Hi there –
We have a 10.2 system that needs to be upgraded to version 11.1. The server, for whatever reason, does not have a DVD, but does have a CD drive, so the choice for upgrade is to do so using the net install iso image.
My question is the following: Can an upgrade be done using netinstall? Thanks.
Yes! With the usual caveats that apply to upgrades.
People usign the zypper dup method have had issues with PAM for example, and not being able to log in, except via ssh (I think).
Probably better to use the live cd then add repos read more here
For net install have a read here
Good luck!
Geoff
Hi there –
Thanks for your replies. It appears the approach I will need to take is the netinstall method. The reason for this is due to the LiveCD installation not having any upgrade option available.
Another issue came up during the upgrade: The following error message appeared on-screen during the upgrade:
/dev/sda3 is mounted by a kernel device name. Restart the old system and change the mount-by method.
How easy is it to change the mount-by method? More importantly is it worth the effort to do so, or should I consider doing a scratch installation of the 11.1 distribution?
Thanks.
10.2 -11.1 upgrade ? Wow you’re brave 
personally i would backup everything you need & do a fresh install. Too many changes of everything between 10.2 & 11.1,you’ll only end up fighting dependencies & configurations
Andy
Hi there –
What if I went from the 10.2 to the 10.3 release. Once that was done I could then upgrade from 10.3 to 11.0, and then finally to the 11.1 release.
That would be time-consuming, but in theory that would circumvent the dependency issue.
What do you think?
If I were you I would do a fresh install. If you have another Linux machine nearby you can export the DVD with NFS to the target machine and boot with the NET install CD. It worked fine for me.
kaplan71 wrote:
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> Hi there –
>
> What if I went from the 10.2 to the 10.3 release. Once that was done I
> could then upgrade from 10.3 to 11.0, and then finally to the 11.1
> release.
>
> That would be time-consuming, but in theory that would circumvent the
> dependency issue.
>
> What do you think?
I had a lot more problems 10.2 -> 10.3 than with 10.2 -> 11.0 here. I did
one 10.2 -> 11.1 update and the only problem I had was with KDE4 crap
getting inserted when I got careless with the package selection screen.
Caveat: the 10.2 was pretty much bone stock and up to date - no third party
add-ons to mess with. And I’m sure the fact that I had a complete backup
of the 10.2 system kept Murphy from sticking his fingers into the
process 
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Will Honea
I just upgraded my production web server from 10.2 to 11.1 using the mini disk/network method. I did a non-bootable data backup to a tape robot first.
The main problem I had was that the routing was not working after the upgrade. After reading on these forums I switched networking methods over to NetworkManager using curses yast2->Network Devices->Network Settings.
The other issue I had was that the MoinMoin wiki was not working. I had to run the command “python setup.py install --prefix=’/usr/local’ --record=install.log” from the moin-1.5.8 install directory and that fixed that.
All in all it was fairly easy and a lot less time consuming than a fresh install. My web server has had significant hardening and configuration over the years and I would not want to start over.
Hope this gives confidence to others to go ahead and upgrade.