Hi Digimer
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 6:54 PM, Digimer <li...@alteeve.ca> wrote: > On 15/12/15 10:43 AM, Traiano Welcome wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Digimer <li...@alteeve.ca> 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. > > -- > Digimer > Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ > What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without > access to education? > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos