Upgrade from 8.4 to 10.2

[Terje Elde]

> On 12 Dec 2015, at 13:22, Andrew Berg <aberg010 at my.hennepintech.edu> wrote:
> 
> 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.

This. 

But also, if at all possible, I highly recommend testing the upgrade first. Perhaps restore a backup to another system, and upgrade that for example. 

FreeBSD is in my experience quite stable and offers relatively little trouble, but better safe than sorry. 

Terje