apt-get dist-upgrade doesn’t work as they use OpenVZ.
I have to say that I have not any other issues with MAIB on Time4VPS. I just installed it and it works. We had issues with NFS as the kernel did not work properly.
I’m just looking through the support tickets now:
- Useless at telling us the servers are going down.
- Can’t clone servers.
- Can’t upgrade distributions, here’s their exact words
"Here are the answers to your questions:
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We are using the latest stable kernel version (2.6.32) for OpenVZ virtualization, so it is not possible to upgrade kernel for OpenVZ servers. However, you are able to update kernel version up to 4.X.X in KVM based servers:
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Unfortunately, upgrading is not possible in such a way. You are able to re-install your OS and transfer your data manually.
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It is not possible to take a snapshot of your container, we recommend to use RSync to transfer your data and configuration, Here is the tutorial about it:
https://community.time4vps.eu/discussion/159/how-to-install-and-use-rsnapshot-making-servers-backups"
- Had to move to client side NFS rather than server side NFS.
One the whole they are OK, but they have just removed their XS server option which was great for trying things out.
I have a ‘spare’ server with them, so might try a MAIB on Ubuntu 18.04.
Rob