Best means of upgrade

[Patrick Bartek]

--- On Sat, 3/13/10, Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com> wrote:

> I have a server running a 32 bit
> release and some critical VMs, so I really 
> don't want to mess it up. It also has an old 64 bit (FC6)
> release which I get to 
> via chain loader from the grub in 32 bit. I want to upgrade
> the 64 bit (which I 
> don't use) to the FC13 pre stuff from a daily spin.
> 
> The config is thus, 32 bit boot is in a raid-1 array, as is
> the 64 bit boot. 
> Those are based on primary partitions. Then there is a
> raid-6 array with LVM on 
> it, providing /home, and Root32 and Root64 LVs. I want to
> put the latest 64 bit 
> on the array for /boor64 and the LV for /Root64. I do *NOT*
> want to hose the 32 
> bit or MBR!
> 
> My choices are:
> 1 - try to do an upgrade from FC6 to FC13 over the 64 bit
> install

Don't even bother with this option.  It will fail bigtime.  Clean install.

> 2 - do a fresh fc13 install, also over the 64 bit old
> stuff

This is the best option.  Install F13's grub on F13's partition.  The 32-bit MBR chainload should continue to work without modification.

> 3 - do it on another machine, too likely to hose the
> production stuff

If you just want to play with F13, this is the safest way or do it in a VM.


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