# zypper migration products **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Updates\ **Created:** [April 23, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-migration-products/26966 "2015-04-23T19:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-migration-products/26966/1 "2015-04-23T19:01:53Z")
Upgrading a SLES 11 SP2 server to SLES 11 SP3 using zypper using these docs: [https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/book\_sle\_deployment/data/sec\_update\_sle11sp1.html](https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/book_sle_deployment/data/sec_update_sle11sp1.html) ran this: zypper se -t product | grep -h – “-migration” | cut -d’|’ -f2 It returned both of these: SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration SUSE\_SLES-SP3-migration sync:~ # zypper in -t product SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration Refreshing service ‘nu\_novell\_com’. Loading repository data… Reading installed packages… Resolving package dependencies… 2 Problems: Problem: product:SUSE\_SLES-11.2-1.538.x86\_64 obsoletes SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration provided by product:SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration-11.1-1.6.x86\_64 Problem: product:SUSE\_SLES-11.2-1.538.x86\_64 requires sles-release = 11.2-1.538, but this requirement cannot be provided Problem: product:SUSE\_SLES-11.2-1.538.x86\_64 obsoletes SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration provided by product:SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration-11.1-1.6.x86\_64 Solution 1: downgrade of product:SUSE\_SLES-11.2-1.538.x86\_64 to product:SUSE\_SLES-11.1-1.206.x86\_64 Solution 2: do not install product:SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration-11.1-1.6.x86\_64 So I am wondering whether I really need SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration? If I do need it, which Solution should I use? Thanks! Ken ---
**Author:** ![ketter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@ketter](https://forums.suse.com/u/ketter)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-migration-products/26966/2 "2015-04-23T20:49:17Z")
On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:01:53 GMT, KeN Etter [ketter@no-mx.forums.microfocus.com](mailto:ketter@no-mx.forums.microfocus.com) wrote: [color=blue] > So I am wondering whether I really need SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration?[/color] Opened SR with NTS and found out I don’t need it. Ken ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-migration-products/26966/3 "2015-04-24T12:13:48Z")
On 23/04/2015 18:49, KeN Etter wrote: [color=blue] > Opened SR with NTS and found out I don’t need it.[/color] Agreed - SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration is for upgrading from SLES11 SP1 to SLES11 SP2. How did the server get (to) SLES11 SP2? Was it a fresh install or upgraded from SLES11 SP1? If the latter perhaps a different procedure was followed? ## HTH. Simon SUSE Knowledge Partner * * * ## If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ketter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@ketter](https://forums.suse.com/u/ketter)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-migration-products/26966/4 "2015-04-24T17:24:13Z")
On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:13:48 GMT, Simon Flood [smflood@no-mx.forums.microfocus.com](mailto:smflood@no-mx.forums.microfocus.com) wrote: [color=blue] > On 23/04/2015 18:49, KeN Etter wrote: > [color=green] > > > Opened SR with NTS and found out I don’t need it.[/color] > > Agreed - SUSE\_SLES-SP2-migration is for upgrading from SLES11 SP1 to > SLES11 SP2.[/color] > That is what I thought, just wanted to confirm. > [color=blue] > How did the server get (to) SLES11 SP2? Was it a fresh > install or upgraded from SLES11 SP1? If the latter perhaps a different > procedure was followed?[/color] > It was upgraded to SP2 using the physical media offline method. But > I’ve been using zypper more now, getting comfortable with it, and > understanding the process better, so that is what I prefer to use now. Thanks, Ken ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-migration-products/26966/5 "2015-04-24T17:28:56Z")
On 24/04/2015 15:24, KeN Etter wrote: [color=blue] > It was upgraded to SP2 using the physical media offline method.[/color] That would explain it as the offline method doesn’t involve installing SUSE\_SLES-SPx-migration. [color=blue] > But > I’ve been using zypper more now, getting comfortable with it, and > understanding the process better, so that is what I prefer to use now.[/color] This has certainly improved through the SLES versions and is also my preferred method of upgrading (though it’s not a supported option for upgrading to SLES12). ## HTH. Simon SUSE Knowledge Partner * * * ## If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, please show your appreciation and click on the star below. Thanks.