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Subject: Upgrade from 8.4 to 10.2
From: Peter Harrison <four.harrisons@googlemail.com>
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Hello list.

I have a server I want to upgrade from 8.4-R to 10.2 using a binary upgrade.

What's the preferred way of doing that? Ie. Should I jump to 9 first? And
can I safely do it remotely or do I need to be on front of the console?

Thanks on advance.

Peter.

Peter Harrison