Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

Hi All

I have a server running CentOS 5.6 and I want to convert it to RHEL 5.6 to
get support from RHEL

Is there any way to do it without reinstalling?

Thanks in advance

ESG
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Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

Is it legal? Would that be supported? I do not think so.
That is why you should think about that during a deployment phase not
when the problem strikes.

Rgds,
Ges

On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 12:21 +0200, ESGLinux wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I have a server running CentOS 5.6 and I want to convert it to RHEL 5.6 to
> get support from RHEL
>
> Is there any way to do it without reinstalling?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> ESG

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Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

> Is there any way to do it without reinstalling?

Not really, no. You could (in theory) get the RHN tools on there, register it, and reinstall everything... But it might not work, might leave you with a funky package or two, and is generally not recommended.

Short answer: reinstall.

On Aug 24, 2011, at 5:38, "ESGLinux" <esggrupos@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I have a server running CentOS 5.6 and I want to convert it to RHEL 5.6 to
> get support from RHEL
>
> Is there any way to do it without reinstalling?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> ESG
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Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

Hi All,

I suposse that there is not an easy way to do this.

I´going to reinstall (I hope all applications works fine after that...)

Thanks for your answers,

ESG



2011/8/24 Grzegorz Witkowski <geslinux@gmail.com>

> Is it legal? Would that be supported? I do not think so.
> That is why you should think about that during a deployment phase not
> when the problem strikes.
>
> Rgds,
> Ges
>
> On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 12:21 +0200, ESGLinux wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > I have a server running CentOS 5.6 and I want to convert it to RHEL 5.6
> to
> > get support from RHEL
> >
> > Is there any way to do it without reinstalling?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > ESG
>
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Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

On 08/24/2011 02:01 PM, ESGLinux wrote:

Hi All,

I suposse that there is not an easy way to do this.

I´going to reinstall (I hope all applications works fine after that...)
Hope is not a good thing in system administration :-) . A plan works
better. In your CentOS environment (or elsewhere), build a kvm instance
of a RHEL5 install and test your applications before you re-install.
That way you will avoid nasty surprises with any library dependencies
that might break your applications. CentOS is essentially RHEL, is built
from the RHEL sources, but things might differ. Do spend the time to test.


Best regards,
GM

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Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

2011/8/24 Georgios Magklaras <georgios@biotek.uio.no>

> On 08/24/2011 02:01 PM, ESGLinux wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I suposse that there is not an easy way to do this.
>>
>> I´going to reinstall (I hope all applications works fine after that...)
>>
> Hope is not a good thing in system administration :-) .


je je. you are right, but sometimes.... I even pray... ;-)


> A plan works better. In your CentOS environment (or elsewhere), build a kvm
> instance of a RHEL5 install and test your applications before you
> re-install. That way you will avoid nasty surprises with any library
> dependencies that might break your applications. CentOS is essentially RHEL,
> is built from the RHEL sources, but things might differ. Do spend the time
> to test.
>

I´ll do it.

Thanks for your advice

ESG


> Best regards,
> GM
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Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

Hi,

I know it is not politically correct to mention Oracle Linux on a
Redhat mailing list, and a lot of people don't like Oracle, but it
might be one option for ESG.

Oracle's Linux support program offers RHEL users to join without
reinstalling (something that Redhat does not offer), and it is less
expensive too. I am not sure about Centos support from Oracle, but I
believe it is something that is not difficult to do (at least IMO
Redhat should do it, as Redhat likes to think that it is less evil).

I am not an Oracle employee, and I am not even an Oracle customer
(Oracle Linux is free for download and use, so far I have not paid
even a dollar to Oracle). I use Oracle Linux like others use Centos,
and in fact some open-source projects use Oracle Linux as their build
machines, like the Open Grid Scheduler (which is the open-source
version of Sun Grid Engine, and the project renamed itself after
Oracle closes the Sun deal). As some users use Oracle's own kernel, so
it is easier to build and install test binaries on Oracle Linux, test
with the RHEL compatible kernel, then reboot to the Oracle Unbreakable
kernel, and test the binaries again. It is way better than to test the
code on 2 different machines.

--Chi


On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:01 AM, ESGLinux <esggrupos@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I suposse that there is not an easy way to do this.
>
> I´going to reinstall (I hope all applications works fine after that...)
>
> Thanks for your answers,
>
> ESG
>
>
>
> 2011/8/24 Grzegorz Witkowski <geslinux@gmail.com>
>
>> Is it legal? Would that be supported? I do not think so.
>> That is why you should think about that during a deployment phase not
>> when the problem strikes.
>>
>> Rgds,
>> Ges
>>
>> On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 12:21 +0200, ESGLinux wrote:
>> > Hi All
>> >
>> > I have a server running CentOS 5.6 and I want to convert it to RHEL 5.6
>> to
>> > get support from RHEL
>> >
>> > Is there any way to do it without reinstalling?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > ESG
>>
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Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

Chi Chan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I know it is not politically correct to mention Oracle Linux on a
> Redhat mailing list, and a lot of people don't like Oracle, but it
> might be one option for ESG.
>
> Oracle's Linux support program offers RHEL users to join without
> reinstalling (something that Redhat does not offer), and it is less
> expensive too. I am not sure about Centos support from Oracle, but I
> believe it is something that is not difficult to do (at least IMO
> Redhat should do it, as Redhat likes to think that it is less evil).

<snip>
It is less evil. And going to Oracle Linux means dealing with Oracle
support... or, lack thereof, and utterly uncoordinated support, for very
small values of "support".

It took me a *month* to get a box fixed, and that included two weeks
emailing with an engineer in Chile, and three separate managers "taking
ownership" of the issue....

Don't go there.

mark

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Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 10:22 AM, <m.roth@5-cent.us> wrote:
> It is less evil. And going to Oracle Linux means dealing with Oracle
> support... or, lack thereof, and utterly uncoordinated support, for very
> small values of "support".
>
> It took me a *month* to get a box fixed, and that included two weeks
> emailing with an engineer in Chile, and three separate managers "taking
> ownership" of the issue....

I also know someone who has good experience with Oracle.

Even the free support on the Oracle Forums (at:
https://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=822 ) is good --
so far I've posted 3 questions, and 3 of them were answered by the
Oracle employees within a week.

--Chi


>
> Don't go there.
>
> * * * * mark
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Convert CentOS 5.6 to RHEL 5.6
 

Chi Chan wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 10:22 AM, <m.roth@5-cent.us> wrote:
>> It is less evil. And going to Oracle Linux means dealing with Oracle
>> support... or, lack thereof, and utterly uncoordinated support, for very
>> small values of "support".
>>
>> It took me a *month* to get a box fixed, and that included two weeks
>> emailing with an engineer in Chile, and three separate managers "taking
>> ownership" of the issue....
>
> I also know someone who has good experience with Oracle.
>
> Even the free support on the Oracle Forums (at:
> https://forums.oracle.com/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=822 ) is good --
> so far I've posted 3 questions, and 3 of them were answered by the
> Oracle employees within a week.

Um, right. Meanwhile, this box was under warranty, and had hardware
issues. And when I complained that the engineer in Chile was being pulled
off to respond to other issues, and so sometimes I'd get several emails a
day, other times, I'd email results of tests, and it would take him 2-3
days to get back to me, I got a new engineer... WHO ONLY WORKED NIGHTS.

As a comparison, I had a similar problem with a Dell box, and there was an
FE out within two weeks, *and* one manager had "taken ownership", *and*
when I had a problem a couple months later with another box, that same
manager contacted me. My manager and co-worker have had similar, though
not quite as extreme, experiences with Oracle, and we have *no* intention
of buying Sun/Oracle ever again.

mark

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