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You are running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server but need to upgrade to the latest service pack. Better yet, you need to upgrade from SLES9 or SLES10 to SLES11 SP1. This Techcast will discuss the different approaches and best practices you can use to upgrade SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
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