5.1 Supported Upgrade Paths

Table 5-1 Supported Path for Upgrading OES

Source Version

Destination

Upgrade Methods Supported

Additional Information

OES 23.4, OES 24.1, OES 24.2

OES 24.3

NCC

Subscription Management Tool (MFSMT)

SUSE Manager

Before update, you must register to NCC or SMT.

OES 2023 with the latest patch

OES 24.3

Physical Media (OES 23.4)

AutoYaST

Channel Upgrade

SUSE Manager

During upgrade, you must register to NCC or SMT.

OES 2018 SP3 (64-bit) with the latest patch

OES 24.3

Physical Media (OES 23.4)

AutoYaST

During upgrade, you must register to NCC or SMT.

OES 2023 with the latest patch

OES 23.4

Physical Media (OES 23.4)

AutoYaST

Without registering to NCC or SMT, OES 2023 upgrades to OES 23.4.

OES 2018 SP3 (64-bit) with the latest patch

OES 23.4

Physical Media (OES 23.4)

AutoYaST

Without registering to NCC or SMT, OES 2018 SP3 upgrades to OES 23.4.

IMPORTANT:Source servers must have all patches applied from the appropriate SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and OES patch update repositories prior to an upgrade.

Other OES releases can be upgraded by installing the interim OES version. For example, to upgrade from OES 2015 SP1 to OES 2023 or OES 23.4, you need to upgrade to OES 2018 SP3 first, and then upgrade from OES 2018 SP3 to OES 2023 or OES 23.4.