Newbie question abt network install

[vendor at billoblog.com]

I did -- he said that it was my responsibility to upgrade the virtual 
machine.  The service they would provide would only be a reinstall of the 
image of Fedora 16.  The bottom line is that I'm give a virtual box and 5 
static ips, and all maintenance is my responsibility.

billo

On Thu, 25 Oct 2012, Doug wrote:

> On 10/25/2012 09:46 PM, vendor at billoblog.com wrote:
>> 
>> Sorry if this is the wrong forum -- if it is, please direct me to the right 
>> one.
>> 
>> I rent a virtual personal server in another city that runs Fedora 16.  I 
>> want to upgrade it to 17.  I did the yum-based preupgrade and such, but am 
>> stuck.  The instructions I read said to reboot and then choose upgrade at 
>> the boot screen.
>> 
>> Since this is a network machine that has no boot screen, I need to tell the 
>> box to upgrade in some other way.
>> 
>> Is there a way to to a yum upgrade over the network without seeing a boot 
>> screen?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> billo
> Since you rent this, it's not yours to upgrade.  Consult the owner of the 
> machine!
> --doug
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