<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Michael B. Trausch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mike@trausch.us">mike@trausch.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On 11/30/2011 03:16 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:<br>
> when time for an upgrade to a server OS (major version change like<br>
> RHEL4->RHEL5)<br>
> 1. Buy new server and do fresh new OS install<br>
> 2. migrate old data to new system and begin testing.<br>
> 3. Once testing is complete and new system taking the load, wipe the old<br>
> drives and sell the old system.<br>
> 4. stop storing junk<br>
<br>
</div>But if you're running Debian on the server, you simply dist-upgrade from<br>
one release to the next! :)<br>
<br>
*ducks*<br></blockquote><div><br>See step #4 ;D<br><br>In all seriousness, the anticipated lifespan of server class hardware is not what it was 10 years ago. Given that most long term distros are good for 5 years or so, changing out that old clunker for better flops/watt rig might actually pay for itself over a 5 year life span. Not sure as i really haven't don't a number crunch. <br>
<br>Hmm. That would be a hard one to do as most places use more and more computing power as time progresses. <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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--- Mike<br>
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