Re: RHEL ES to AS

[Joshua Daniel Franklin <jdf lists gmail com>]

On 6/30/05, Tim Edwards wrote:
> We currently have all the CDs for RHEL4 ES. However we want to install
> AS on a particular machine. Is it only necessary to download the first
> CD of AS and then use the other 3CDs from ES to install? Will this work?
> Will I miss any packages/capabilities by doing this?

You can even: 
--install ES and skip RHN registration
--download the redhat-release RPM for AS and replace the ES one
--register the system as AS

And, here's an FAQ on the subject of the capabilities:
<http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/faq/#2>

2. How do the Red Hat Enterprise Linux family members differ, and how
do I know which one to use?

>From a technology viewpoint the four members of the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux family, AS, ES, WS and Red Hat Desktop are similar. A design
goal of the family is to maintain a high degree of commonality so that
they provide a consistent environment for applications and for those
administering the machines. AS and ES are designed for servers. WS is
designed for compute nodes and technical workstations. Red Hat Desktop
is designed for the typical corporate office. AS and ES provide
identical functionality. ES is licensed for servers with up to 2 CPUs
and 16GB of main memory while AS is licensed for servers of any size
and any architecture. WS and Red Hat Desktop do not include many of
the open source server applications that are provided with AS and ES,
so they are not suitable for server environments. Red Hat Desktop
supports single CPU systems with up to 4GB of main memory, while WS
supports dual CPU systems and has no memory restriction. More info
about our product matrix can be found on our website.