Novell SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 SP1 - 8-18-2010 VIRTUALIZATION WITH ZEN Manual page 39

Updating SLE 10 Systems to
SLE 11
The update of a Xen VM Host Server is done similarly to the update of a normal SUSE
Linux Enterprise system. Simply follow the update description of the new SUSE Linux
Enterprise system.
To update a SLE 10 SP1 or later virtual machine to SLE 11, complete the following
procedure.
1 Make sure the host computer is running the most recent SLE updates. The
host computer must be running software that is more recent than the software
planned for the virtual machine update.
2 Shut down the virtual machine you want to update.
3 Prepare the virtual machine's operating system environment for the update
by completing any prerequisite tasks. It is recommended to make a copy of
the entire virtual disk.
4 View or print the virtual machine's configuration found with xm list -l
<vm_name>.
5 Use the Virtual Machine Manager to update the virtual machine.
6 Choose the operating system that is currently used on the virtual machine.
7 Select the virtual machine from the list to update.
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