On Wednesday 30 October 2002 12:44 pm, Ed Wilts is done writ:
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 09:14:43AM -0800, Chuck Dutrow wrote:
<snip>
> > my question is there a way to set up something that will allow automated
> > ver upgrades from the web, I heard something about this if you belong to
<snip>
> been managing enterprise systems for about 20 years, is you should
> *never* do automated upgrades. You can certainly get automated listings
> of what updates need to be applied, but they're only for the current
> version. There are no mechanisms for upgrading version to version (e.g.
> 7.3 to 8.0) automatically.
I've been working in the field for over 20 years, and in UNIX for almost a
dozen years...and I will second what Ed said. "Automatic updates" are for
folks at the knowledge level of yuor typical M$ user. XP, with its EULA, has
just that...and with an autoupgrade, it can, and sooner or later *will*,
break something critical, and you won't have a fast backout path.
<snip
> Simply put, you can not run a Red Hat server 24x7 - there will be change
> windows when you have the opportunity to apply patches and do reboots.
This isn't just a Red Hat issue, either, it's inherent in what is going on.
This is true for *every* UNIX, and for every m/frame o/s as well.
The SOP, in *all* shops, is to *schedule* maintenance downtime. Unless you
have an odd business, you'll want to go for sunday night/monday morning,
tuesday night/wednesday morning, or thursday night/friday morning (yes, I
*did* skip wed. night/thurs morn), and probablly something like 0200-0430
hours (or till 0600 hours, if you need more time) on those mornings.
mark
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