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by jacobyoder 719 days ago
at this point, it will probably have to be a rebuild of a few machines - i'm not sure we can jump from 7->9 in an automated way (is it possible?) and i'm unsure how we'd recover if there was a hiccup in that process.

possible good news is that we'd been forced to use more machines a few years ago due to some IT policy about databases not being colocated on the same physical instance as the application(s) accessing it, which forced multiple servers when fewer were needed. I was told that's not a hard requirement any longer, which may allow us to consolidate some pieces during a rebuild.
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worthless-trash 719 days ago
I"m not sure how mature the LEAPP program is, but you could always simplify the process by running your apps in an el7 container for the initial migration while you ensure the rest of userspace catches up/adequately tested.
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jacobyoder 718 days ago
Interesting thought. I may consider that as a fallback approach if we hit any issues. Thanks.
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