Thank you *very* much for your help.

I really appreciate it.


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> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:39:41 -0400
> Subject: Re: SL Minor Version Upgrade Question
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> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Dormition Skete
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > We already have a server using SL6.0.  I see that 6.1 is probably going to be coming out soon.  If we just keep our server updated, will it automatically "become" a 6.1 server, or do we need to download a new 6.1 DVD when it comes out, and go through the upgrade process to make the server 6.1?
> >
> > Any help with this will be appreciated.
>
> Almost entirely, yes. There may be subtle distinctions, but this is
> actually what the upstream vendor dues for supported systems: simply
> keep the systems subscribed to the update channels, and the
> configurations will be close enough for production work.
>
> Discrepancies may include subtle format changes in configuration files
> that were edited locally and did not get replaced, and old packages
> such as kernels that were left in place and not removed with the
> upgrade process, but our favorite upstream vendor works *amazingly
> hard* to make sure those are correctly handled to preserve your local
> configuratoins safely, not create compatibility problems or leave
> debris behind.
>
> It can get tricky, especially if the "fasttrack" or "optional"
> packages were activated and later moved to "updates" from upstream,
> but I'm overall very impressed with our favorite upstream vendor's
> handling of this.