Upgrade from 8.4 to 10.2

[Andrew Berg]

On 2015.12.12 05:50, Peter Harrison via freebsd-questions wrote:
> Hello list.
> 
> I have a server I want to upgrade from 8.4-R to 10.2 using a binary upgrade.
> 
> What's the preferred way of doing that? Ie. Should I jump to 9 first? And
> can I safely do it remotely or do I need to be on front of the console?
It would be best to go to 9.3 first, and it's a good idea to have console
access just in case something goes wrong or you make a mistake somewhere.