How do I upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10
- Only selected architectures and variants are supported for upgrade from 6.10 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9:
- See "Chapter 1. Planning an upgrade" for full details including additional caveats and software package limitations.
- Only the indicated combinations of architecture and variant from the following matrix are supported:
"Product Variant Intel 64-bit architecture IBM POWER, big endian IBM Z 64-bit architecture Intel 32-bit architecture Server Edition
Supported
Supported
Supported
Unsupported
HPC Compute Node
Supported
N/A
N/A
Unsupported
Desktop Edition
Unsupported
N/A
N/A
Unsupported
Workstation Edition
Unsupported
N/A
N/A
Unsupported
Server running CloudForms software
Unsupported
N/A
N/A
N/A
Server running Satellite software
Unsupported. To upgrade Satellite environments from RHEL 6 to RHEL 7, see the Red Hat Satellite Installation Guide.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Issue
- How do I perform an in-place upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to 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?
Resolution
The Upgrading from RHEL 6 to RHEL 7 guide describes steps for an in-place upgrade from RHEL 6 to RHEL 7. The supported in-place upgrade path is from RHEL 6.10 to RHEL 7.9.
SAP HANA
If you are using SAP HANA, follow [How do I upgrade from RHEL 6 to RHEL 7 with SAP HANA](https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3372181) instead. Note that the upgrade path for RHEL with SAP HANA might differ.
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