Depending on how big your system is, yes another system can get costly, but it does not have to be an exact dupe, either. You can forgo complex RAID setups etc, just to build "something" that will run in a pinch. You copy your data to that system before you start your upgrade and you could keep everything "live" while you work on the production box.
When it is all said and done, the "other" box could be kept as a warm spare, which is something you should have if things are that critical for you. Another thought, how about buying another "root" disk and loading fresh on that? Take the current "root" out of the box and load onto a new one. Unless you intend on changing Filessystem type of everything, you should be able to mount them to the new root disk. If things go bad, stop, put the old root in and your back up. Having said that, I am assuming you keep your OS on a separate disk array than your data. I do. HTH, Steven -----Original Message----- From: Ashley M. Kirchner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 12:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Live System Upgrade : Call for suggestions Trevor wrote: > If it's that critical, build a separate server (new hardware). That way if > everyone starts complaining, you still have a back up server. Hardware is > dirt cheap. We don't have that kind of spending money just for an upgrade, specially since after the upgrade, the extra machine will just sit there and collect dust. -- W | I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere. +-------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashley M. Kirchner <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . 303.442.6410 x130 IT Director / SysAdmin / WebSmith . 800.441.3873 x130 Photo Craft Laboratories, Inc. . 3550 Arapahoe Ave. #6 http://www.pcraft.com ..... . . . Boulder, CO 80303, U.S.A. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
