Offline upgrading failed from SLES12 SP5 to SLES15 SP5 with showing Error “Previous snapshot was not found”
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
Situation
When upgrading from SLES12 SP5 to SLES15 SP5 using the offline method, the upgrade fails with the following error :
Previous snapshot was not found
Resolution
Use the following parameter in the Boot Options field of the Installer to disable snapshots when using the offline upgrade method:
disable_snapshots=all
Cause
Systems using Btrfs file systems for the root partition with snapshot management enabled cannot find any valid snapshots for system restores.
Additional Information
For more information about boot parameter for offline upgrading , please refer following official document:
https://documentation.suse.com/sles/15-SP6/html/SLES-all/cha-boot-parameters.html
Disclaimer
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- Document ID:000021580
- Creation Date: 09-Oct-2024
- Modified Date:07-Nov-2024
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