I have servers that are running:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 3 (Taroon Update 5) and Red Hat Linux Advanced Server release 2.1AS (Pensacola) [which I think RH renamed as Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 2.1].
The servers are running fine. Is it possible (and if so, how) to convert these to the equivalent releases of CentOS, without doing a complete upgrade (I want to mess with the systems as little as possible)? I work at a small company and we simply can't afford to pay for the renewal costs to be able to keep them updated from Red Hat.
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Sterickson,
You should be able to do this following a process very similar to the one listed in the FAQ for migrating from WhiteBoxEL:
http://www.centos.org/modules/smartfaq/faq.php?faqid=19
Regards, Greg
On 9/22/05, Greg Knaddison greg.knaddison@gmail.com wrote:
Sterickson,
You should be able to do this following a process very similar to the one listed in the FAQ for migrating from WhiteBoxEL:
Worked perfectly - thanks!
RHEL2.1 -> CentOS-2 is very simple. See http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/centos-2/migration.htm for specific instructions "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS/ES/WS x86 Live Errata Update to CentOS-2"
John.
Shaun T. Erickson wrote:
I have servers that are running:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 3 (Taroon Update 5) and Red Hat Linux Advanced Server release 2.1AS (Pensacola) [which I think RH renamed as Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 2.1].
The servers are running fine. Is it possible (and if so, how) to convert these to the equivalent releases of CentOS, without doing a complete upgrade (I want to mess with the systems as little as possible)? I work at a small company and we simply can't afford to pay for the renewal costs to be able to keep them updated from Red Hat.
-- -ste
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On 9/25/05, John Newbigin jnewbigin@ict.swin.edu.au wrote:
RHEL2.1 -> CentOS-2 is very simple. See http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/centos-2/migration.htm for specific instructions "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS/ES/WS x86 Live Errata Update to CentOS-2"
The upgrade went perfect, except for one thing: I had to reboot under my old kernel, rather than the CentOS one, because the module for my NIC was missing (bcm5700.o). Where can I get one for the CentOS kernel, so that I can run it and any subsequent kernels that come out?
Shaun T. Erickson wrote:
On 9/25/05, *John Newbigin* <jnewbigin@ict.swin.edu.au mailto:jnewbigin@ict.swin.edu.au> wrote:
RHEL2.1 -> CentOS-2 is very simple. See http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/centos-2/migration.htm for specific instructions "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS/ES/WS x86 Live Errata Update to CentOS-2"The upgrade went perfect, except for one thing: I had to reboot under my old kernel, rather than the CentOS one, because the module for my NIC was missing (bcm5700.o). Where can I get one for the CentOS kernel, so that I can run it and any subsequent kernels that come out?
CentOS-2 does have bcm5700.o. A depmod might resolve that problem, but I recommend that you use tg3.o instead. We have had problems with the bcm drivers in the past but the tg3 works well for us these days. (Our servers have 'Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5703X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)')
Just edit your /etc/modules.conf and change it to include: alias eth0 tg3
as appropriate.
John.
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