If you are already running a previous version of Red Hat Linux on your system,
you may choose to upgrade to Red Hat Linux 7.1 instead of performing a full
installation. If you decide to upgrade, you must choose
Upgrade instead of choosing an installation class.
Follow the instructions on how to upgrade your system contained in the
installation manual appropriate for your architecture. During the
upgrade, you will need to make sure that the secure server packages are
selected by the installation program.
When you perform an upgrade to your Red Hat Linux system, the installation
program checks to see what packages are already installed. Those
packages will automatically be updated to the versions included in Red Hat Linux
7.1 during the upgrade process. However, if you do not have a
particular package installed, the installation program will not install
the new version of that package — unless you customize your
upgrade.
If you are upgrading from Red Hat Linux 7.0 or later and had the secure Web server
packages installed, the upgrade process will upgrade the secure server
packages. If you are upgrading from Red Hat Linux 7.0 or later, but you did not
have the secure Web server packages installed, you will need to select the
apache, mod_ssl and
openssl packages during the package customization
process. See the section called Customizing Your Upgrade to Install the Secure Server for
instructions on finding the packages you will need to choose.
If you are upgrading from the US/Canada version of Red Hat Linux Professional,
you will need to customize your upgrade and choose the secure server
packages for installation. You may already have
apache installed, but mod_ssl
and openssl will not be installed, as they were not
included in Red Hat Linux before Red Hat Linux 7.0. You will need to customize the
upgrade to choose at least mod_ssl and
openssl. See the section called Customizing Your Upgrade to Install the Secure Server for instructions on finding the
packages you will need to choose.
If you are upgrading from the International version of Red Hat Linux
Professional and had the apache,
mod_ssl and openssl packages
installed, then the installation program will select and upgrade these
programs automatically.
If you are upgrading from the International version of Red Hat Linux
Professional but did not have the apache,
mod_ssl or openssl packages
installed, then you will need to customize your upgrade and choose these
packages for installation. See the section called Customizing Your Upgrade to Install the Secure Server for instructions on finding the
packages you will need to choose.
If you need to customize the upgrade process, follow the upgrading
instructions contained in your installation manual; basically, choose
Upgrade as your Install Type
and then select Customize packages to be
upgraded. Then you will need to select the packages to
upgrade, as described in your installation manual. To help you select
packages, Table 13-1 provides the
location of each secure server-related package and whether it is
optional.
After you have finished, if you are also upgrading any version of
Apache, see the section called Upgrading from a Previous Version of Apache. If you
are not upgrading Apache, continue on to the section called An Overview of Certificates and Security.
