This is found when I tried to reproduce an upgrade core dump from snv_51 to snv_52. This impacts both sparc and x86.

I did the following initial install on sparc:

OS: snv_51
Media: DVD net image
Cluster: SUNWCXall
Locale to install: C


Then I upgrade to snv_52 as follow:

OS: snv_52
Media: DVd net image
Upgrade method: ttinstall and upgrade without Disk Space Reallocation


After the upgrade, the /usr/java link points to Java 1.5.0 instead of Java 1.6. In Nevada, Java 1.6 should be the /usr/java default:

line2-v440# cd /usr
line2-v440# ls -lia java
     26026 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 15 Nov 10 14:23 java -> jdk/jdk1.5.0_08
line2-v440# uname -a
SunOS line2-v440 5.11 snv_52 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V440
line2-v440#


During upgrade, all the SUNWj5* pacakges are pkgrm and pkadded back.

pkgrm of SUNWj5* packages
pkgadd of SUNWj5* packages


line2-v440# grep SUNWj5r up*script
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5rt
        logprogress 28 pkgrm SUNWj5rt
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5rtx
        logprogress 478 pkgrm SUNWj5rtx
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5rt /cdrom/Solaris_11/Product un.usr
        logprogress 830 local_pkgadd SUNWj5rt
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5rtx /cdrom/Solaris_11/Product un.usr
        logprogress 1141 local_pkgadd SUNWj5rtx
line2-v440# grep SUNWj6 up*script
line2-v440#

However, the SUNWj6* packages are not pkgadded back because there are no changes.

The reason why the SUNWj5* packages are pkgrm is because of the following entries:

PKG=SUNWj5cfg
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1000
PKGRM=yes
PKG=SUNWj5dev
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1000
PKGRM=yes
PKG=SUNWj5dmo
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1000
PKGRM=yes
PKG=SUNWj5dmx
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1000
PKGRM=yes
PKG=SUNWj5dvx
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1000
PKGRM=yes
PKG=SUNWj5jmp
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1000
PKGRM=yes
PKG=SUNWj5man
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1000
PKGRM=yes
PKG=SUNWj5rt
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1000
PKGRM=yes
PKG=SUNWj5rtx
ARCH=sparc
VERSION=1000
PKGRM=yes

This means that every time you upgrade the system, the SUNWj5* packages will be pkgrm and then pkgadded back.

However, the SUNWj6* packages does not have the same *ph files. Thus it will not be pkgadded back if the packages had not been upgraded.
Meanwhile this had impact our Install Build machines since we use Live upgrade to upgrade them. The /usr/java link had been wrong as follow.

On install-bldsp-11, it is currently running snv_50 and this is LU from snv_48. The /usr/java link is wrong as follow:

install-bldsp-11{ding}41: su
Password:
# lustatus
Boot Environment Is Active Active Can Copy
Name Complete Now On Reboot Delete Status
-------------------------- -------- ------ --------- ------ ----------
nv_52 yes no no yes -
nv_50 yes yes yes no -
# ls -lia /usr/java
     23307 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 15 Oct 12 07:39 /usr/java -> jdk/jdk1.5.0_08
#

According to the upgrade script, all the SUNWj5* packages are pkgrm and pkgadd. The SUNWj6* packages are also pkgadded. However, the link is still wrong.

# grep SUNWj5 up*script
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5rt
        logprogress 89 pkgrm SUNWj5rt
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5man
        logprogress 156 pkgrm SUNWj5man
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5dev
        logprogress 181 pkgrm SUNWj5dev
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5rtx
        logprogress 467 pkgrm SUNWj5rtx
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5dmx
        logprogress 468 pkgrm SUNWj5dmx
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5dvx
        logprogress 469 pkgrm SUNWj5dvx
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5cfg
        logprogress 544 pkgrm SUNWj5cfg
        do_pkgrm / SUNWj5dmo
        logprogress 545 pkgrm SUNWj5dmo
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5rt /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product un.usr
        logprogress 721 local_pkgadd SUNWj5rt
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5dev /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product un.usr
        logprogress 774 local_pkgadd SUNWj5dev
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5cfg /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product un.root
        logprogress 988 local_pkgadd SUNWj5cfg
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5dmo /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product un.usr
        logprogress 997 local_pkgadd SUNWj5dmo
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5rtx /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product un.usr
        logprogress 1015 local_pkgadd SUNWj5rtx
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5dmx /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product un.usr
        logprogress 1016 local_pkgadd SUNWj5dmx
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5dvx /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product un.usr
        logprogress 1017 local_pkgadd SUNWj5dvx
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj5man /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product un.usr
        logprogress 1018 local_pkgadd SUNWj5man
# grep SUNWj6 up*script
        do_removef / SUNWj6rt
        logprogress 161 removef SUNWj6rt
        do_removef / SUNWj6dev
        logprogress 232 removef SUNWj6dev
        do_removef / SUNWj6man
        logprogress 527 removef SUNWj6man
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj6rt /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product usr
        logprogress 775 local_pkgadd SUNWj6rt
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj6cfg /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product root
        logprogress 1040 local_pkgadd SUNWj6cfg
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj6dev /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product usr
        logprogress 1041 local_pkgadd SUNWj6dev
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj6dmo /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product usr
        logprogress 1043 local_pkgadd SUNWj6dmo
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj6rtx /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product usr
        logprogress 1063 local_pkgadd SUNWj6rtx
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj6dmx /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product usr
        logprogress 1064 local_pkgadd SUNWj6dmx
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj6dvx /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product usr
        logprogress 1066 local_pkgadd SUNWj6dvx
        do_local_pkgadd / SUNWj6man /net/ins3525-svr/export/nv/solarisdvd.nvs_dvd/latest/Solaris_11/Product usr
        logprogress 1068 local_pkgadd SUNWj6man
#
This summarize the failure of /usr/java link. In all cases, I am using SUNWCXall

Arch Upgrade from OS Upgrade to OS /usr/java
=================================================================
x86 Solaris 9 Update 8 snv_49 points to Java 1.5 - Fails
sparc Solaris 9 Update 9 snv_51a points to Java 1.6 - OK
x86 Solaris 10 FCS snv_49 points to Java 1.5 - Fails
sparc Solaris 10 FCS snv_52 In progress
sparc snv_48 snv_50 points to Java 1.5 - Fails
sparc snv_50 snv_52 points to Java 1.5 - Fails
x86 snv_48 snv_50 points to Java 1.5 - Fails
x86 snv_50 snv_52 points to Java 1.5 - Fails
Any upgrade to snv_49 (or indeed anything less than snv_51) should
result in 1.5 being the default. Hence lines above with snv_49 should
read "points to Java 1.5 - OK".

If the same version of Java packages is present in builds 48 through 52,
there is a simple explanation for all of this.