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Steps to take prior to upgrade to ensure that functionality is retained.

1.  copy  (tar and export) Files
    copy root history and root home directory 
    copy /etc
	copy /opt
	copy /usr/local
	copy any local (not mounted) directory with unique installs or configurations
	copy local home directories.

2. check partitions and copy the allocation
    df -h
	df -hl  (local only)
	
   2a.  Note mounts  /etc/fstab
   
3.  Check file system type (xfs)
    df -Th

4.  SELINUX Copy current boolean values
getsebool -a

5.  Firewalld  Copy current Settings
firewall-cmd --list-all

6.  Copy package list  rpm -qa |sort 

7.  Copy list of services, and if they are enabled, etc
     systemctl list-units-files

8.  Security settings  authconfig/authselect
    authconfig  --test > authconfig_settings.txt

9.  Check crontabs to make sure that if there are any scheduled jobs, those scripts also get copied.

10.  Run "All_Your_Base.sh" 

11.  Ensure that all results are exported to a place that will be accessible by the Server after new install.