Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:55:35 +0300 From: "Odhiambo Washington" <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: "Grant Peel" <gpeel@thenetnow.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading Message-ID: <991123400809202255h489af3b8x256cb41490875abf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2B72BBF1803C4CDBB9F84D0727CE1E42@GRANT> References: <2B72BBF1803C4CDBB9F84D0727CE1E42@GRANT>
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On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 2:29 AM, Grant Peel <gpeel@thenetnow.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am preparing to upgrade all servers from FBSD 6.2 to 6.3 in preperation > for 6.4, and some day 7.x > > One thing I have always found a little confusing is what tag to specify in > the supfile. > > If a machine is running 6.2, and I want to upgrade to the latest production > release, would I use: > > RELENG_6_3 ? RELENG_6 > Also, What do you all think about jumping from 6.4 straight to 7.1 when its > released (cvsup method)? Hmm.... In such cases, it will depend on what the server is running. I'd prefer a fresh install and migrate services by hand. However, upgrade from 6.4 -> 7.x should be doable. Anyway, see this: http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/upgrade/ It's some authoritative source for upgrades. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" --from a /. post
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