If you want to reinstall Oracle VDI on a host and preserve your configuration, you must first back up the following:
Database: You must backup the database before reinstalling. This enables you to restore the current system. For more information about backing up the Oracle VDI database, refer to Section 9.4, “Backing Up and Restoring the Oracle VDI Database”.
Customized
{*}my.conf{*}
files: The
database configuration file. The reinstall creates a new
/etc/opt/SUNWvda/my.cnf
file. Add the
customizations from the backup to the new file.
Customized
{*}pam.conf{*}
files: The Sun
Ray Server Software access configuration file. The reinstall
creates a new /etc/pam.conf
file. Add the
customizations from the backup to the new file.
To reinstall Oracle VDI, you must first uninstall it, see Section 3.11, “How to Uninstall Oracle VDI”. After reinstalling the software, restore the data from the backups.