Securing Current Data; Ensuring That There Is Adequate Storage Space On The Root Partition; Preparing Your Target Server - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual

Section 5.3.4, "Checking the Server's IP Address," on page 113
Section 5.3.5, "Checking the Server's DNS Name," on page 113
Section 5.3.6, "Ensuring That the Server Has a Server Certificate," on page 113
Section 5.3.7, "Preparing an Installation Source," on page 114

5.3.1 Securing Current Data

Before upgrading, secure the current data on the server. For example, make a backup copy of the
data, so you can restore the data volumes later if needed.
Save your configuration files. Copy all configuration files to a separate medium, such as a streamer,
removable hard disk, or USB stick, to secure the data. This primarily applies to files stored in
as well as some of the directories and files in
data in
/home
read permission for all local files.
5.3.2 Ensuring That There Is Adequate Storage Space on the
Root Partition
Before starting your upgrade, make note of the root partition and space available.
If you suspect you are running short of disk space, secure your data before updating, and repartition
your system. There is no general rule of thumb regarding how much space each partition should
have. Space requirements depend on your particular partitioning profile and the software selected.
WARNING: If your root partition resides in an EVMS container, you might not be able to
repartition or expand the size of the root partition without destroying data elsewhere on the device.
The
df -h
partition to write down is /dev/

5.3.3 Preparing Your Target Server

Complete the steps in
112 OES 2 SP2: Installation Guide
(the Home directories) to a backup medium. Back up this data as
command lists the device name of the root partition. In the following example, the root
hdb2
Table 5-2 for your target server.
and . You might also want to write the user
/var /opt
(mounted as ) with 183 GB available.
/
/etc
. Only has
root root