ne... wrote: > On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 16:48, mcclnx mcc <mcclnx at yahoo.com.tw> wrote: > >> We have several CENTOS 4.X which inside Firewall. I can NOT run "yum" >> inside firewall to upgrade O.S. to new release. >> >> Does there has way I can download all RPM to otherside firewall server then >> transfer those files into servers inside firewall and upgrade. >> >> Anyone have procedure dicuments or website can be reference? >> > Sure download the rpms and tranfer to a machine behind the firewall. > Use createrepo, I believe, to create a local repository. Point the servers > behind the firewall to this machine and use yum to update. > > ne... > I use dag wiers excellent mrepo from rpmforge (can also be used for RHEL repos). Works great for me, cinch to setup and run mrepo -u as a cronjob to keep things up to date (and email me with updated rpms). Best of luck. Regards Andy