Re: OES2 SP1 to OES2 SP2 upgrade nightmare
warper2
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> First, I'm doing this on a test system. Thank God.
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> I first tried doing this via the SMT process in TID #7004963
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> Did not work (it said it's installed the move to oes2, but never subs
> me to any of the channels or auto-reboots after that).
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> I then tried the "down server" upgrade method, but it appears that SLES
> 10 SP3 whacks the network card or config setup so it cannot get to my
> network install sources for the sles10-sp2-updates channel.
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> I've also tried the official docs (similar situation where it gets the
> patches, installs the move to oes2 and then nothing happens).
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> And the communities article as well (although depending upon where you
> read the instructions vary).
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> I suppose I should open an SR although I'm a bit tired of repeated OES2
> SP1 installs and trying the diff. methods only to have none of them work
> and all of them fail.
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I have been having good luck with the upgrades. Though I am only doing it
via the channel.