Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:46:32 +1000 From: Mark Andrews <marka@isc.org> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why Are You NOT Using FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <20120612074633.658EF217412E@drugs.dv.isc.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:59:47 MST." <7B6E5361-B109-498E-B22F-96A94DEC371B@mac.com> References: <CAOgwaMvsv3e1TxDauV038Pp7LRiYeH7oAODE%2Bw-pxHt9oGrXMA@mail.gmail.com> <20120604110339.GA9426@equilibrium.bsdes.net> <CAOjkAUe0_U==vjQGO77sQy=4JJ_e_ypoGpVbf1Mg62ttXATJYw@mail.gmail.com> <4FD2D4CC.3080109@ateamsystems.com> <4FD35F67.4020007@hm.net.br> <4FD3629B.9060106@ateamsystems.com> <201206112335.q5BNZGPT029709@hugeraid.jetcafe.org> <7B6E5361-B109-498E-B22F-96A94DEC371B@mac.com>
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In message <7B6E5361-B109-498E-B22F-96A94DEC371B@mac.com>, Chuck Swiger writes: > Hi, Dave-- > > On Jun 11, 2012, at 4:35 PM, Dave Hayes wrote: > [ ... ] > > Do I have this wrong? Anyone see a problem with this picture? > > What can we do to "just upgrade" in a safe fashion when we want to? > > Two things help tremendously: > > #1: Have working backups. If you run into a problem, roll back the > system to a working state. If you cannot restore a working system > easily, fix your backup solution until you can rollback easily. > > #2: Have a package-building box and test builds before installing > new package builds to other boxes. Your downtime for upgrades > to the rest of your boxes become minimized. Note: this doesn't require multiple physical systems to do. A jail / chroot area will give you a perfectly fine build / test system for ports. It just uses a bit of disk space. Mark -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: marka@isc.org
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