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From: Rayne on 17 Mar 2010 00:46 Hi all, I have a server currently running RHEL 5.1, and I would like to upgrade it to RHEL 5.4. The server is not connected to the Internet, so I don't think I can use "yum update". How would I be able to upgrade my server, and is it just a small-scale upgrade, like Windows patches, leaving everything on the server intact, or would it delete everything that was on the server? Thank you. Regards, Rayne
From: Chris Cox on 17 Mar 2010 13:16 On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 21:46 -0700, Rayne wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a server currently running RHEL 5.1, and I would like to > upgrade it to RHEL 5.4. The server is not connected to the Internet, > so I don't think I can use "yum update". > > How would I be able to upgrade my server, and is it just a small-scale > upgrade, like Windows patches, leaving everything on the server > intact, or would it delete everything that was on the server? This could be difficult. You can upgrade using the RHEL 5.4 media or by doing the network update. But getting media.... usually means downloading somehow (maybe that's an option you have elsewhere?). In general, since this is Red Hat's version of a service pack, the upgrade doesn't damage anything (but no guarantees). I know I've updated servers from old RHEL 5 versions without issue.
From: Nico Kadel-Garcia on 17 Mar 2010 23:38 On Mar 17, 1:16 pm, Chris Cox <chrisnc...(a)endlessnow.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 21:46 -0700, Rayne wrote: > > Hi all, > > > I have a server currently running RHEL 5.1, and I would like to > > upgrade it to RHEL 5.4. The server is not connected to the Internet, > > so I don't think I can use "yum update". > > > How would I be able to upgrade my server, and is it just a small-scale > > upgrade, like Windows patches, leaving everything on the server > > intact, or would it delete everything that was on the server? > > This could be difficult. You can upgrade using the RHEL 5.4 media or > by doing the network update. But getting media.... usually means > downloading somehow (maybe that's an option you have elsewhere?). > > In general, since this is Red Hat's version of a service pack, the > upgrade doesn't damage anything (but no guarantees). I know I've > updated servers from old RHEL 5 versions without issue. It's not hard. A simple "yum update" should work, although you will see many complaints in the process if you don't update glibc, first. (This is due to some fascinating issues with RPM software being updated and requiring the newer glibc.) Now, if you've building packages on your own or incorporating non-RHEL packages like Livnia and RPMforge and EPEL, in combination, you may run into some adventures. I'd urge you to download all the packages, first: it's quite easy to do with the "reposync" tool, with the "-l" option to take advantage of RedHat's "yum-rhn-plugin" craziness. I understand RedHat's desire to control software release to paying customers, but dear god, that thing is really up2date in grandma's clothing. It has the big ears and pointy teeth to prove it, since it has no way to exclude or prefer software on a "repo" basis, and tends to blow away non-RHEL provided software packages without asking, first. Don't get me going on the subversion update issues.....
From: Nico Kadel-Garcia on 18 Mar 2010 07:14 On Mar 17, 1:16 pm, Chris Cox <chrisnc...(a)endlessnow.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 21:46 -0700, Rayne wrote: > > Hi all, > > > I have a server currently running RHEL 5.1, and I would like to > > upgrade it to RHEL 5.4. The server is not connected to the Internet, > > so I don't think I can use "yum update". > > > How would I be able to upgrade my server, and is it just a small-scale > > upgrade, like Windows patches, leaving everything on the server > > intact, or would it delete everything that was on the server? > > This could be difficult. You can upgrade using the RHEL 5.4 media or > by doing the network update. But getting media.... usually means > downloading somehow (maybe that's an option you have elsewhere?). > > In general, since this is Red Hat's version of a service pack, the > upgrade doesn't damage anything (but no guarantees). I know I've > updated servers from old RHEL 5 versions without issue. Oh, yes: if you want to download the media, it can be handy. RHEL now publishes installation DVD's, which saves a lot of disk swapping. Their media does *not* include OpenOffice for their "Server" releases: you need to subscribe to either their "productivity" or their "supplements" channel. Don't use their "fasttrack" or "beta" channels if you do this, unless you really want to be at the bleeding edge of RHEL packages.
From: Jean-David Beyer on 18 Mar 2010 13:35
Chris Cox wrote: > On Tue, 2010-03-16 at 21:46 -0700, Rayne wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have a server currently running RHEL 5.1, and I would like to >> upgrade it to RHEL 5.4. The server is not connected to the Internet, >> so I don't think I can use "yum update". >> >> How would I be able to upgrade my server, and is it just a small-scale >> upgrade, like Windows patches, leaving everything on the server >> intact, or would it delete everything that was on the server? > > This could be difficult. You can upgrade using the RHEL 5.4 media or > by doing the network update. But getting media.... usually means > downloading somehow (maybe that's an option you have elsewhere?). > > In general, since this is Red Hat's version of a service pack, the > upgrade doesn't damage anything (but no guarantees). I know I've > updated servers from old RHEL 5 versions without issue. > > My machine IS connected on line. I have updated one step at a time from RHEL 5.0 all the way up to RHEL 5.4, kernel 2.6.18-164.15.1.el5PAE Before that, I was running RHEL 3, keeping up with the versions of that. When I make the big steps, I download all the .iso files and burn them to CD-ROM, and install from them, but the rest of the stuff comes down on-line, sometimes silently. If you have another machine, you can download the latest files, burn them to CD-ROM, and install from them. I would not do a re-install except when going from one big release to another (e.g., RHEL 4 to RHEL 5). -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 13:25:01 up 1 day, 5:27, 4 users, load average: 4.44, 4.57, 4.47 |