https://itguyeric.com/tags/migration/Recent content in Migration on Eric The IT GuyHugoen-USTue, 30 Jun 2026 08:05:52 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-almalinux-vs-rocky/Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-almalinux-vs-rocky/I wrote this for TuxCare comparing AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux as CentOS successors, their governance models, and how TES supports both under one contract.https://itguyeric.com/blog/migrate-from-rhel-to-rlc-pro-without-re-architecting/Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:09:04 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/migrate-from-rhel-to-rlc-pro-without-re-architecting/I wrote this guide for CIQ covering how to convert a running RHEL system to RLC Pro, without rebuilding servers or re-certifying your application stack.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-future-enterprise-linux/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-future-enterprise-linux/I wrote this for TuxCare on how the end of CentOS Linux pushed enterprise Linux toward collaboration, transparency, and community-led stability.https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-reboot-2025/Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/itguyshow-reboot-2025/A quick, honest reset point on where I have been since leaving Red Hat and what is coming next.https://itguyeric.com/blog/wordpress-migration-homelab-live-ops-002/Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:55:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/wordpress-migration-homelab-live-ops-002/The WordPress migration homelab project that started as a quick detour turned into a two-hour deep dive — because nothing in the homelab ever goes exactly to plan.https://itguyeric.com/blog/convert2rhel-pre-conversion-analysis/Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/convert2rhel-pre-conversion-analysis/A tech tip on the Convert2RHEL pre-conversion analysis, run through Red Hat Insights to catch blockers before you convert CentOS Linux 7 to RHEL.https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhelpresents-ep70-convert2rhel-reinvent/Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhelpresents-ep70-convert2rhel-reinvent/Nate and I broadcast live from the AWS re:Invent show floor to talk Convert2RHEL, RHEL on AWS, and the buzz around the conference with guest Stu Miniman.https://itguyeric.com/blog/modernizing-rhel-10-pre-upgrades-closing/Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/modernizing-rhel-10-pre-upgrades-closing/The finale, covering brand-new inventory groups for RBAC, the Leapp pre-upgrade analysis task, and a look back at the whole miniseries.https://itguyeric.com/blog/centos-to-rhel-path/Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/centos-to-rhel-path/A guided look at the CentOS Linux 7 end-of-life decision, then an in-place conversion to RHEL 7 with Convert2RHEL and extended life cycle support.https://itguyeric.com/blog/centos-vs-rhel-management/Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/centos-vs-rhel-management/A former CentOS admin’s honest comparison of daily life on CentOS versus RHEL, covering subscriptions, support, Image Builder, Insights, Satellite, and Ansible.https://itguyeric.com/blog/convert2rhel-centos7-rhel7/Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/convert2rhel-centos7-rhel7/A tech tip on converting CentOS Linux 7 to RHEL 7 with Convert2RHEL, including the discounted third-party migration subscription and ELS support.https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhelpresents-ep61-in-place-upgrades/Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhelpresents-ep61-in-place-upgrades/RHEL Presents 61 on in-place upgrades with Leapp.https://itguyeric.com/blog/redhat-centos-eol/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/redhat-centos-eol/I wrote this for the Red Hat blog: CentOS Linux 7 goes EOL on June 30, 2024, and here is why converting to RHEL is the most direct path off it.https://itguyeric.com/blog/redhat-fastest-road-centos-rhel/Tue, 04 Apr 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/redhat-fastest-road-centos-rhel/I wrote this for the Red Hat blog: the fastest supported way off CentOS Linux 7 before its June 2024 end of life, without a rip-and-replace.https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-leapp-8-to-9/Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-leapp-8-to-9/A demonstration of Leapp upgrading a RHEL 8.6 home-lab VM in place to RHEL 9.https://itguyeric.com/blog/2-tools-to-manage-infrastructure-sprawl-with-red-hat-enterprise-linux-rhel/Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/2-tools-to-manage-infrastructure-sprawl-with-red-hat-enterprise-linux-rhel/For a systems administrator, it seems like every project brings new complexity, more servers, and more sprawl to manage. I will assume that your messes are a lot like mine: On one server, you’re…https://itguyeric.com/blog/sudo-show-52-keeping-it-rhel-9/Thu, 26 May 2022 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/sudo-show-52-keeping-it-rhel-9/A guest return to Sudo Show 52 to talk RHEL 9 and enterprise Linux.https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-upgrade-6-to-7/Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-upgrade-6-to-7/I introduce the Red Hat Upgrade Tool and demonstrate an in-place upgrade from RHEL 6.10 to 7.9.https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-leapp-7-to-8/Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhel-leapp-7-to-8/A walkthrough of using Leapp to upgrade a RHEL 7.9 system in place to RHEL 8.https://itguyeric.com/blog/convert2rhel-from-oracle/Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/convert2rhel-from-oracle/I demo converting an Oracle Linux system to Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Convert2RHEL, including swapping the Unbreakable kernel for the Red Hat kernel.https://itguyeric.com/blog/convert2rhel-from-centos/Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/convert2rhel-from-centos/I introduce Convert2RHEL and demo an in-place conversion of a CentOS Linux system to fully supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux.https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhelpresents-ep20-convert2rhel/Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhelpresents-ep20-convert2rhel/A guest appearance on RHEL Presents 20 about Convert2RHEL: how to move an existing CentOS or derivative system to RHEL in place, without a reinstall.https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhelpresents-ep19-leapp-upgrades/Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/rhelpresents-ep19-leapp-upgrades/RHEL Presents 19 as a guest: how Leapp handles in-place major-version upgrades on RHEL, the pre-upgrade report, and what to check before you commit.https://itguyeric.com/blog/sudoshow-ep10-open-source-desktop/Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:04:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/sudoshow-ep10-open-source-desktop/Episode 10 of the Sudo Show is a retrospective, and it’s a good one. Brandon had a hand in one of the largest corporate Windows to Linux desktop migrations around fifteen years ago, and we used this…https://itguyeric.com/blog/las2018-travel-day/Tue, 04 Sep 2018 06:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/las2018-travel-day/Kansas City, Missouri to Denver Colorado, 1 Interstate, 609 miles, 8 hours of podcasts… Nothing but rain! However, the nice thing about this road trip was it gave me time to consider a few things…