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# almalinux-deploy
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# msvsphere-deploy
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An EL to AlmaLinux migration tool.
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An EL to MSVSphere migration tool.
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## Usage
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In order to convert your EL8 and EL9 operating systems to AlmaLinux do the following:
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In order to convert your EL8 and EL9 operating systems to MSVSphere do the following:
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1. CentOS 8.4 or 8.5 is required to convert to AlmaLinux. It is recommended to update to 8.5 prior to moving to
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AlmaLinux but not required if you are on at least CentOS 8.4. Rebooting after the updates is recommended if your system
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1. CentOS 8.4 or 8.5 is required to convert to MSVSphere. It is recommended to update to 8.5 prior to moving to
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MSVSphere but not required if you are on at least CentOS 8.4. Rebooting after the updates is recommended if your system
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received new updates.
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```shell
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- As of January 31, 2022 the CentOS 8 mirrorlists are offline. In order to successfully perform `dnf update -y`
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you need to update your `dnf` config files to point to a valid mirror. You can use the following `sed` commands for
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convenience to restore `dnf` to a functional state that will let you update to 8.5 and subsequently AlmaLinux.
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convenience to restore `dnf` to a functional state that will let you update to 8.5 and subsequently MSVSphere.
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- ```bash
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sudo sed -i -e '/mirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=/ s/^#*/#/' -e '/baseurl=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/$contentdir\/$releasever\// s/^#*/#/' -e '/^\[baseos\]/a baseurl=https://mirror.rackspace.com/centos-vault/8.5.2111/BaseOS/$basearch/os' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Linux-BaseOS.repo
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sudo sed -i -e '/mirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=/ s/^#*/#/' -e '/baseurl=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/$contentdir\/$releasever\// s/^#*/#/' -e '/^\[appstream\]/a baseurl=https://mirror.rackspace.com/centos-vault/8.5.2111/AppStream/$basearch/os' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Linux-AppStream.repo
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sudo sed -i -e '/mirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=/ s/^#*/#/' -e '/baseurl=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/$contentdir\/$releasever\// s/^#*/#/' -e '/^\[plus\]/a baseurl=https://mirror.rackspace.com/centos-vault/8.5.2111/centosplus/$basearch/os' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Linux-Plus.repo
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sudo sed -i -e '/mirrorlist=http:\/\/mirrorlist.centos.org\/?release=$releasever&arch=$basearch&repo=/ s/^#*/#/' -e '/baseurl=http:\/\/mirror.centos.org\/$contentdir\/$releasever\// s/^#*/#/' -e '/^\[powertools\]/a baseurl=https://mirror.rackspace.com/centos-vault/8.5.2111/PowerTools/$basearch/os' /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Linux-PowerTools.repo
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```
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- You can use the `-f` flag (ie `sudo bash almalinux-deploy.sh -f`) to handle this for you.
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- You can use the `-f` flag (ie `sudo bash msvsphere-deploy.sh -f`) to handle this for you.
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2. Back up of the system. We didn't test all possible scenarios so there
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is a risk that something goes wrong. In such a situation you will have a
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restore point.
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3. Download the [almalinux-deploy.sh](almalinux-deploy.sh) script:
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3. Download the [msvsphere-deploy.sh](msvsphere-deploy.sh) script:
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```shell
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curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy/master/almalinux-deploy.sh
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curl -O https://git.inferitos.ru/msvsphere/msvsphere-deploy/raw/branch/main/msvsphere-deploy.sh
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```
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4. Run the script and check its output for errors:
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```shell
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$ sudo bash almalinux-deploy.sh
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$ sudo bash msvsphere-deploy.sh
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...
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Migration to AlmaLinux is completed
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Migration to MSVSphere is completed
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```
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5. Reboot is recommended to boot with AlmaLinux kernel:
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5. Reboot is recommended to boot with MSVSphere kernel:
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```shell
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sudo reboot
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```shell
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# check release file
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$ cat /etc/redhat-release
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AlmaLinux release 8.5 (Arctic Sphynx)
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MSVSphere release 8.5 (Arctic Sphynx)
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# check that the system boots AlmaLinux kernel by default
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$ sudo grubby --info DEFAULT | grep AlmaLinux
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title="AlmaLinux (4.18.0-348.el8.x86_64) 8.5 (Arctic Sphynx)"
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# check that the system boots MSVSphere kernel by default
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$ sudo grubby --info DEFAULT | grep MSVSphere
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title="MSVSphere (4.18.0-348.el8.x86_64) 8.5 (Arctic Sphynx)"
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```
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7. Thank you for choosing AlmaLinux!
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7. Thank you for choosing MSVSphere!
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## Roadmap
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Any contribution is welcome:
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* Find and [report](https://github.com/AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy/issues) bugs.
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* Find and [report](https://git.inferitos.ru/msvsphere/msvsphere-deploy/issues) bugs.
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* Submit pull requests with bug fixes, improvements and new tests.
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* Test it on different configurations and share your thoughts in
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[discussions](https://github.com/AlmaLinux/almalinux-deploy/discussions).
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[discussions](https://git.inferitos.ru/msvsphere/msvsphere-deploy/discussions).
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Technology stack:
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