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To upgrade 12SP4 LPAR to 15SP1 use: | To upgrade 12SP4 LPAR to 15SP1 use: | ||
# Before upgrade ensure | # Before upgrade ensure | ||
## There is enough free space in / (At least | ## There is enough free space in / (At least 25GB. 5GB is definitely less and leads to upgrade failure). | ||
## The system is registered with latest registration codes | ## The system is registered with latest registration codes. See SuSEConnect commands at [[Update Suse from SLES 12 SP2 to SLES 15 SP2 with 100MB /boot]] | ||
## Entire LPAR image level backup is taken via [[Backup of LPAR by booting into Suse installer DVD rescue mode]]. '''Expect enough surprises during upgrade.''' | ## Entire LPAR image level backup is taken via [[Backup of LPAR by booting into Suse installer DVD rescue mode]]. '''Expect enough surprises during upgrade.''' | ||
# Connect two virtual optical drivers (one for installer and one for packages). See [[Add Virtual Optical Media to LPAR with desired OS ISO image]] | # Connect two virtual optical drivers (one for installer and one for packages). See [[Add Virtual Optical Media to LPAR with desired OS ISO image]] | ||
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To upgrade 12SP4 LPAR to 15SP1 use:
- Before upgrade ensure
- There is enough free space in / (At least 25GB. 5GB is definitely less and leads to upgrade failure).
- The system is registered with latest registration codes. See SuSEConnect commands at Update Suse from SLES 12 SP2 to SLES 15 SP2 with 100MB /boot
- Entire LPAR image level backup is taken via Backup of LPAR by booting into Suse installer DVD rescue mode. Expect enough surprises during upgrade.
- Connect two virtual optical drivers (one for installer and one for packages). See Add Virtual Optical Media to LPAR with desired OS ISO image
- Start "Upgrade" option after booting through CD using "System management services". See Activating the LPAR (Starting)
- Press up/down arrow to get grub
- Ideally we should have taken a backup of system (root) partition before upgrade via Backup of LPAR by booting into Suse installer DVD rescue mode
- Leave Language and Keyboard to default values and choose Next
- If there is prompt to enable multipath select 'yes', esp. in case of FC based disks.
- Give network IP etc. either via DHCP or static. We need direct access to Internet for upgrade to work. Choose next
- Select Suse12SP4 partition to upddate and choose Next
- Agree to license and choose next
- On the repository page choose next
- If system is not registered with Suse we need Full installer DVD (not two separate installer / packages).
- Ideally register system and proceed.
- The system should have been registered with active codes. Sometime the activation codes are renewed yearly. In that case we need to login to suse portal and do a fresh activation / registration before upgrade.
- Select the migration target
- Agree to use updated repositories as part of update process
- Do not select any additional products for installation during upgrade.
- We can install required packages later after upgrade
- Wait for upgrade to complete
