On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Denniston, Todd A CIV NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane <todd.denniston at navy.mil> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On >> Behalf Of Gene Poole >> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 13:08 >> To: centos at centos.org >> Subject: [CentOS] Network Situation >> > <SNIP> >> If I install CentOS 6.0 and sometime later upgrade to CentOS 6.2, will >> the fact that I'm running software raid-1 on the /boot partition >> cause me grief? > <SNIP> > > 6.2 is the kind of release that those in the community and TUV call a > 'point release'. > Reading the FAQ may help you. > "14. What is the versioning/release scheme of CentOS and how does it > compare to the upstream vendor?" > http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General#head-6e2c3746ec45ac3142917466760321e8 > 68f43c0e > > And I think the backport link to redhat in the following FAQ could be > useful for you to understand. > "20. Where can I get the latest version of XyZ.rpm for CentOS? I cannot > find it anywhere." 1. CentOS (and upstream) 6.[012] still use the ethX convention. I expect that to continue throughout the lifetime of the 6.[0-9] series, as upstream aims for consistency throughout the lifetime of 6. 2. Yes - you can eliminate NetworkManager. I'm writing this on a CentOS 6.1 desktop that's also running KVM. I don't run NetworkManager on this, as I want a static IP address defined at boot that does not have anything else trying to mess with the network config. 3. I can't speak to Fedora 15 -> CentOS 6 KVM compatibility, but if you're moving existing guests, I'd be surprised if things didn't work. 4. RAID 1 from CentOS 6.0 to 6.2? Shouldn't be a problem. 5. Software RAID from Fedora 12 working in CentOS 6.0. Problems? Probably not. 6. Caveats? Plenty. CentOS 6 is based upon RHEL6, which is based on Fedora 12/13. So going from Fedora 15, you're going a little back in time. You'd have to look at the release notes from Fedora 13 and up to see the differences, as well as the CentOS/RHEL 6 release notes to get the major changes from way back. Example: no systemd. I don't know much more, as I haven't used Fedora in years... Hope that helps... -Ian