From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Aug 3 21:21:08 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BD1F9B28E9 for ; Mon, 3 Aug 2015 21:21:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from dnvrco-oedge-vip.email.rr.com (dnvrco-outbound-snat.email.rr.com [107.14.73.228]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CFDA1E1D for ; Mon, 3 Aug 2015 21:21:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from [70.121.59.224] ([70.121.59.224:54749] helo=[192.168.0.4]) by dnvrco-oedge03 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.0.35861 r(Momo-dev:tip)) with ESMTP id 7C/59-03590-28ADFB55; Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:17:55 +0000 Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:17:54 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl Reply-To: Paul Schmehl To: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Binary upgrade from 8.4 to 10.1 Message-ID: X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.64.142:25 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=Qdfov6rv c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=Jnt5oOXMh44BVXcArVZt4A==:117 a=Jnt5oOXMh44BVXcArVZt4A==:17 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ycNEMqdkAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=UdvEN9gbqWsBAELrqE0A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=6Zf_BjRErtwA:10 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:21:08 -0000 I am responsible for sysadmin work on two internet-facing servers - www.stovebolt.com and mail.stovebolt.com. Both of these servers are production servers, and we have no test or devel servers. (Small hobby website with very little money.) I want to upgrade from FreeBSD 8.4 RElEASE to FreeBSD 10.1 RELEASE using FreeBSD update. I've done this before, and I don't think I'll run into issues with the binary update, but I want to make sure I do everything right and in the right order. Is there a document that describes this process with detailed steps that doesn't leave anything out? I did find this: But I'm wondering if there is an official document that describes every step of the process. Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell