Hi Digimer
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 6:54 PM, Digimer <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 15/12/15 10:43 AM, Traiano Welcome wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Digimer <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 15/12/15 10:17 AM, Traiano Welcome wrote:
>>>> Hi All
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to upgrade from CentOS 6.7 to CentOS 7?
>>>>
>>>> I see there is some attempt at an upgrade tool available, but it's
>>>> apparently broken:
>>>>
>>>> https://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/CentOSUpgradeTool
>>>>
>>>> Would anyone be able to recommend a manual upgrade procedure to
>>>> upgrade a minimal CentOS 6.7 system to one or other version of CentOS
>>>> 7?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks in advance,
>>>> Traiano
>>>
>>> Given how radically the OS changed, I would strongly advice against it.
>>> The move from sysvinit to systemd alone is enough to recommend against
>>> an upgrade.
>>
>>
>> So it's not possible under any circumstances?
>
> I suppose anything is possible with enough time and effort, but I
> strongly recommend against it.
>
> CentOS is a server OS and as such should be used in a manner that
> provides maximum reliability. An upgrade in general introduces avoidable
> risk. An upgrade from 6 to 7 would induce far more risk than usual.
>
> Much safe to setup centos 7 fresh and migrate services over in a
> controlled fashion.
I'm aware and appreciative of these risks. However, given the unique
situation I need to address, it's worth spending the time needed to
attempt this.
If some tweaking, and a moderate amount of head-wall contact is
required, that's ok.
If there is any method that provides a reasonable approximation of
success, I'd be thankful if you could point me to it.
>
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