Re: latest versions
"Hambleton, John S." <[email protected]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:32:50 -0500
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============1604080633== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003A_01C9431F.AE132FF0" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C9431F.AE132FF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, all. Beginning to look like my cleanest=20 bet is a clean install of RHEL5. John H ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Arthur Kao=20 To: Discussion of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (Taroon)=20 Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 10:29 AM Subject: Re: latest versions On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Hambleton, John S. <[email protected]> = wrote: Wonder if I can ask a similar question please, has anyone tried upgrading from RHEL AS3/i686 to version 5.2, 32 bit, even though it is probably not a supported action? I tried it before RHEL3 -> RHEL5, upgrade went through and server = booted. However RPM database was messed up because RHEL5 upgrade process = did not remove RHEL3 rpm entries from the database. As for RHEL3 to RHEL4 upgrade, I've done several without problem.=20 =20 Thank you! John H Northern Michigan University ----- Original Message ----- From: <vincent-NW4UT3oFr8dBDLzU/[email protected]> To: "Discussion of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (Taroon)" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 6:01 AM Subject: RE: latest versions Hi, We performed several i686 upgrades from RHEL AS3/i686 to AS4/i686, = it worked fine but in some cases some minor cleanups had to be = performed (I think some packages which were obsoleted had remained on the = upgraded machines, etc..). The recommended uprade path is indeed to do a CD = or DVD boot. and choose to 'upgrade' Note that if you're upgrading today = (mid-nov 2008), then it may be relevant for you to go 64bit (x86_64) but = take note that there is -no- i686 to x86_64 upgrade path, only a clean = re-install will do in that case.. Best regards, Vincent On Fri, 7 Nov 2008, Coe, Colin C. (Unix Engineer) wrote: Upgrading between major releases insn't encouraged (and I don't = think supported) but I believe can be done. If you have lots of = non-RH packages/software installed I really would not recommend it. To upgrade, boot install media and choose 'Upgrade' rather than 'Install'. There may be a way to do it via up2date but I've = never done it. CC -- Taroon-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list -- Taroon-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list --=20 Arthur Kao http://arthurkao.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- Taroon-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C9431F.AE132FF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16735" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thanks, all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Beginning to look like my cleanest </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>bet is a clean install of RHEL5.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>John H</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A [email protected]=20 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Arthur Kao</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = [email protected]=20 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Discussion of Red Hat = Enterprise Linux 3=20 (Taroon)</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 10, 2008 = 10:29=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: latest = versions</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Hambleton, John S. = <SPAN=20 dir=3Dltr><<A = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>></SPAN>=20 wrote:<BR> <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: = rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Wonder=20 if I can ask a similar question please,<BR>has anyone tried = upgrading from=20 RHEL AS3/i686<BR>to version 5.2, 32 bit, even though it is = probably<BR>not a=20 supported action?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR>I tried it before RHEL3 -> RHEL5, upgrade went through and = server=20 booted. However RPM database was messed up because RHEL5 upgrade = process did=20 not remove RHEL3 rpm entries from the database.<BR><BR>As for RHEL3 to = RHEL4=20 upgrade, I've done several without problem. <BR> <BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: = rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>Thank=20 you!<BR>John H<BR>Northern Michigan University<BR><BR><BR>----- = Original=20 Message ----- From: <<A href=3D"mailto:vincent-NW4UT3oFr8dBDLzU/[email protected]"=20 target=3D_blank>vincent-NW4UT3oFr8dBDLzU/[email protected]</A>><BR>To: "Discussion of Red = Hat=20 Enterprise Linux 3 (Taroon)"<BR><<A = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=20 target=3D_blank>[email protected]</A>><BR>Sent: Friday, = November 07,=20 2008 6:01 AM<BR>Subject: RE: latest versions <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=3DWj3C7c><BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: = rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>Hi,<BR><BR>We=20 performed several i686 upgrades from RHEL AS3/i686 to AS4/i686,=20 it<BR>worked fine but in some cases some minor cleanups had to be=20 performed (I<BR>think some packages which were obsoleted had = remained on=20 the upgraded<BR>machines, etc..). The recommended uprade path is = indeed to=20 do a CD or DVD<BR>boot. and choose to 'upgrade' Note that if = you're=20 upgrading today (mid-nov<BR>2008), then it may be relevant for you = to go=20 64bit (x86_64) but take note<BR>that there is -no- i686 to x86_64 = upgrade=20 path, only a clean re-install<BR>will do in that = case..<BR><BR>Best=20 regards,<BR><BR>Vincent<BR><BR>On Fri, 7 Nov 2008, Coe, Colin C. = (Unix=20 Engineer) wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; = BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>Upgrading=20 between major releases insn't encouraged (and I don't=20 think<BR>supported) but I believe can be done. If you have = lots of=20 non-RH<BR>packages/software installed I really would not = recommend=20 it.<BR><BR>To upgrade, boot install media and choose 'Upgrade' = rather=20 than<BR>'Install'. There may be a way to do it via up2date = but=20 I've never = done<BR>it.<BR><BR>CC<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>--<BR>Taroon-list=20 mailing list<BR><A href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=20 target=3D_blank>[email protected]</A><BR><A=20 href=3D"https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list"=20 = target=3D_blank>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list</A><B= R><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>--<BR>Taroon-list=20 mailing list<BR><A href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=20 target=3D_blank>[email protected]</A><BR><A=20 href=3D"https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list"=20 = target=3D_blank>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list</A><B= R></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR=20 clear=3Dall><BR>-- <BR>Arthur Kao<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://arthurkao.com">http://arthurkao.com</A><BR> <P> <HR> <P></P>--<BR>Taroon-list mailing=20 = list<BR>[email protected]<BR>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo= /taroon-list</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C9431F.AE132FF0-- --===============1604080633== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- Taroon-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list --===============1604080633==--