones hollow package support zfs boot turbo-charge svr4
Synopsis: SunOS 5.10_x86: Live Upgrade Zones Support Patch
Date: Apr/19/2011


Install Requirements: NA

Solaris Release: 10_x86

SunOS Release: 5.10_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 121428

Topic: SunOS 5.10_x86: Live Upgrade Zones Support Patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
501583815202113
622156115246091
624260715254906
626479615263522
635660015300252
638108915310768
640054115319984
651690415374157
655503515395508
656296615400210
656834315403067
662226115434125
668529215470938
672986715496966
674672015507282
682005415550483
695077515641820
700509615685576


Changes incorporated in this version: 6950775

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 120236-01 121431-16 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/etc/lib/lu/plugins/lupi_zones

Problem Description:

6950775 problem with install/legacy_liveupgrade
 
(from 121429-14)
 
6729867 lucreate duplicates separate FS contents from NGZ into its root slice, not preserving FS boundaries
7005096 liveupgrade20 script is breaking zoneadm functionality
 
(from 121429-13)
 
6820054 turbocharged SVr4 package commands [PSARC 2009/173]
 
(from 121429-12)
 
6746720 fixing various bugs in Live Upgrade code
 
(from 121429-11)
 
6356600 delegated ZFS datasets can't provide space for package contents in local zones
6685292 install should support booting from ZFS (PSARC/2006/370)
 
(from 121429-10)
 
6622261 zone install sw doesn't handle separate /var even with 120011-14
 
(from 121429-09)
 
6555035 zone boot fails if /usr/sfw added as inherit-pkg-dir at zone configuration step
 
(from 121429-08)
 
6562966 121428-07 should require 121430
6568343 problem with /etc/default/lu and zones after installing Live Upgrade patches 121430-15/121431-15
 
(from 121429-07)
 
        This revision addresses a packaging issue.
 
(from 121429-06)
 
6264796 Live Upgrade does not process configured zones when creating/processing boot environments
6516904 (rework) zlogin to new created zones failed after system upgrade from s10u3_SUNWCuser
 
(from 121429-05)
 
6516904 zlogin to new created zones failed after system upgrade from s10u3_SUNWCuser
 
(from 121429-04)
 
6400541 prodreg -n flag doesn't work in a zone
 
(from 121429-03)
 
6381089 lucreate dumps core in compare caused by bad bugfix 6256018
 
(from 121429-02)
 
5015838 ABE vfstab does not retain group ID of PBE vfstab
 
(from 121429-01)
 
6221561 Live Upgrade should not copy pspool data if packages not listed in .packagetoc in Solaris 10
6242607 SUNW_PKG_HOLLOW doesn't prevent scripts being run or files installed in non-global zone


Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
Please refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd'
and 'patchrm' commands provided with Solaris.
 
The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/123456-07
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 123456-07
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Any
other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.


Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
 
Not all patches listed in this section as needed for the completion
of a fix or feature, may be available at the same time as this patch.
This allows the remaining fixes/features to be made available sooner.
 
NOTE 1:  To get the complete fix for BugId 5015838 (ABE vfstab does not retain
         group ID of PBE vfstab), please also install the following patch:
 
         121431-03 (or greater)  Live Upgrade Patch
 
NOTE 2:  To get the complete fix for BugId 6381089 (lucreate dumps core in
         nightly compare caused by bad bugfix for 6256018), please also install
         the following patch:
 
         121431-08 (or greater)  Live Upgrade Patch
 
NOTE 3:  To get the complete "Zones Upgrade Permanent Solution" (PSARC/2006/167
         and PSARC/2003/460), please also install the following patches:
 
         119535-11 (or greater)  Flash Archive Patch
         121431-15 (or greater)  Live Upgrade Patch
         124631-08 (or greater)  System Administration Applications,
                                 Network, and Core Libraries Patch
         119255-40 (or greater)  Install and Patch Utilities Patch
 
NOTE 4:  To get the complete ZFS Boot and New Boot Sparc feature
         PSARC/2006/370 and PSARC/2006/525, please also install the
         following patches:
 
         124629-08 (or greater)  CD-ROM Install Boot Image Patch
         124631-18 (or greater)  System Administration Applications,
                                 Network, and Core Libraries Patch
         119255-59 (or greater)  Install and Patch Utilities Patch
         119253-29 (or greater)  System Administration Applications Patch
         119314-24 (or greater)  WBEM Patch
         120451-02 (or greater)  get_netmask Utility Patch
         121431-27 (or greater)  Live Upgrade Patch
 
NOTE 5:  To get the complete Turbocharged SVR4 Package Commands feature
         (PSARC 2009/173), please also install the following patches:
 
         119255-68 (or greater)  Patch Utilities Patch.
         121431-41 (or greater)  Live Upgrade Patch
         124631-29 (or greater)  System Administration Applications,
                                 Network, and Core Libraries Patch
 
         Subsequently, if you create a boot environment with Solaris 10 10/08
         or Solaris 10 5/09, please also install the four patches to that
         alternate boot environment.  Later Solaris Updates will already have
         them in place.
 
         These patches might not be applicable to some install metaclusters
         (such as SUNWCreq and SUNWCprog) in the case the packages that a
         patch updates are not included in a Solaris metacluster.


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