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{{Warning box|For the time being upgrading from 7.x to 8.x via yum won't work.. See [[bugzilla:3621]]}}
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==Status: Beta==
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SME Server Version 8 will be the next major version of SME Server, and will involve upgrading the base to CentOS 5. We are just in the early stages of development, but so far things look good.
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See the Release Announcement for Beta1 http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=39499.0
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http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8.0/iso/i386/ - 8.0 beta1 (based on CentOS 5.1)
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Please, please any issues report to our bug tracker under the SME Server 8 section.
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(especially with SME Server 8.0beta1 as this is an early beta release)
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Notes:
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- Upgrades from 7 to 8 are still being worked on and might not work correctly yet.
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- Also no contribs will be released for 8.0 until we get to the RC status.
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===New Install===
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Install with the CD, should work fine. If not report a bug.
  
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==Status: Pre-Alpha ==
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===Upgrade paths===
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SME Server Version 8 will be the next major version of SME Server, and will involve upgrading the base to CentOS5. We are just in the very early stages of development, but so far things look very good - not nearly as many changes as were required from going from a base of RedHat 7.3 in SME Server 6.x to a base of CentOS4 in SME Server 7.x.
 
  
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===Upgrade paths:===
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====With CD====
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So far 7.1, 7.1.3 and 7.2 are able to yum upgrade to SME 8 Pre-Alpha. You should only do this if you are interested in helping with development and testing.
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Should work fine. If not report a bug.
  
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{{Warning box|CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8 will not work on i586 hardware. See [[bugzilla:2845]]}}
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====With Yum====
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{{Warning box|For the time being upgrading from 7.x to 8.x via yum won't work.. See [[bugzilla:3621]]}}
  
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===Want to join in the fun:===
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So far 7.1, 7.1.3 and 7.2 are able to yum upgrade to SME 8.
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Grab yourself a test box and follow the instructions below:
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You should only do this if you are interested in helping with development and testing.
  
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=====sme8os repository=====
 
Setup with the following yum repositories...
 
Setup with the following yum repositories...
  
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If you have any bug issues with upgrading please open a new SME Server 8.x {{BugzillaFileBug|product=SME%20Server%20Release%208.X|component=|comment=|summary=|title=file a bug here}}
 
If you have any bug issues with upgrading please open a new SME Server 8.x {{BugzillaFileBug|product=SME%20Server%20Release%208.X|component=|comment=|summary=|title=file a bug here}}
  
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Then try [[SME Server 8 - Features Tested/Results]].
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===Major Changes===
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* CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8 will not work on i586 hardware. See [[bugzilla:2845]]

Revision as of 09:48, 28 December 2007

Status: Beta

SME Server Version 8 will be the next major version of SME Server, and will involve upgrading the base to CentOS 5. We are just in the early stages of development, but so far things look good.

See the Release Announcement for Beta1 http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=39499.0 

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8.0/iso/i386/ - 8.0 beta1 (based on CentOS 5.1)

Please, please any issues report to our bug tracker under the SME Server 8 section.
(especially with SME Server 8.0beta1 as this is an early beta release) 

Notes:
- Upgrades from 7 to 8 are still being worked on and might not work correctly yet.
- Also no contribs will be released for 8.0 until we get to the RC status.

New Install

Install with the CD, should work fine. If not report a bug.

Upgrade paths

With CD

Should work fine. If not report a bug.

With Yum

Warning.png Warning:
For the time being upgrading from 7.x to 8.x via yum won't work.. See bugzilla:3621


So far 7.1, 7.1.3 and 7.2 are able to yum upgrade to SME 8. You should only do this if you are interested in helping with development and testing.

sme8os repository

Setup with the following yum repositories... 

/sbin/e-smith/db yum_repositories set sme8os repository \
Name 'SME Server 8 - smeos' \
BaseURL 'http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/smeos/i386/' \
EnableGroups yes \
GPGCheck no \
Visible yes \
status enabled

Expand your yum.conf... 

expand-template /etc/yum.conf

Then run yum command 

yum upgrade --disable '*' --enable sme8os

Once completed issue 

signal-event post-upgrade;signal-event reboot

If you have any bug issues with upgrading please open a new SME Server 8.x file a bug here


Major Changes

  • CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8 will not work on i586 hardware. See bugzilla:2845
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