• How to upgrade operating system under installed Spacewalk
• Assumptions
• Hostname change
• Procedure
• 1. Create backups
• 2. Install new operating system
• 3. Install new Spacewalk instance
• 4. Restore database schema
• 5. Restore your filer
• 6. Remove jabberd database
• 7. Update SSL configuration
• 8. Re-build search indexes
• 9. Restore monitoring setup
• 10. Restore Cobbler kickstart profiles and snippets
• 11. Re-configure your Spacewalk to use a new hostname
• 12. Verify /etc/rhn/rhn.conf settings
• 13. Restart your Spacewalk