Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 15:40:08 -0700 From: Sergei G <sergeig.public@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 10.2 Hyper-V VM Upgrade to 11.0 Message-ID: <CAFLLzCN=kR0w7MZ2MnQVOJ5cBo2wJuuGb8aTvFVn2uASpWd_KA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFLLzCPDCnxL7LWf=EWTQHUDuP4zAKvT6Kzm_0b%2BBAq9xPsLNw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFLLzCPDCnxL7LWf=EWTQHUDuP4zAKvT6Kzm_0b%2BBAq9xPsLNw@mail.gmail.com>
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I decided to do the following: 1) using Hyper-V disk tools merge parent disk with diff disk into new disk 2) run standard upgrade procedure as documented https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.0R/installation.html On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Sergei G <sergeig.public@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a Hyper-V VM that's configured with: > > * FreeBSD 10.2 base image (Standard distribution VHD file) > * Diff disc which is actually running FreeBSD OS. This machine has been > updated to latest security and kernel updates. > > I would like to update this VM to FreeBSD 11 and I can't decide on upgrade > path: > > * Backup and restore to a standalone disc image and follow standard > upgrade instructions. > * Upgrade in-place using my differential disc. It seems that keeping 10.2 > Base image is becoming a dead weight in this case. > > Is there a better way to upgrade my setup? >
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