Bug 2214410

Summary: Document Missing "next version only" Recommendation. [RHEL 8]
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Reporter: Bernie Hoefer <bhoefer>
Component: DocumentationAssignee: Filip Hanzelka <fhanzelk>
Documentation sub component: default QA Contact: RHEL DPM <rhel-docs>
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Description Bernie Hoefer 2023-06-12 22:00:10 UTC 
Document URL: 
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/installing_identity_management/update-downgrade-ipa_installing-identity-management#updating_idm_packages


Section Number and Name: 
12.1. Updating IdM packages


Describe the issue: 
IdM experts have recommended that users should not skip RHEL minor versions when updating their RHEL servers.  This has been documented for RHEL 7:

  _Linux Domain Identity, Authentication, and Policy Guide_
  Chapter 8.1.1, "Considerations for Updating Identity Management"
  https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/linux_domain_identity_authentication_and_policy_guide/updating-migrating#update-ipa-prereqs

...as well as in 2 Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) solutions:

  Patching Red Hat Identity Management Server
  https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5414771

  Can I upgrade IdM/IPA skipping point releases? 
  https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5464801

Yet, the RHEL 8 documentation cited above lacks this warning.


Suggestions for improvement:
Customers should be warned of not skipping RHEL minor versions up front, in the documentation, instead of just in some KCS solutions they do not know to look for until a problem has already been encountered.
Comment 2 Filip Hanzelka 2023-06-26 12:45:06 UTC 
Updated content on the CP:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/installing_identity_management/update-downgrade-ipa_installing-identity-management#updating_idm_packages