> I've had many a "live upgrade" go awry over the > years with Linux > distributions. I'd be more impressed with a reliable > upgrade system, > even if it requires a reboot with media or special > boot mode that is > faster than the current process. "live upgrade" in > the "linux" context > strikes me as a "shiny" rather than "practical" > thing in my personal > experience.
The ONLY Linux distribution where you can do a live upgrade is Debian. On anything else you are asking for trouble. This may change with the latest yum for rpm based distributions. With Redhat/Fedora, it has always been complete reinstall to avoid anaconda mess ups and what not. Your experience, therefore, is not worth considering because you are not using valid live upgrade cases. Nexenta uses the debian tools of apt and dpkg and an upgrade from their nevada based b50 alpha6 to their latest 'elatte' based on nevada b55 was smooth ride for me. I am not a Debian guy but I will root for Debian when it comes to 'live upgrade' because there exists NOTHING ELSE that comes close to their system that allows you to upgrade everything except the kernel without a reboot. You do a disservice to or perhaps you even insult the great tools that the Debian project has created by calling them "'shiny' rather than 'practical'" due to your limited personal experience when in reality they are 'the most shiny and practical of all'. regards, Christopher non-current RHCE Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
