On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 7:59 AM, madunix<madunix@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Can any one clarify this, is auto updating at all production servers
> recommended or not?
> need to know your opinion, how do you manage the update?
For a production server, I don't auto-update. There are too many
variables involved that may negatively affect the server's functions.
When implementing updates, I prefer to plan ahead, test on a
non-critical server, create a change plan that includes a roll-back
plan, and then schedule an outage window that allows enough time to
revert to the original version if necessary.
If it's a minor update that should not in any way negatively affect a
production system, I might skip scheduling an outage window, but I'll
still have a roll-back plan.
This may be an overly cautious approach, but it's the one that I use
for production systems.
HTH,
M
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