Should I migrate from OS X 10.8.5 to Maverick on iMac?

I've got a new iMac (intel) in mid december running under OS X 10.8.5. Should I migrate towards OS X Maverick 10.9.1. I've read on different forums that it's not recommended to upgrade toward Maverick with a iMac. What is the clear line with this.
Thanks

Soem reasons why you might not want to move to Mavericks:
some software might not work - this is not likely a problem if you have only the basic Apple software
If you have used many features of Pages or Numbers the new versions may not support those features. It is possible to use the older versions of Pages and Numbers under Mavericks, but there are complications and it is a hassle.
If you have been using iTunes to sync and do not wish to use iCloud for this. Under Mavericks iTunes is not able to do much of the non-music syncing that it could do previously.
If you have customized the look of your desktop or made many changes to Preferences, and these are important to you. Mavericks has many fewer options.
(I, for example, found the scroll bars in Mavericks to be very difficult to use with my mouse and aging eyesight.)
I do not know that there is a "clear line" on this. If having your desktop work very similarly to your iPad or iPhone is important to you, then Mavericks is for you. If you prefer you desktop to have more advanced capabilities, and you Pages and Numbers file use those capabilities, then Mavericks isn't for you.

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Hello,
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In Windows env im getting following error:
create.domain:
[exec] -mode="silent" -silent_script=J:/_dev/build/installer/silent_script
[exec] << read template from "J:/_dev/build/config/NEW_DOMAIN_CONFIGURED.jar"
[exec] >> succeed: read template from "J:/_dev/build/config/NEW_DOMAIN_CONFIGURED.jar"
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[exec] CFGFWK-60550: Script execution aborted. The script may contain an error.
[exec] null
CFGFWK-60550: - doc says
CFGFWK-60550: Script execution aborted. The script may contain an error.
Cause:
Action:
Level: 1
Type: ERROR
Impact: Configuration
I tried to google for this issue, look into the weblogic documentation but with no luck.
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Thanks in advance.

Hi,
thanks for the reply but im not sure if we are talking about the same thing. What i need is to upgrade the weblogic "DOMAIN" not the weblogic installation itself.
Anyway,
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1. First i have created the old doman (10.3.0)
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---> worked fine
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at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.python.core.PyReflectedFunction.__call__(Unknown Source)
at org.python.core.PyMethod.__call__(Unknown Source)
at org.python.core.PyObject.__call__(Unknown Source)
at org.python.core.PyInstance.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.python.pycode._pyx3.writeDomain$15(/var/tmp/WLSTOfflineIni6651397525640719781.py:71)
at org.python.pycode._pyx3.call_function(/var/tmp/WLSTOfflineIni6651397525640719781.py)
at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(Unknown Source)
at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(Unknown Source)
at org.python.core.PyFunction.__call__(Unknown Source)
at org.python.pycode._pyx24.f$0(<console>:1)
at org.python.pycode._pyx24.call_function(<console>)
at org.python.core.PyTableCode.call(Unknown Source)
at org.python.core.PyCode.call(Unknown Source)
at org.python.core.Py.runCode(Unknown Source)
at org.python.core.Py.exec(Unknown Source)
at org.python.util.PythonInterpreter.exec(Unknown Source)
at org.python.util.InteractiveInterpreter.runcode(Unknown Source)
at org.python.util.InteractiveInterpreter.runsource(Unknown Source)
at org.python.util.InteractiveInterpreter.runsource(Unknown Source)
at weblogic.management.scripting.WLST.main(WLST.java:173)
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at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
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... 29 more
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Furthemore when i try to do the same with old domain template, with old version of WLST (of weblogic 10.3.0), i have no problems with creating of the domain.
Any ideas?
Ill keep you updated :-)

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Migrate from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013.

Hi All,
Need some advised here,
I am about to migrate Exchange 2007 with Windows Server 2003 to Exchange 2013 with Windows Server 2012 R2.
Which one should I migrate first? Windows Server or Exchange?
I tried to search it, i am a bit confuse with some of the answer. If someone can give some ideas, it will be great.
Thanks,

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Another common problem is the configuration of the Exchange URL - I mean the Exchange 2013 URL and the modified Exchange 2007 URL that will allow the co-existence. In your case, you definitely need to plan for co-existence - that includes requesting and
installing a new Exchange UCC (Multiple Domain Certificate) on both Exchange servers, configuring Split DNS (or preferably PinPoint DNS zones), and correct timing when replacing the existing Certificate on the Exchange 2007 server. Failure to configure the
correct URL (and it's quite easy to miss one, so triple check them) will get you in trouble.
Once you get through the switchover (switching the mail flow and Client Access through the Exchange 2013 server), move just a couple of test mailboxes and check the result.
Finally, if you are moving the Public Folders, make sure that the lock is really applied before you complete the process. Most people proceed right away and that get's the process stuck. If you can afford it (the mailboxes are already on the Exchange 2013
server at that point), just restart the Exchange 2007 server (after locking the Public Folders) and then complete the Public Folder migration.
Good Luck with the project!
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Migrating from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013 Public Folders coexistence

Hi all, I'm migrating from Exchange 2007 SP3 to Exchange 2013 SP1.
I have an Exchange 2007 server (Client Access, Hub Transport and Mailbox Server) in Site A, mailboxes and Publics Folders
In another Site in Site B, I have already installed (Client Access and Mailbox Server) Exchange 2013 server.
I am migrating test users, the fact is that users who migrated to Exchange Server 2013 Public folders do not see.
How I can make the migrated users from viewing the Exchange 2007 Public Folders duration coexistence?
Is there a "how to" to migrate Public Folders from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013?
thank you very much
Microsoft Certified IT Professional Server Administrator

Hi,
In Exchange 2013, the Public Folder is changed to Public Folder mailbox instead of Public Folder in Exchange 2007 database.
Due to the changes in how public folders are stored, legacy Exchange mailboxes are unable to access the public folder hierarchy on Exchange 2013 servers. However, user mailboxes on Exchange 2013 servers or Exchange Online can connect to legacy
public folders. Exchange 2013 public folders and legacy public folders can’t exist in your Exchange organization simultaneously. This effectively means that
there’s no coexistence between versions.
For this reason, it’s recommended that prior to migrating your public folders, you should
first migrate your all legacy mailboxes to Exchange 2013. For more information about migrating public folder from previous versions, please refer to:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj150486(v=exchg.150).aspx
(Please note the What do you need to know before you begin part in this link)
Regards,
Winnie Liang
TechNet Community Support

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