Updating 7.3 to 8.0

[Robert Adkins <raa impelind com>]

Hello,

	I have a production server running version 7.3 of Red Hat that I would   
like to update to version 8.0. Does anyone have any experience with   
performing this type of upgrade?

	What kind of issues did you experience?

	I have a combination of applications installed via RPM as well as built   
from source running on the server, which is part of the reason I am   
concerned about the update.

	I have a backup server that I recently rebuilt due to hardware failure   
and I have installed Red Hat 8.0 on that machine. (It used to be our old   
Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controller, the CPU got fried.) Anyway, after   
getting Red Hat 8.0 up on it, I have found that I really like a great   
deal of the new configuration tools and the performance feels snappier on   
the system.

	So, I am itching to update the main server. I just have little desire to   
have all the services on it to cease to functioning, causing grief to   
myself as all of my users get up in arms about losing access to things.	

Regards,
Robert Adkins II
IT Manager/Buyer
Impel Industries, Inc.
Ph. 586-254-5800
Fx. 586-254-5804