Binary upgrade from 8.4 to 10.1

[Paul Schmehl]

Thanks, John.

--On August 3, 2015 at 9:23:35 PM +0000 John Howie <john at thehowies.com> 
wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> The FreeBSD Handbook is your friend:
> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/updating-upgra
> ding.html.
>
> Regards,
>
> John
>
>
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> On 8/3/15, 2:17 PM, "owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org on behalf of
> Paul Schmehl" <owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org on behalf of
> pschmehl_lists at tx.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I am responsible for sysadmin work on two internet-facing servers -
>> www.stovebolt.com and mail.stovebolt.com.  Both of these servers are
>> production servers, and we have no test or devel servers.  (Small hobby
>> website with very little money.)
>>
>> I want to upgrade from FreeBSD 8.4 RElEASE to FreeBSD 10.1 RELEASE using
>> FreeBSD update.
>>
>> I've done this before, and I don't think I'll run into issues with the
>> binary update, but I want to make sure I do everything right and in the
>> right order.
>>
>> Is there a document that describes this process with detailed steps that
>> doesn't leave anything out?
>>
>> I did find this:
>> <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2014-November/081088.
>> html>
>>
>> But I'm wondering if there is an official document that describes every
>> step of the process.
>>
>> Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst
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Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst
As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions
are my own and not those of my employer.
*******************************************
"It is as useless to argue with those who have
renounced the use of reason as to administer
medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson
"There are some ideas so wrong that only a very
intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell