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?
2. Should I be using redhat-ds instead of fedora-ds for supported RH systems?
3. 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.
4. Must I use YUM for Enterprise 4 systems? Why can’t I just download an FDS 1.1 RPM and install it? It would be much easier than converting E4 systems to YUM.
5. 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.

Ken Marsh

ANS System Administration Lead

(410) 876-9200