On Sat, 2006-06-10 at 19:42 -0700, E Leibovich wrote: > Given a live server that runs many relatively uncommon > programs (for instance openACS) and which runs RH9. > How would you upgrade it with minimal downtime? > 1) Is upgrading to Fedora advisable? It seems it'd > cause less headache, since configuration files are > equal, however it doesn't seem to be server-stable (at > least according to biased redhay[1])
This depends on what you want. Does the machine connect directly to the Internet? Do require fully up-to-date security updates? Do you require updated software? Is your software available (in RPM form) on Fedora? Which Fedora? RHEL/CentOS? In general, you can either take the Fedora route, or get the CentOS (RHEL rebuilds) route. Fedora is fast moving, up-to-date distribution while CentOS is slow moving - stable distribution. At least to me, it seems that CentOS is better suited for you needs. > 2) How would you upgrade a live server hosted in the > USA? Would you install everything on a different > machine, making sure it works, then copy it somehow to > the server? Is upgrading using apt-get or similar > things advisable? Maybe there's risk of renderring the > machine unbootable, causing you big problems (as the > server is located in the USA). > I'll be glad for an advise. Don't. I mean it. I saw many Fedora/Debian/Slackware/<insert name here> users who tried a live update and ended up with dead OS on their hands. Especially if you can't really fix the machine is something goes bad. GIlboa ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
