Is it possible to upgrade SUSE to SLES 11 SP4?
SUSE Manager 1.2/1.7/2.1 appliances can not be upgraded to SLES 11 SP4 at this time! SUSE Studio Onsite can not be upgraded to SLES 11 SP4 at this time! There is no supported direct upgrade path from SLES 8, SLES 9, and NLD 9. Instead it is recommended to perform a new installation. There is no supported direct migration path to SLES/SLED 11 SP3.
Is there a migration path from SLES 10 SP4 to SLES 11 SP4?
The supported migration path from SLES/SLED 10 SP4 to SLES/SLED 11 Service Pack 4 is by using the SLES/SLED 11 SP 4 boot media. See the respective section below. There is no supported direct migration path to SLES/SLED 11 SP4.
Which is the update repository for SLES 11 SP2?
SLES 11 SP2 Updates repository includes only the latest and any innovative updates that can’t be delivered to the SP1 Updates repository (for various reasons). In addition to this, we introduced a core repository, which provided a “gap” for packages that were neither released into the SP1 nor the SP2 Updates repository.
Why did SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 change?
The main reason for this change was the concept of a 6-month overlap period (n-1 service pack support) to allow validation of the released service pack and a window of migration for customers, whereby they would continued to be maintained and supported fully within the old SP. SLES 11 GA and SLES 11 SP1 followed the SLES 10 model.
How to upgrade SLES for SAP applications 11 SP2 to sp3?
Now it is possible to install all available updates for SLES for SAP 11 SP2: run ‘ zypper update -t patch ‘ again. Now the installed products contain information about distribution upgrades and which migration products should be installed to perform the migration. Read the migration product informations from /etc/products.d/*.prod and install them.
Are there any channels available for sles11 SP3?
With the installation of SP3 there are only two channels available: SLES11-SP3-Pool and SLES11-SP3-Updates. Any previous channels from SP2 are visible, but not enabled. These disabled channels are only needed for users who have particular needs.