Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 10:47:39 -0300 (ADT) From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> To: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> Cc: Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Roger Vetterberg <roger@vetterberg.com> Subject: Re: How long do you go without upgrading FreeBSD to a newer release? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1005271045480.75550@hub.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTintq3A5VNetCQq-d3RILUwoo9uGMfrVZkVGPoMf@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTilslPj7GtFD_tbliyvm7_18qeJOYqDMEca_70fa@mail.gmail.com> <4BF54704.20909@vetterberg.com> <AANLkTintq3A5VNetCQq-d3RILUwoo9uGMfrVZkVGPoMf@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 20 May 2010, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: > (i) install onto a new computer , test it , and if it is working very well > transfer data onto > new system , and keep old system for a new release/update cycle . > This step is most suitable for production systems exposed to outer > world . > (ii) attach a new hard disk to the computer , copy all of the present files > to the new > system , > update it , test it , if it is successful , use previous hard disk for a > new release/update > cycle , > (iii) back-up all of the data , and try update . Testing suitability may > take a long time . > > In steps (ii) and (iii) , do not load new data during tests , because at the > end , all of them may be destroyed . > ( No one of the above steps are suitable for a proprietary , activation > based operating system because they are not allowing so many computer and/or > hard disk changes . ) > > Therefore , the problem is a "system analysis and design" process . In my case, I have nagios setup to advise me when its been 60 days since last upgrade and perform an upgrade religiously when the alarm is sounded ... have had this policy for *years* now without regret ... ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Hosting Solutions S.A. scrappy@hub.org http://www.hub.org Yahoo:yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ:7615664 MSN:scrappy@hub.org
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