RHEL version 6.1 has been released with new features and improvements. How do I upgrade my HP server running RHEL v6.0 to v6.1 using RHN?
You can upgrade the system using the yum command itself. Make a backup - it cannot be stressed enough how important it is to make a backup of your system before you do this. Most of the actions listed in this post are written with the assumption that they will be executed by the root user running the bash or any other modern shell.
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Reboot the server:
Verify that everything is working and new version is loaded:
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You can upgrade the system using the yum command itself. Make a backup - it cannot be stressed enough how important it is to make a backup of your system before you do this. Most of the actions listed in this post are written with the assumption that they will be executed by the root user running the bash or any other modern shell.
# uname -rSample outputs:
2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64You can see current RHEL release details using cat command as follows:
# cat /etc/redhat-release Sample outputs:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.0 (Santiago)To upgrade RHEL to v6.1, enter:
# yum -y updateSample outputs:
Dependency Installed:(Note: yum command output is truncated)
abrt-plugin-mailx.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6 gnutls-utils.x86_64 0:2.8.5-4.el6
libcacard.x86_64 0:0.1.2-2.el6 radvd.x86_64 0:1.6-1.el6
Updated:
Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-Release_Notes-6-en-US.noarch 0:1-26.el6
abrt.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6
abrt-addon-ccpp.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6
abrt-addon-kerneloops.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6
abrt-addon-python.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6
abrt-cli.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6
abrt-libs.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6
abrt-plugin-logger.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6
abrt-plugin-rhtsupport.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6
abrt-plugin-sosreport.x86_64 0:1.1.16-3.el6
at.x86_64 0:3.1.10-43.el6
audit.x86_64 0:2.1-5.el6
audit-libs.x86_64 0:2.1-5.el6
audit-libs-python.x86_64 0:2.1-5.el6
augeas-libs.x86_64 0:0.7.2-6.el6
authconfig.x86_64 0:6.1.12-5.el6
avahi-libs.x86_64 0:0.6.25-11.el6
bash.x86_64 0:4.1.2-8.el6
bfa-firmware.noarch 0:2.3.2.3-1.el6
bind-devel.x86_64 32:9.7.3-2.el6
bind-libs.x86_64 32:9.7.3-2.el6
bind-utils.x86_64 32:9.7.3-2.el6
binutils.x86_64 0:2.20.51.0.2-5.20.el6
blktrace.x86_64 0:1.0.1-4.el6
busybox.x86_64 1:1.15.1-11.el6
coreutils.x86_64 0:8.4-13.el6
coreutils-libs.x86_64 0:8.4-13.el6
cpp.x86_64 0:4.4.5-6.el6
cracklib.x86_64 0:2.8.16-4.el6
cracklib-dicts.x86_64 0:2.8.16-4.el6
crda.x86_64 0:1.1.1_2010.11.22-1.el6
cronie.x86_64 0:1.4.4-7.el6
cronie-anacron.x86_64 0:1.4.4-7.el6
cryptsetup-luks.x86_64 0:1.2.0-3.el6
cryptsetup-luks-libs.x86_64 0:1.2.0-3.el6
cups-libs.x86_64 1:1.4.2-39.el6
curl.x86_64 0:7.19.7-26.el6
device-mapper.x86_64 0:1.02.62-3.el6
device-mapper-event.x86_64 0:1.02.62-3.el6
device-mapper-event-libs.x86_64 0:1.02.62-3.el6
device-mapper-libs.x86_64 0:1.02.62-3.el6
dhclient.x86_64 12:4.1.1-19.P1.el6
dracut.noarch 0:004-53.el6
dracut-kernel.noarch 0:004-53.el6
e2fsprogs.x86_64 0:1.41.12-7.el6
e2fsprogs-libs.x86_64 0:1.41.12-7.el6
ebtables.x86_64 0:2.0.9-6.el6
efibootmgr.x86_64 0:0.5.4-9.el6
elfutils.x86_64 0:0.152-1.el6
elfutils-libelf.x86_64 0:0.152-1.el6
elfutils-libs.x86_64 0:0.152-1.el6
file.x86_64 0:5.04-6.el6
file-libs.x86_64 0:5.04-6.el6
fipscheck.x86_64 0:1.2.0-5.el6
fipscheck-lib.x86_64 0:1.2.0-5.el6
gcc.x86_64 0:4.4.5-6.el6
glib2.x86_64 0:2.22.5-6.el6
glibc.x86_64 0:2.12-1.25.el6
glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.12-1.25.el6
glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.12-1.25.el6
glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.12-1.25.el6
glibc-static.x86_64 0:2.12-1.25.el6
gpxe-roms-qemu.noarch 0:0.9.7-6.7.el6
grub.x86_64 1:0.97-70.el6
gtk2.x86_64 0:2.18.9-6.el6
hal.x86_64 0:0.5.14-11.el6
hal-libs.x86_64 0:0.5.14-11.el6
httpd.x86_64 0:2.2.15-9.el6
httpd-devel.x86_64 0:2.2.15-9.el6
httpd-manual.noarch 0:2.2.15-9.el6
httpd-tools.x86_64 0:2.2.15-9.el6
hwdata.noarch 0:0.233-7.1.el6
initscripts.x86_64 0:9.03.23-1.el6
ipmitool.x86_64 0:1.8.11-7.el6
iproute.x86_64 0:2.6.32-16.el6
iptables.x86_64 0:1.4.7-4.el6
iptables-ipv6.x86_64 0:1.4.7-4.el6
iputils.x86_64 0:20071127-16.el6
irqbalance.x86_64 2:0.55-29.el6
iscsi-initiator-utils.x86_64 0:6.2.0.872-21.el6
iwl6000-firmware.noarch 0:9.221.4.1-1.el6
iwl6050-firmware.noarch 0:41.28.5.1-2.el6
kernel-firmware.noarch 0:2.6.32-131.0.15.el6
kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.32-131.0.15.el6
kexec-tools.x86_64 0:2.0.0-188.el6
kpartx.x86_64 0:0.4.9-41.el6
krb5-devel.x86_64 0:1.9-9.el6
krb5-libs.x86_64 0:1.9-9.el6
libblkid.x86_64 0:2.17.2-12.el6
libcgroup.x86_64 0:0.37-2.el6
libcom_err.x86_64 0:1.41.12-7.el6
libcom_err-devel.x86_64 0:1.41.12-7.el6
libcurl.x86_64 0:7.19.7-26.el6
libdrm.x86_64 0:2.4.23-1.el6
libgcc.x86_64 0:4.4.5-6.el6
libgomp.x86_64 0:4.4.5-6.el6
libgssglue.x86_64 0:0.1-11.el6
libgudev1.x86_64 0:147-2.35.el6
libnl.x86_64 0:1.1-14.el6
libpciaccess.x86_64 0:0.10.9-4.el6
libselinux.x86_64 0:2.0.94-5.el6
libselinux-devel.x86_64 0:2.0.94-5.el6
libselinux-python.x86_64 0:2.0.94-5.el6
libselinux-utils.x86_64 0:2.0.94-5.el6
libss.x86_64 0:1.41.12-7.el6
libstdc++.x86_64 0:4.4.5-6.el6
libtirpc.x86_64 0:0.2.1-3.el6
libudev.x86_64 0:147-2.35.el6
libuuid.x86_64 0:2.17.2-12.el6
libvirt.x86_64 0:0.8.7-18.el6
libvirt-client.x86_64 0:0.8.7-18.el6
libvirt-python.x86_64 0:0.8.7-18.el6
lvm2.x86_64 0:2.02.83-3.el6
lvm2-libs.x86_64 0:2.02.83-3.el6
man-pages.noarch 0:3.22-17.el6
man-pages-overrides.noarch 0:2.5-1.el6
mdadm.x86_64 0:3.2.1-1.el6
microcode_ctl.x86_64 1:1.17-4.el6
mod_ssl.x86_64 1:2.2.15-9.el6
net-snmp-libs.x86_64 1:5.5-31.el6
net-tools.x86_64 0:1.60-105.el6
netcf-libs.x86_64 0:0.1.7-1.el6
nfs-utils.x86_64 1:1.2.3-7.el6
nfs-utils-lib.x86_64 0:1.1.5-3.el6
nspr.x86_64 0:4.8.7-1.el6
nss.x86_64 0:3.12.9-9.el6
nss-softokn.x86_64 0:3.12.9-3.el6
nss-softokn-freebl.x86_64 0:3.12.9-3.el6
nss-sysinit.x86_64 0:3.12.9-9.el6
nss-util.x86_64 0:3.12.9-1.el6
openldap.x86_64 0:2.4.23-15.el6
openldap-devel.x86_64 0:2.4.23-15.el6
openssh.x86_64 0:5.3p1-52.el6
openssh-clients.x86_64 0:5.3p1-52.el6
openssh-server.x86_64 0:5.3p1-52.el6
openssl.x86_64 0:1.0.0-10.el6
openssl-devel.x86_64 0:1.0.0-10.el6
pam.x86_64 0:1.1.1-8.el6
parted.x86_64 0:2.1-13.el6
perl.x86_64 4:5.10.1-119.el6
perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker.x86_64 0:6.55-119.el6
perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS.x86_64 1:2.2003.0-119.el6
perl-Module-Pluggable.x86_64 1:3.90-119.el6
perl-Pod-Escapes.x86_64 1:1.04-119.el6
perl-Pod-Simple.x86_64 1:3.13-119.el6
perl-Test-Harness.x86_64 0:3.17-119.el6
perl-devel.x86_64 4:5.10.1-119.el6
perl-libs.x86_64 4:5.10.1-119.el6
perl-version.x86_64 3:0.77-119.el6
php.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
php-cli.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
php-common.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
php-devel.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
php-gd.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
php-imap.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
php-mbstring.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
php-mysql.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
php-pdo.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
php-pecl-memcache.x86_64 0:3.0.5-3.el6
php-xmlrpc.x86_64 0:5.3.3-3.el6
plymouth.x86_64 0:0.8.3-22.el6
plymouth-core-libs.x86_64 0:0.8.3-22.el6
plymouth-scripts.x86_64 0:0.8.3-22.el6
prelink.x86_64 0:0.4.4-1.el6
procps.x86_64 0:3.2.8-17.el6
python.x86_64 0:2.6.6-20.el6
python-ethtool.x86_64 0:0.6-1.el6
python-libs.x86_64 0:2.6.6-20.el6
python-pycurl.x86_64 0:7.19.0-8.el6
python-tools.x86_64 0:2.6.6-20.el6
python-urlgrabber.noarch 0:3.9.1-8.el6
python-virtinst.noarch 0:0.500.5-3.el6
qemu-img.x86_64 2:0.12.1.2-2.160.el6
qemu-kvm.x86_64 2:0.12.1.2-2.160.el6
ql2400-firmware.noarch 0:5.03.16-1.el6
ql2500-firmware.noarch 0:5.03.16-1.el6
quota.x86_64 1:3.17-16.el6
redhat-release-server.x86_64 0:6Server-6.1.0.2.el6
rhn-check.noarch 0:1.0.0-61.el6
rhn-client-tools.noarch 0:1.0.0-61.el6
rhn-setup.noarch 0:1.0.0-61.el6
rhnlib.noarch 0:2.5.22-10.el6
rpm.x86_64 0:4.8.0-16.el6
rpm-libs.x86_64 0:4.8.0-16.el6
rpm-python.x86_64 0:4.8.0-16.el6
rsyslog.x86_64 0:4.6.2-3.el6
seabios.x86_64 0:0.6.1.2-3.el6
selinux-policy.noarch 0:3.7.19-93.el6
selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:3.7.19-93.el6
setup.noarch 0:2.8.14-12.el6
shadow-utils.x86_64 2:4.1.4.2-9.el6
smartmontools.x86_64 1:5.39.1-3.el6
sos.noarch 0:2.2-8.el6
strace.x86_64 0:4.5.19-1.10.el6
sudo.x86_64 0:1.7.4p5-5.el6
sysstat.x86_64 0:9.0.4-18.el6
systemtap-runtime.x86_64 0:1.4-6.el6
sysvinit-tools.x86_64 0:2.87-4.dsf.el6
tcsh.x86_64 0:6.17-12.el6
tkinter.x86_64 0:2.6.6-20.el6
udev.x86_64 0:147-2.35.el6
upstart.x86_64 0:0.6.5-10.el6
util-linux-ng.x86_64 0:2.17.2-12.el6
vgabios.noarch 0:0.6b-3.6.el6
vim-common.x86_64 2:7.2.411-1.6.el6
vim-enhanced.x86_64 2:7.2.411-1.6.el6
vim-minimal.x86_64 2:7.2.411-1.6.el6
virt-manager.noarch 0:0.8.6-4.el6
virt-top.x86_64 0:1.0.4-3.8.el6
virt-viewer.x86_64 0:0.2.1-3.el6
virtio-win.noarch 0:1.2.0-1.el6
vte.x86_64 0:0.25.1-6.el6
yum.noarch 0:3.2.29-17.el6
yum-metadata-parser.x86_64 0:1.1.2-16.el6
yum-plugin-priorities.noarch 0:1.1.30-6.el6
yum-utils.noarch 0:1.1.30-6.el6
Replaced:
cairo-spice.x86_64 0:1.8.7.1-4.el6
ffmpeg-spice-libs.x86_64 0:0.4.9-0.15.5spice.20080908.el6
pixman-spice.x86_64 0:0.13.3-5.el6
Complete!
Reboot the server:
# rebootVerify that everything is working and new version is loaded:
# uname -aSample outputs:
2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64Verify ports are open:
# netstat -tulpn
# tail -f /var/log/messages
# tail -f /path/to/log/file
# cat /etc/redhat-release Sample outputs:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.1 (Santiago)
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