Upgrading from 32bit to 64 bit OS on 2950

[Brendan Heading]

McDougall, Marshall (FSH) writes: 

> On my first foray into the 2950 I installed the 32bit RHEL4U4.  I have
> been told of the error in my ways and now I want to install the 64 bit
> version.  I have never done the 64 bit install and am wondering if I can
> simply do an upgrade or do I need to start from scratch?  Any advice
> appreciated, and yes I will RTFM as well.  Thanks.

You must reinstall from scratch. 

NB who told you that 32bit was an "error" ? There are many cases where 64bit 
systems do not perform measurably better. I would always install the 32 bit 
version unless there was a specific, well established reason to go 64 bit. 

Brendan