Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:53:08 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> To: Andreas Wideroe Andersen <andreas-ml@wideroe.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade path from 4.7 STABLE to 4.11 or 5.4 Message-ID: <20060423095308.6275c891.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20060423152029.044f8cc8@wideroe.net> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060423152029.044f8cc8@wideroe.net>
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Andreas Wideroe Andersen <andreas-ml@wideroe.net> wrote: > Hi all, > I have a 4.7 STABLE (production) server and I > need to upgrade it to atleast 4.11 STABLE. What > would be the best upgrade path inorder to > minimize any problems? The server is located in a > co-location 5 hours drive from where I'm so a > network upgrade without problems would be perfect. :-) > > Should I just run a cvsup with RELENG 4_11 and > upgrade src/ports, compile a new kernel and make > world or should I go through the varous versions up to 4.11 step by step? > > Also, are there any imidiate problems upgrading 4.11 to 5.4? > > Thanks for your help! I _believe_ that you can go from 4.7 straight to 4.11, but I don't know if I've ever made that long of a jump. I recommend setting up a test machine, locally, and trying out the upgrade first. Have a read of /usr/src/UPDATING - I expect there are a few unusual steps you'll have to take, but they'll be documented there. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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