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.
As an aside, up2date supports yum repos to some extent. If you look in
/etc/sysconfig/sources (I think) you'll see some syntax for it.
rob