Upgrading from 7.4 to 9.1
bsd at todoo.biz
bsd at todoo.biz
Sat Apr 27 16:28:59 UTC 2013
Le 27 avr. 2013 à 18:11, Robert Huff <roberthuff at rcn.com> a écrit :
>
> bsd at todoo.biz writes:
>
>> I wanted to know if you would consider updating from 7.4 to 9.1
>> directly ?
>>
>> Has anyone tried that with success ?
>
> Someone, somewhere. :-)
>
>> I plan to use the freebsd-update method.
>
> Less sure about this.
>
> While it is certainly possible, many (myself included) will
> recommend a clean install. Doing so has the following advantages:
>
> 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… as opposed to remote upgrade.
So I was wondering if that could be ok.
But I'll stick to your advice.
Unless someone else tells me that It is a painless rapid update.
Thx.
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
>
> Robert Huff
>
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