OK, so I'm a top poster....
I would recommend a clean install. As the poster below mentions, backup
your critical config files (or just do a dump of the entire
filesystem...a cheap 300 or 400gig IDE drive is great for that). The
3ware card is completely a non-issue. The 3ware drivers are shipped
with the kernel these days and are VERY stable. For projects like
this, I generally install a big cheap IDE drive, mirror the content of
the "old server", wipe the old disk array, reinstall from scratch, then
restore custom bits from the mounted IDE drive. When you're done, you
disconnect the IDE drive (or keep it around for cheap/fast data backup
in a pinch) and season to taste.
Cheers,
C
William Warren wrote:
> I would backup the passwords files and any cfg files you need and
> reinstall. That is probably going to be a nightmare in and of itself
> above and beyond a reinstall.
>
> Scott Heisler wrote:
>
>> I have a server and I'd love to upgrade to Centos. It's not totally
>> custom but does have a working 3ware array. The hardware is rock solid.
>> Is it smart to do an "upgrade" using YUM or do I really need to do a
>> clean install. I have about 60 users on this box along with about 30
>> shares. Re-Doing this would not be much fun.
>
