Am 07.01.2015 um 17:38 schrieb James: > Stefan G. Weichinger <lists <at> xunil.at> writes: > > >> I am in the process of upgrading an old (~2010) gentoo server. >> The customer never wanted updates ... and now he wants ... *sigh* >> Thanks for any pointers! >> best, Stefan > > > If the server is 5 years old (or more) surely there is an additional system > available to build up new and fresh as the server they need. That way > you keep the existing system online and their current work continuing until > cut over time. Pretty much standard procedure. And if you run into > any issues, you can look at the old, existing setup and then make decisions > on what to do on the new server. > > Just a thought, but most companies have spare machines available, just > inquire; particularly if this one is 5+ years old, maybe newer hardware > is a (very) good idea?
In short: yes. Not so short: I am only a subcontractor (right term?) there so the first level consulting and discussing is done by a friend and colleague. And they don't have the best "atmosphere" in the last months ... For sure I suggested new hardware already and also noted that a fresh reinstallation would have been better than the upgrade. Tomorrow afternoon we test a reboot. We have Fujitsu IRMC in the box to be able to fiddle with grub-entries if needed ... and just in case the other guy is about 200m next to the physical server then. If it continues to make problems there is still Plan B with a fresh and shiny 64-bit image ... (I have those in containers and VMs ...) Thanks to all of you so far, Stefan
