Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 18:23:36 -0400 From: Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net> To: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: safest way to upgrade a production server Message-ID: <20080907222336.GB40902@shepherd> In-Reply-To: <4066F926-4474-4B46-9030-0E2BD2AD1BA3@identry.com> References: <4066F926-4474-4B46-9030-0E2BD2AD1BA3@identry.com>
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John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> wrote: > So, my first question is, do I really need to do this? Not unless you can identify a good reason (i.e. feature requirements, security, end-of-life). 6.3 end-of-life is estimated around January 31, 2010, so you still have some time. :-) > If so, what is the minimum amount of upgrading I can do to be safe? > And how? Upgrade ports based on security/feature requirements. We generally do not "upgrade" production servers from one release to another while they're still expected to be in production. You'll probably get a lot of different suggestions from this list -- good luck! -- Sahil Tandon <sahil@tandon.net>
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