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

[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

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