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Hi,

Can this be implemented on RHEL5.5 without any issues -
http://www.novell.com/communities/node/5932/rollback-sles-online-updates-lvm-snapshots
 ?

Thanks & Regards,
Renil Thomas.

<http://www.novell.com/communities/node/5932/rollback-sles-online-updates-lvm-snapshots>

On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:10 AM, Renil Thomas <renilthomas82@gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
> Hi All,
>
> This is about the online update on a linux machine. For instance, on a
> running machine (RHEL 5.5), software update has to be carried out without
> affecting the active root partition(LVM2 is used here), i.e., on an
> alternate root partition or environment , can snapshots help? Also, after
> updating in order to check the status of my update, can I boot from the
> alternate partition (if possible above)  and then if it works fine, can I
> sync the data into the older partition with these changes?
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Renil Thomas
>
>

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Hi,<div><br></div><div>Can this be implemented on RHEL5.5 without any issue=
s -=A0<a href=3D"http://www.novell.com/communities/node/5932/rollback-sles-=
online-updates-lvm-snapshots">http://www.novell.com/communities/node/5932/r=
ollback-sles-online-updates-lvm-snapshots</a>=A0?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks &amp; Regards,</div><div>Renil Thomas.</div><div=
><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.novell.com/communities/node/5932/roll=
back-sles-online-updates-lvm-snapshots"></a><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 7:10 AM, Renil Thomas <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:renilthomas82@gmail.com">renilthomas82@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> =
wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br><br>Hi All,<div><br></div><div>This is about=
 the online update on a linux machine. For instance, on a running machine (=
RHEL 5.5), software update has to be carried out without affecting the acti=
ve root partition(LVM2 is used here), i.e., on an alternate root partition =
or environment , can snapshots help? Also, after updating=A0in order=A0to c=
heck the status of my update, can I boot from the alternate partition (if p=
ossible above) =A0and then if it works fine, can I sync the data into the o=
lder partition with these changes?</div>


<div><br></div><div>Thanks &amp; Regards,</div><div>Renil Thomas</div>
</div><br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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