Up2date newbie; things to look out for

From: Jeff Boyce (jboyce_at_meridianenv.com)
Date: 06/28/05

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    Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:16:47 -0700
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    Greetings -

    I am new to managing a RHEL3 server for a small office and have some
    questions regarding using up2date that I could not find in the RedHat
    Network Reference guide or elsewhere in my search on-line. My Dell PE2600 is
    primarily used as a Samba file server and is running a stock installation of
    RHEL3 ( 2.4.21-4.ELsmp) and all of the associated packages from our original
    installation last year. RHN shows that our system should have 400+ errata
    and 300+ packages installed to be up to date. I would like to begin
    maintaining our system in an up2date fashion on a regular basis, but am
    concerned about potential down-time from something going wrong in the
    process of getting my system up to date from this point. My office-mates
    would not be friendly if our server was down for a day. Can anyone give me
    some tips on things I should look out for; potential problems to be aware
    of, or preventative measures to ensure continued uptime during the up2date
    process? I am assuming that I will complete the entire update process in a
    series of steps over a week period, but is there a sequence that I should
    follow. Should I select certain packages to update first, or last? When
    should I update the kernel during the process? Any inside tips that come
    from hands-on experience is greatly appreciated.

    Jeff Boyce
    www.meridianenv.com 

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