Re: upgrading to RHL7.3

> Just want to get the lists overall view of upgrading from RHL7.1 to
> RHL7.3.  In the past I've always rebuilt the server, I'm wondering what
> the groups input on upgrading within version (ex from 7.1 to 7.3) vs
> upgrading from version to version ex:7.1 to 8.0 or even 9.0.

Standard rule of thumb is unless you have an overwhelming reason to
upgrade a server, it should be left alone. When that reason exists, there
are a number of factors that come into play:
-what services will the machine run?
-are those services available on the upgrade?
-what changes to existing configs will be necessary?

I stayed away from 8.0 as RH changed the configs around a lot, renaming
stuff, etc. They also made it gui heavy, which is of absolutely no use to
me. The only compelling reason I would have to upgrade is performance
gains resulting from the 3.x compiler, which were not compelling enough to
undertake, so I stuck with 7.3.

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Keith Mastin
BeechTree Information Technology Services Inc.
Toronto, Canada
(416)696 6070