On Thu, 2022-12-08 at 13:30 -0500, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 9:38 AM Behrens, Lars (PHI)

> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> > 

> > > CERN and Fermilab jointly plan to provide AlmaLinux as the

> > > standard

> > > distribution for experiments

> > 

> > Will there be (or is there already) an upgrade path from Scientific

> > 7

> > to AlmaLinux 8?

> > 

> > I know they have scripts to switch from CentOS/RHEL but have found

> > none

> > so far for SL.

> > 

> > Cheerz,

> > Lars

> 

> I'd not recommend it. Updating a major OS in place is difficult

> enough. Adding in a change of vendor, even if they use the same

> source

> code base is.... well, it's asking for painful surprises.

> 

> I used to write scripts for SL/CentOS/RHEL switchovers. It's a slow

> and painful approach, and I don't recommend it.



https://almalinux.org/elevate



May or may not work for your system.  I generally advise strongly

against a major OS upgrade.  It is a great time to test your

documentation and disaster recovery practices.



Pat