Update Options; Preparing The Server For Updating - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual

7.1.2 Update Options

OES 2 administrators have three options for updating servers with patches from Novell.
ZENworks Linux Management: An enterprise-level product that requires a separate license.
It provides updates for SUSE Linux Enterprise, OES, and Red Hat* Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
products. In addition to hosting updates for download, ZENworks
capable of pushing them to targeted devices through a single Web interface. For more
information about ZENworks Linux Management see its
www.novell.com/products/zenworks/linuxmanagement/).
Subscription Management Tool (SMT) for SUSE Linux Enterprise: This product doesn't
require a separate license. It lets you host patches from the Novell online update channel on an
internal server, which provides more security and greatly reduces Web traffic related to server
updates. SMT is available for download on the
download.novell.com/Download?buildid=5YxjWD8_ZZk~).
Novell Online Update Servers: For those who don't require an internal update source, OES 2
servers can be easily configured to directly access the online patch channel. Instructions for
doing this are included in the sections that follow.

7.2 Preparing the Server for Updating

1 Make sure you have installed all the services that you need on the server.
2 Before starting your update, make note of the root partition and available space.
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.
The
df
root partition to write down is
Example: List with df -h.
In particular, ensure that you have enough space where the update process downloads all the
updates to in
Depending on the number of patches that you are going to apply, you might need about 3 GB
for OES 2 SP2.
3 Before updating the server, secure the current data on the server.
Copy all configuration files to a separate medium, such as a streamer, removable hard disk,
USB stick, or ZIP drive. This primarily applies to files stored in
directories and files in
HOME directories) to a backup medium. Back up this data as
permission for all local files.
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-h command lists the device name of the root partition. In the following example, the
/dev/hdb2
/var/cache/zmd/
and
/var
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