 | | | Up2date newbie; things to look out for | Up2date newbie; things to look out for 2005-06-27 - By Jeff Boyce
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Greetings -
I am new to managing a RHEL3 server for a small office and have some
questions regarding using up2date that I could not find in the RedHat
Network Reference guide or elsewhere in my search on-line. My Dell PE2600 is
primarily used as a Samba file server and is running a stock installation of
RHEL3 ( 2.4.21-4.ELsmp) and all of the associated packages from our original
installation last year. RHN shows that our system should have 400+ errata
and 300+ packages installed to be up to date. I would like to begin
maintaining our system in an up2date fashion on a regular basis, but am
concerned about potential down-time from something going wrong in the
process of getting my system up to date from this point. My office-mates
would not be friendly if our server was down for a day. Can anyone give me
some tips on things I should look out for; potential problems to be aware
of, or preventative measures to ensure continued uptime during the up2date
process? I am assuming that I will complete the entire update process in a
series of steps over a week period, but is there a sequence that I should
follow. Should I select certain packages to update first, or last? When
should I update the kernel during the process? Any inside tips that come
from hands-on experience is greatly appreciated.
Jeff Boyce
www.meridianenv.com
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