Machines to upgrade: 56

Reasons: Main reason is to avoid security holes and update libraries. Since updating libraries might cause issues when using existing code, a set of machines with a specific version of the OS can be maintained to prevent and cross check compilation issues. Further information in Situation and Selection criterias

NOTE: The expected update time for each machine is between 2 and 3 hours.

OpenSuse 11.2 to OpenSuSE 13.1:

OpenSuse 11.4 to OpenSuSE 13.1

Will NOT be updated (might be updated upon request, they will be updated in a future scheduled maintenance)

Should be substituted with new machines:

Should be removed or reassigned:

Vespa Cluster

To be scheduled.

1. Target upgrade is to OpenSuSE 13.1 for two reasons:
   1. It seems to have the most up-to-date libraries that suit most needs
   2. Evergreen support has been announced until November 2016, see https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Evergreen
2. Machines with OpenSuse 11.2 must be updated first. Support stopped 2013, see https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Evergreen
   1. Some OpenSuse 11.2 machines will be left to avoid compilation issues, so that users can still have the same environment
   2. Machines will be selected in a way that there is at least an old machine with the same memory/processor for each updated one.
3. Machines with OpenSuse 11.4 will be updated next. Support stopped July 2014 (https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Evergreen)
   1. See selection criterias above.
4. Servers will be updated last, from the least to the most important.
   1. The most important ones will be updated after the other machines. A special schedule will follow as it will affect everybody.

OpenSuSE dropped or will drop support for most of the OS versions we have. As a result the machines are at security risk and most of the libraries will stay obsoleted and without bugfixes. Sources:

• https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime
• https://en.opensuse.org/Evergreen

Planned Upgrade is to OpenSuSE 13.1 – although 13.2 will be released in November. – the reason is that they seem to have the most updated libraries, even newer that Ubuntu. Support will continue until November 2016.

• High Priority: 30
  • Reason: OpenSuSE 11.2 not maintained anymore
  • Of which:
    • Servers: 4
    • Workstations: 22
    • Remote Workstations: 4

• Medium Priority: 22
  • Reason: OpenSuSE 11.4 not maintained anymore
  • Of which:
    • Servers: 2
    • Workstations: 19
    • Remote Workstations: 1

• Low priority: 4
  • Reason: OpenSuSE 12.3 still supported until Sept. 15th 2014 (this year). No plan to extend so far. See https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime
  • Of which:
    • Servers: 1
    • Workstations: 3
    • Remote Workstations: 0