Chapter 3. Understanding the Flash Install and Live Upgrade Features

Understanding the Flash Install and Live Upgrade Features
  • Flash installation. With Flash installation, you can create a base configuration and install it on a master system. This base installation includes the Solaris Operating Environment and can install other, third-party, software. You then use the master system to create a Flash archive that you can use to replicate the configuration as an initial installation on clone systems. You can create as many Flash archives as you need to accommodate any number of standard configurations for your site.

  • Solaris Live Upgrade. With Solaris Live Upgrade, you create a duplicate boot environment. ...

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