[Fedora-directory-users] YUM and 64 bit upgrade to 1.1 questions

[Ken Marsh]

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

[phone]

[Rich Megginson]

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
>
>  [phone]
>
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[Rob Crittenden]

Rich Megginson wrote:
>  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