Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:02:44 -0600 From: Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading Standing Systems from 6.3 to 8.0 Message-ID: <201001091302.o09D2i9W039172@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
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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 - but it is > clearly the path of greatest reliability.) > It's just as easy to start with a clean installation, which has > other benefits as well. Absolutely true. 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 that campaign. The 2950's have been no trouble to speak of but it makes times like this so much more risky. Martin McCormick
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