i686 --> x86_64 upgrade

[SkyFlyer]

Hi,

I recently was put in charge of some fairly beefy servers (quad core 64 bit xeons ~ 3.4ghz)... but the person who set them up installed Fedora 7 32 bit. Is there any way I can upgrade to Fedora 7 64 bit while keeping all of my configuration files / users / cron jobs / services / etc?

Would it be as simple as just popping in the 64 bit rescue disk???

Thanks,

[Finalzone]

It is better to back up the files you want to save first before attempting an upgrade.
It is possible to upgrade from i686 to x86-64 but it requires a lot of tweaking. I suggest to get a x86-64 DVD to do a fresh installation then you can bring your configuration.

[SkyFlyer]

Bummer. Thanks.