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Upgrading SLE

From SLE 11 SP3 to SLE 11 SP4

Taken from https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016711.

  • zypper ref -s
  • zypper update -t patch
  • zypper update -t patch (again)
  • zypper se -t product | grep -h – “-migration” | cut -d\| -f2
  • A sample output could be as follows: SUSE_SLES-SP4-migration
  • zypper in -t product sle-sdk-SP4-migration SUSE_SLES-SP4-migration (modify from what is shown in above command)
  • suse_register -d 2 -L /root/.suse_register.log
  • zypper ref -s
  • zypper lr
  • zypper mr –disable <repo-alias> any repos that are not needed
  • zypper dup –from SLES11-SP4-Pool –from SLES11-SP4-Updates plus other repos as needed
  • suse_register -d 2 -L /root/.suse_register.log
  • Reboot the machine

From SLE 12 to SLE 12 SP1

Taken from https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles-12/book_sle_deployment/data/sec_update_migr_zypper_onlinemigr.html.

  • Install the latest updates.
  • Install the packages zypper-migration-plugin and their dependencies.
  • Run the zypper migration: zypper migration.
  • Review all the changes, especially the packages that are going to be removed. Proceed by typing y.
  • After successful migration restart your system.

Slow Boot Issues after Service Pack Migration

Check the boot loader in YaST for incorrect drive names both for the boot device and the kernel parameters.

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