Migration F8 from older release

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http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq

2008/3/10, Luc MAIGNAN <luc.maignan at winxpert.com>:
>
>  Where can I find the parameters to tell yum to update to the right
> version (I use a 64 bits architecture)
>
> BR
>
> seth vidal a écrit :
>
> On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 19:08 +0100, Luc MAIGNAN wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>
> I've read at several places that upgrading Fedora 6 To F8 (even via
> temporaly an F7) is not recommended and I have to make a fresh install.
>
> But it not possible in my mind. For exemple (I know several admin have
> the same problem), I have a mail server installed as a FC6. If I want to
> make a fresh install, I have to stop the mail server during several
> hours (install the OS, configure Postfix, spamassassin, .....) or days,
> it is not possible for my campany.
>
> So, what is the less bad solution to upgrade my server ?
>
> Thanks for your advices.
>
>  two options:
>
> 1. yum update from fc6->f7 then f7->f8. I've done it on multiple servers
> w/very few problems. YMMV
>
> 2. If you're going to be setting up long-running servers consider using
> RHEL or Centos which make update/security guarantees.
>
> -sv
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