Install or upgrade failure with error "The proposed operation on this parent image can not be performed"

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Article ID: 100049316

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Description

Error Message

pkg install: The proposed operation on this parent image can not be performed because
temporary origins were specified and this image has children. Please either
retry the operation again without specifying any temporary origins, or if
packages from additional origins are required, please configure those origins
persistently.

Cause

The error occurs if you install or upgrade the VRTS package on a host where non-global zones are in running or installed state. This issue is observed only on systems running Oracle Solaris 11.

Resolution

1. Upgrade the package manually as follows:

  1. pkg set-publisher -g Veritas
  2. pkg install --accept VRTSvxfs
  3. pkg unset-publisher Veritas

or

2. By detaching zones

  1. zoneadm -z zone01 detach
  2. pkg set-publisher -g Veritas
  3. pkg install --accept -g VRTSvxfs
  4. pkg unset-publisher Veritas
  5. zoneadm -z zone01 attach

 

Below Oracle link provides information about this error:

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37838_01/html/E60979/temporigins.html

Also, Veritas document :

https://sort.veritas.com/public/documents/via/7.2/solaris/productguides/html/vbs_users/apcs01s14.htm

 

Issue/Introduction

Installation or upgrade of VRTSvxfs package may fail with the following error message:
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