Robert Huff writes:
> Hot swap would be great, but I was referring to regular swap:
> human being with a screwdriver and a clue. Reliable outside
> contractor, if you absolutely can't send someone in-house.
You actually gave me a really good idea. We've got
people who I do trust t
Martin McCormick writes:
> Robert Huff writes:
> > Is it possible to have someone swap the hard disks of those
> > machines?
>
> I pushed for hot-swappable drives back when we ordered these
> systems which are Dell 2950's, but I didn't get anywhere at all
> with tha
Robert Huff writes:
> Is it possible to have someone swap the hard disks of those
> machines?
> Because not only are you going to have to upgrade the OS twice,
> you're going to have to re-install all the ports. (OK, you may not
> _have_ to reinstall - compatibility libraries exist
Martin McCormick writes:
> Can one upgrade a standing system from 6.3 to 8.0?
>
> We do have a few sacrificial systems to try the big upgrade on,
> but the actual systems are scattered through 3 towns over 200
> miles. Not a one is just down the hall so it is all going to have
>
Bryant Eadon writes:
> Have you tried a test system with this configuration, then upgraded it to
> 7.x followed by the jump to 8.0? Run this for a week in advance and see
That sounds like an excellent idea. I was afraid I might
have to increment through all the 6.x branches which would t
Have you tried a test system with this configuration, then upgraded it to
7.x followed by the jump to 8.0? Run this for a week in advance and see if
anything pops up, maybe even stress test it?
Bryant
On Jan 8, 2010 4:47 PM, "Martin McCormick"
wrote:
Can one upgrade a standing system fr
Can one upgrade a standing system from 6.3 to 8.0?
We do have a few sacrificial systems to try the big
upgrade on, but the actual systems are scattered through 3
towns over 200 miles. Not a one is just down the hall so it is
all going to have to be done remotely.
I am fam
