Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:36:11 +0100 From: Eduardo Morras <emorrasg@yahoo.es> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing from running FreeBSD Message-ID: <20141128183611.568b7e7822e28114fcba9091@yahoo.es> In-Reply-To: <5478A899.5050105@bsdjunk.com> References: <20141128174840.6fa1bbb65c1d81e1f25f216e@yahoo.es> <5478A899.5050105@bsdjunk.com>
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:53:45 -0600 Chris Petrik <chris@bsdjunk.com> wrote: > On 11/28/2014 10:48, Eduardo Morras wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have a server running FreeBSD 9.2-p15. I want to upgrade it to > > release 10.1 with minimal shutdown so I'm thinking about installing > > 10.1 in a new partition running the 10.1 installer from 9.2., > > configure the system, install and configure ports, and then restart > > with 10.1. I never did it before nor know if it can be done and > > some questions emerge: > > > > a) Did someone tried it before? > > b) Can it be done safety/ly? > > c) How can I install ports or pkgs in 10.1 partition from 9.2, > > perhaps with the pkg jail (-j) option? > > > > Thanks in advence > Why not just use freebsd-update you only reboot once. Yes, but if something goes wrong, I need to undo the update and lost time, which may go wrong too. It's a server that I want to minimize its downtime. Thanks --- --- Eduardo Morras <emorrasg@yahoo.es>
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