Hi,
I have some questions upgrading 3 Red Hat systems (ES3, 4 x86 & ES5x86_64, one each) from FDS 1.01-4 to 1.1.
1. On RHES5.1 x86_64, is it safe to do yum to update the installation? There are a lot of warnings out there about yum vs Beta of 1.1. Should I remove all of 1.01-4 first? 2. Should I be using redhat-ds instead of fedora-ds for supported RH systems? 3. Searching for packages in rhn.redhat.com, there is no redhat-ds available. Shouldn't it be there? I have entitlements for 3, 4 and 5. 4. Must I use YUM for Enterprise 4 systems? Why can't I just download an FDS 1.1 RPM and install it? It would be much easier than converting E4 systems to YUM. 5. If I must use YUM, is there some EASY, STRAIGHTFORWARD instructions for installing YUM on ES4? Everything out there seems to assume I am setting up some grand upgrade redistribution engine when all I want is a few packages.
Ken Marsh
ANS System Administration Lead
(410) 876-9200
Ken Marsh wrote:
Hi,
I have some questions upgrading 3 Red Hat systems (ES3, 4 x86 & ES5x86_64, one each) from FDS 1.01-4 to 1.1.
- On RHES5.1 x86_64, is it safe to do yum to update the installation? There are a lot of warnings out there about yum vs Beta of 1.1. Should I remove all of 1.01-4 first?
Either way is fine. Just be sure to backup your data (db2bak, db2ldif) and your config (slapd-instance/config) before you upgrade.
Should I be using redhat-ds instead of fedora-ds for supported RH systems?
Red Hat Directory Server is not free - you have to purchase a separate subscription/entitlement. If you would like to purchase Red Hat DS, please contact me off list.
Searching for packages in rhn.redhat.com, there is no redhat-ds available. Shouldn’t it be there? I have entitlements for 3, 4 and 5.
See above.
Must I use YUM for Enterprise 4 systems? Why can’t I just download an FDS 1.1 RPM and install it?
There is no FDS 1.1 RPM for EL4.
- It would be much easier than converting E4 systems to YUM.
- If I must use YUM, is there some EASY, STRAIGHTFORWARD instructions for installing YUM on ES4? Everything out there seems to assume I am setting up some grand upgrade redistribution engine when all I want is a few packages.
Ken Marsh
ANS System Administration Lead
(410) 876-9200
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Rich Megginson wrote:
Ken Marsh wrote:
Hi,
I have some questions upgrading 3 Red Hat systems (ES3, 4 x86 & ES5x86_64, one each) from FDS 1.01-4 to 1.1.
- On RHES5.1 x86_64, is it safe to do yum to update the installation? There are a lot of warnings out there about yum vs Beta of 1.1. Should I remove all of 1.01-4 first?
Either way is fine. Just be sure to backup your data (db2bak, db2ldif) and your config (slapd-instance/config) before you upgrade.
Should I be using redhat-ds instead of fedora-ds for supported RH systems?
Red Hat Directory Server is not free - you have to purchase a separate subscription/entitlement. If you would like to purchase Red Hat DS, please contact me off list.
Searching for packages in rhn.redhat.com, there is no redhat-ds available. Shouldn’t it be there? I have entitlements for 3, 4 and 5.
See above.
Must I use YUM for Enterprise 4 systems? Why can’t I just download an FDS 1.1 RPM and install it?
There is no FDS 1.1 RPM for EL4.
As an aside, up2date supports yum repos to some extent. If you look in /etc/sysconfig/sources (I think) you'll see some syntax for it.
rob
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