[Fedora-directory-users] YUM and 64 bit upgrade to 1.1 questions
Rich Megginson
rmeggins at redhat.com
Mon Mar 10 15:20:03 UTC 2008
Ken Marsh wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have some questions upgrading 3 Red Hat systems (ES3, 4 x86 &
> ES5x86_64, one each) from FDS 1.01-4 to 1.1.
>
> 1. On RHES5.1 x86_64, is it safe to do yum to update the
> installation? There are a lot of warnings out there about yum vs
> Beta of 1.1. Should I remove all of 1.01-4 first?
>
Either way is fine. Just be sure to backup your data (db2bak, db2ldif)
and your config (slapd-instance/config) before you upgrade.
>
> 1.
>
>
> 2. Should I be using redhat-ds instead of fedora-ds for supported
> RH systems?
>
Red Hat Directory Server is not free - you have to purchase a separate
subscription/entitlement. If you would like to purchase Red Hat DS,
please contact me off list.
>
> 1.
>
>
> 2. Searching for packages in rhn.redhat.com, there is no redhat-ds
> available. Shouldn’t it be there? I have entitlements for 3, 4
> and 5.
>
See above.
>
> 1.
>
>
> 2. Must I use YUM for Enterprise 4 systems? Why can’t I just
> download an FDS 1.1 RPM and install it?
>
There is no FDS 1.1 RPM for EL4.
>
> 1. It would be much easier than converting E4 systems to YUM.
> 2. If I must use YUM, is there some EASY, STRAIGHTFORWARD
> instructions for installing YUM on ES4? Everything out there
> seems to assume I am setting up some grand upgrade
> redistribution engine when all I want is a few packages.
>
> 1.
>
>
>
> Ken Marsh
>
> ANS System Administration Lead
>
> (410) 876-9200
>
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