Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:28:58 +0200 From: "bsd@todoo.biz" <bsd@todoo.biz> To: Liste FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading from 7.4 to 9.1 Message-ID: <B61C4080-40BB-4709-813D-9C9C06CFD6F7@todoo.biz> In-Reply-To: <20859.63642.599460.21668@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <91783164-A3FF-4225-8DBC-6C013CF1FD34@todoo.biz> <20859.63642.599460.21668@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Le 27 avr. 2013 =E0 18:11, Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> a =E9crit : >=20 > bsd@todoo.biz writes: >=20 >> I wanted to know if you would consider updating from 7.4 to 9.1 >> directly ? >>=20 >> Has anyone tried that with success ?=20 >=20 > Someone, somewhere. :-) > =09 >> I plan to use the freebsd-update method.=20 >=20 > Less sure about this. >=20 > While it is certainly possible, many (myself included) will > recommend a clean install. Doing so has the following advantages: >=20 > 1) while it requires an unused disk, the old disk is still > available if anything Goes Horribly Wrong(tm). > 2) once the 9.1 system is fully functional, you can mount the > 7.4 disk read-only and copy any needed files. > 3) it will also de-clutter the file systems. > 4) speaking of file systems, you can add/delete/change > partitions to implement lessons learned since the 7.4 system > was installed. Well to tell you the truth, the main reason I was asking is that I'll = have to visit my datacenter in order to do a clean install=85 as opposed = to remote upgrade.=20 So I was wondering if that could be ok.=20 But I'll stick to your advice.=20 Unless someone else tells me that It is a painless rapid update.=20 Thx.=20 >=20 >=20 > Respectfully, >=20 >=20 > Robert Huff >=20 ________________________________________________ =AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?= =BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7 =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - BSD - ________________________________________________ =AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?= =BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7=AB?=BB=A5=AB?=BB=A7 =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF PGP ID --> 0x1BA3C2FD
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?B61C4080-40BB-4709-813D-9C9C06CFD6F7>