Using The Patch Channel To Upgrade (Online) - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual

5.4.5 Using the Patch Channel to Upgrade (Online)

NOTE: If you want to use ZENworks
Appendix D, "Upgrading to OES 2 SP2 Through a ZENworks Linux Management Server," on
page 227.
"Before You Start the Upgrade" on page 119
"Creating a Password Answer File" on page 119
"Performing the Upgrade" on page 120
Before You Start the Upgrade
Understand the following:
You might notice that the SLES documentation refers to this upgrade method as an "online
migration." In OES, "migration" implies moving to a new architecture or platform.
Don't be confused by the SLES terminology when, for example, you add "migration" products
to your upgrade channels.
The SLES "move-to-sles10-sp3" patch cannot be used to migrate OES 2 SP2.
The OES server being upgraded must be running OES 2 SP1 with the latest patches applied.
See Table 5-1 on page
You can perform a "silent" patch channel upgrade by creating an answer file that contains the
LDAP (eDirectory) Admin user password and, if you are installing Domain Services for
Windows, the optional Domain Administrator password. Instructions for doing this are in
"Creating a Password Answer File" on page
If you prefer to enter the passwords manually after the software has been updated, skip to
"Performing the Upgrade" on page
Creating a Password Answer File
If you want the upgrade process to run without user intervention after the software is updated, you
can create an answer file for the YaST install.
IMPORTANT: The answer file can only be created
On an OES 2 SP2 server you have already installed or upgraded.
or
During the upgrade, after the software is updated to SP2 and just prior to rebooting the SP1
server that you are upgrading. (See
The answer file creation software is not available through the OES 2 SP1 patch channel.
Do the following.
1 As , open a terminal prompt.
root
2 Enter the following command:
sudo yast2 create-answer-file ldap_password optional_domain_admin_password
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Linux Management to upgrade your OES 2 SP1 servers, see
109.
119.
120.
Step 7 on page 120.)
Upgrading to OES 2 SP2 119