Re: Upgrading from 7.4 to 9.1

Le 27 avr. 2013 =E0 18:11, Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> a =E9crit :

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> bsd@todoo.biz writes:
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>> I wanted to know if you would consider updating from 7.4 to 9.1
>> directly ?
>> =

>> Has anyone tried that with success ? =

> =

> 	Someone, somewhere.  :-)
> 	=

>> I plan to use the freebsd-update method. =

> =

> 	Less sure about this.
> =

> 	While it is certainly possible, many (myself included) will
> recommend a clean install.  Doing so has the following advantages:
> =

> 	1) while it requires an unused disk, the old disk is still
> 	available if anything Goes Horribly Wrong(tm).
> 	2) once the 9.1 system is fully functional, you can mount the
> 	7.4 disk read-only and copy any needed files.
> 	3) it will also de-clutter the file systems.
> 	4) speaking of file systems, you can add/delete/change
> 	partitions to implement lessons learned since the 7.4 system
> 	was installed.

Well to tell you the truth, the main reason I was asking is that I'll have =
to visit my datacenter in order to do a clean install=85 as opposed to remo=
te upgrade. =

So I was wondering if that could be ok. =

But I'll stick to your advice. =

Unless someone else tells me that It is a painless rapid update. =

Thx. =

> =

> =

> 	Respectfully,
> =

> =

> 				Robert Huff
> =

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