OpenBSD 3.6 has been released. I purchase the official CD set on every other release and bought 3.5, so this round I needed to download it and create my own boot CD. This is actually relatively straightforward if one isn’t scared of the command line. Mind you, cdrecord the Unix command line CD burning software isn’t very user-friendly. Anyway, download the system and creating the CD was uneventful.
I wanted to upgrade mother to OpenBSD 3.5 about three months ago, but never completed the project. Now that 3.6 is hot and fresh this is the perfect time for upgrade.
Basic system installed within 15 minutes! Still, much needs to be done, e.g. compile and install RAID-capable kernel, reinstall RAID system, install all the packages and server software, play around w/ firewall, etc. etc. Then comes planning for migration of existing data on mother to new HD. All these will keep me very busy for the next couple of weeks.
2 responses so far ↓
1 ah Leung // Nov 5, 2004 at 1:08 am
Do you install it on-site or at home. If you do it on-site, I would probably like to join with you to go through the whole process, because I want to learn more about setting up a server. I may not be helpful but a burden to you. If you want to do it alone, just go ahead and feel easy.
2 tin_the_fatty // Nov 5, 2004 at 12:09 pm
Most of the stuff will be done at home. Only data migration (plus tests) and the firewall setup need to be done on site.
The thing is, even if you come and watch me, there isn’t going to be anything worth seeing. 1) I type fast and 2) it probably won’t make sense to you.
However, this time I am going to make detailed notes along the way, and will put the result up. The idea is to put together a walkthru so others could benefit.