solarflow99 wrote:
> thats too bad because i'll bet the customers will want to update to
> 5.1.  I don't know that 5.1 has anything different, its usually just
> security fixes and updates, not 100% sure though.
> I think I remember a setting for that somewhere, maybe on the RHN or in
> yum where it had a distinction not to upgrade, only update.

I think there is no concept of "upgrading" within a release of RHEL.  There
are only updates since the major release of all packages remain unchanged.
A stated benefit of RHEL.  Only patches are supplied...no added
functionality that would be achieved via an upgrade.

> 
> hope it helps anyways..
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 30, 2007 8:52 PM, Camron W. Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> 
>     solarflow99 wrote:
>     > I don't see why 5.1 can't just be used.  Is there really enough
>     > difference that you know of thats stopping you?
>     >
>     >
> 
>            It's a question of support. FSC does not support 5.1 (yet),
>     even though
>     the hardware actually comes from Fujitsu-Siemens, who *does* support it.
>     FSC has told me in no uncertain terms that I will be SOL if something
>     breaks or I need support for anything and the box is running 5.1.
> 
>     Best Regards,
>     Camron
> 
>     Camron W. Fox
>     Hilo Office
>     High Performance Computing Group
>     Fujitsu America, INC.
>     E-mail:         [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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