Fedora directory users - Mar 2008 - YUM and 64 bit upgrade to 1.1 questions

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

(410) 876-9200

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
>
> (410) 876-9200
>
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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