On Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 01:55:46AM -0400, Lee Flier wrote: > Hi all - > > I am new to the Red Hat scene, and I'm a bit confused by the upgrade and > support system. It's a bit hard to tell what's going on by looking at > the web site. > > I originally purchased RH 8.0 and then subscribed to the Red Hat Network > for a year. I've been getting the live updates as they become > available, and that's all great... but now RH 9 is out. My Red Hat > Network "available channels" still shows 8.0. But if I keep updating > 8.0 (including the kernel), doesn't it eventually become the same thing > as 9.0? Or is 9.0 entirely different?
No. Within a given release, like 8.0, Red Hat guarantees binary compatibility. That means that the primary focus for the Red Hat Network (RHN) is security patches, and not feature releases. There are quite a few changes from 8.0 to 9 (there is no such thing as 9.0). > If it is in fact different, I also see that one can download the ISO > images for 9.0 from RHN... however if I do that, and install 9.0 as an > upgrade, will I then have access to the RH9 "channel" on RHN? Will RHN > "know" that I have upgraded and will my available subscription services > reflect that? It just magically all works. Download the ISO images, do your upgrade (or a fresh install, whichever works best for you), and then set up RHN on your 9 system. I think if you've upgraded, you don't have to do anything else. If you did a fresh install, reconfigure up2date, use your current username and password, and connect. Then go to the RHN web pages, delete your 8.0 system and authorize your 9 system. > Also, doesn't subscribing to RHN give you access to any other support > options? I can't say that it's very easy to figure out what you get, or > in some cases how to get to it, from the web site. RHN is just for updates. Red Hat Enterprise Network, which you can also buy, has more features. Then there's the Enterprise Linux product set that includes a higher level of support, from e-mail to 24x7 phone support, depending on how much you pay. -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
