How do I upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7?
Issue
- How do I perform an in-place upgrade from the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7?
- How do I use the Preupgrade Assistant and Red Hat Upgrade Tool to upgrade Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
| Product Variant | x86 Architecture | x86_64 Architecture | IBM Power | IBM z Systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop Edition | Not supported | Not supported | N/A | N/A |
| Workstation Edition | Not supported | Not supported | N/A | N/A |
| Server Edition | Not supported | Supported | Supported[1] | Supported[2] |
| HPC Compute Node | Not supported | Supported | N/A | N/A |
| Server running CloudForms software | N/A | Not supported | N/A | N/A |
| Server running Satellite software | N/A | Not supported[3] | N/A | N/A |
| Product Variant | All Variants |
|---|---|
| UEFI-based RHEL Installations | Not Supported |
[1] Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
[2] Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems, except when Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) with Linux Disk Layout (LDL) is used
[3] Red Hat Satellite 6 Documentation will provide information and required tooling for migrating a Satellite environment from RHEL 6 to RHEL 7, but the in-place upgrade tool is not a supported method for this procedure. Refer to point 6.1 in the Satellite 6 Install Guide.
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