Just checked and I installed Solaris 11 back in 20th October 2011 11:19pm.
Solaris 1.4 beta update method 1:
# pkg update --accept --be-name 11.4.0 --ignore-missing \
--reject system/input-method/ibus/anthy \
--reject system/input-method/ibus/pinyin \
--reject system/input-method/ibus/sunpinyin \
--reject system/input-method/library/m17n/contrib \
entire@latest
Solaris 1.4 beta update method 2:
I got some errors with the above, so I knew I had to modify my existing boot environment, which I did not want to do at this time. I went for this approach which allows me to copy my existing boot environment (BE) and work on it without any reboots (until the very end):
# beadm create 11.4beta
# beadm mount 11.4beta /mnt
# pkg -R /mnt update --accept --be-name 11.4.0........
Remove third part publisher packages:
I did notice that I had update errors due to other publishers software being installed, which may be down to this beta, but bare that in mind. I had to remove both SolarisStudio and http://sfe.opencsw.org packages. (Note: remove -R /mnt if working on current BE)
# pkg -R /mnt uninstall `pkg -R /mnt list |egrep "localhosts11"| awk ' { print $1 } '`
Unlock packages (freeze):
Solaris allows you to constrain a package version which stops it being upgraded. In my case this was need since my graphics card was no longer compatible with 11.3, so I was using a 11.2 version of the package.
# pkg -R /mnt freeze
NAME VERSION DATE COMMENT
driver/graphics/nvidia 0.331.38.0-0.175.2.... 20 Jun 2015 16:03:11 BST None
# pkg -R /mnt unfreeze driver/graphics/nvidia
Unlock packages (facet):
If you have changed the version constraints of a package then it may be a good idea to reset them but not necessary required:
# pkg -R /mnt facet
FACET VALUE SRC
consolidation/userland/userland-incorporation False local
.....
network/dns/bind True local
service/network/dns/bind True local
shell/bash True local
version-lock.consolidation/java-7/java-7-incorporation False local
version-lock.consolidation/java-8/java-8-incorporation False local
version-lock.consolidation/nvidia/nvidia-incorporation False local
version-lock.consolidation/shell/bash True local
# pkg -R /mnt change-facet consolidation/userland/userland-incorporation=true
Variants/Facets to change: 1
Updating package state database Done
Updating package cache 0/0
Updating image state Done
Creating fast lookup database Done
Reading search index Done
Updating search index 0/0
Updating package cache 3/3
Upgrade to latest SRU and packages:
In my case I have a selection of old packages installed.
# pkg -R /mnt list | grep 0.175.1
consolidation/admin/admin-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.5.0 i--
consolidation/gfx/gfx-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.5.0 i--
consolidation/nspg/nspg-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.5.0 i--
consolidation/xvm/xvm-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.5.0 i--
developer/library/lint 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.20.0 i-r
library/java/javahelp 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.11.1 i--
service/postrun 1.0-0.175.1.0.0.18.0 i--
shell/ksh 20110208-0.175.1.0.0.21.0 i-r
You can see in the following I have 85 packages which were installed for Solaris 11.2. You will always get some (check a new built system), but I have to many which may upset the upgrade.
# pkg -R /mnt list | grep 0.175.2|wc
85 340 6918
# pkg -R /mnt info entire | grep Version
Version: 0.5.11 (Oracle Solaris 11.3.27.4.0)
# pkg -R /mnt update
For interest you will see 5 Solaris 11.{0,1} packages installed in S11.4 Beta:
S11.4# pkg list |grep 0.175
consolidation/admin/admin-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.5.0 i--
consolidation/gfx/gfx-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.5.0 i--
consolidation/nspg/nspg-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.5.0 i--
consolidation/xvm/xvm-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.5.0 i--
data/docbook 2.30.0-0.175.0.0.0.0.0 i-r
Verify and Fix installation:
It is a very good practice to always do a package verify after an install/update, since this will do a double check that all has gone well and then you can fix any package problems.
# pkg verify
# pkg fix library/mesa
Packages to fix: 1
Create boot environment: No
Create backup boot environment: Yes
Repairing: pkg://solaris/x11/library/mesa@13.0.6,5.11-11.4.0.0.0.12.1752:20180103T043139Z
PACKAGE STATUS
pkg://solaris/x11/library/mesa ERROR
link: usr/lib/amd64/libGLESv1_CM.so.1
ERROR: Missing: symbolic link does not exist
....
Reduce your /var/tmp usage:
In Solaris 11.4 /var/tmp has been converted to a ZFS filesystem which is a good idea, but if like me it is very big then it can take a long time to convert (done at boot time)
Also, make sure you do not have any immutable files on it as well, since that gave me problems: Solaris 11.4 Beta: update problem: pkg: Could not complete the operation because of insufficient permissions
Solaris 11.4 beta autofs maps from ldap no longer functioning :
In the Beta version you may find out your autofs maps do not work any longer this is due to some changes and it is a now a know problem: CR: 27578660 - LDAP objectclass/attribute mappings for automount behaviour regression
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