testing-wiki/docs/sop/openqa_sop_system_upgrades.md

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SOP: openQA - System Upgrades

This SOP details the necessary steps for performing a system upgrade on an openQA host.

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Fedora

1. Verify current installation is fully upgraded

   dnf upgrade --refresh

2. Install system upgrade plugin

   dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade

3. Download the upgrade packages for next version

   dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=[newversion]

4. Reboot into offline upgrade mode

   dnf system-upgrade reboot

5. Post-reboot cleanup

   dnf system-upgrade clean dnf clean packages

Post-Upgrade Tasks

These steps may also be necessary in some (but not all) cases.

Upgrade the PostgreSQL database

1. Install postgresql-upgrade package

   dnf install postgresql-upgrade

2. Upgrade your postgres database

   sudo -iu postgres postgresql-setup --upgrade

Re-apply Rocky branding

1. Obtain the Ansible openQA deployment repository

2. Run the branding related tasks

   ansible-playbook init-openqa-rocky-developer-host.yml -t branding

References

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/dnf-system-upgrade/ https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-upgrade-to-fedora-workstation-36/

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