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Updating a Linux OS to a New Version
b. Unzip the downloaded tools and drivers package to the server.
c. Within the unzipped directory file system, navigate to the Linux OS InstallPack folder:
Do one of the following:
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To update or install all supported drivers, navigate to the InstallPack directory and run the
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InstallPack.py file.
Linux/OS_name/version/InstallPack
Follow the InstallPack application instructions to complete the driver update.
To update or install other drivers, navigate to the driver directory and double-click the .rpm
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files.
Linux/OS_name/version/Drivers/driver where driver is the directory name containing the
driver.
Updating a Linux OS to a New Version
Use the procedures in the following sections to update a Linux OS to a new version:
"Update the Oracle Linux Operating System Version" on page 40
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"Update the SLES Operating System Version" on page 41
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"Update the RHEL Operating System Version" on page 42
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Update the Oracle Linux Operating System Version
You must already have Oracle Linux installed on the server.
Before You Begin
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Determine a method for updating the Oracle Linux operating system:
For Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) installations, create local yum repositories and
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configure yum and up2date to install update packages from them.
Go to http://public-yum.oracle.com/.
For Oracle Linux installations without Unbreakable Linux Network support, use the Oracle
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Public yum server and a yum client to install updates.
Go to http://public-yum.oracle.com/.
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Linux/OS_name/version/InstallPack
where OS_name is the installed OS as OL (Oracle Linux), RHEL (Red Hat), or SLES
(SUSE), and version is the version of the installed Linux OS.
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