how to upgrade linux from Redhat 6.4 to 6.5 ?

Nandhu_mnk · 06-10-2017, 04:51 AM

hi guys now I am having one Redhat 6.4(Santiago) OS in my virtual machine...Is it possible to upgrade my os to 6.5 by using a single patch? or re-installation is the only way? please guide me.
Thanks in advance.!!!!!

wpeckham · 06-10-2017, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nandhu_mnk

hi guys now I am having one Redhat 6.4(Santiago) OS in my virtual machine...Is it possible to upgrade my os to 6.5 by using a single patch? or re-installation is the only way? please guide me.
Thanks in advance.!!!!!

Major levels (v6 to v7) require a reinstall. Minor levels (v6.3 to v6.4) only require a normal update. Use

Code:

sudo yum update

or if running as root

Code:

yum update

to bring your RHEL up to the latest level of your version.

273 · 06-10-2017, 07:41 AM

What did the folks at Red Hat support tell you was best practice?
Call them and ask them to guide you -- why else are you paying for Red Hat?

TB0ne · 06-10-2017, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Nandhu_mnk

hi guys now I am having one Redhat 6.4(Santiago) OS in my virtual machine...Is it possible to upgrade my os to 6.5 by using a single patch? or re-installation is the only way? please guide me.
Thanks in advance.!!!!!

...and the VERY FIRST HIT in Google for "how to upgrade linux from Redhat 6.4 to 6.5 ?" is....
https://access.redhat.com/discussions/1309173

..from the Red Hat forums, discussing how to upgrade. As you've been 'guided' before, unless you're paying for RHEL, you won't be able to do this, use yum, etc., since you don't have access to the repositories.

And given that 7.2 is the latest version, why on earth would you bother to upgrade from 6.4 to 6.5? It came out in 2013, so you're already half way through the life cycle:
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata