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+title: 'SOP: openQA - System Upgrades'
+---
+
+This SOP details the necessary steps for performing a system upgrade on an openQA host.
+
+{% include "contacts_top.md" %}
+
+## Fedora
+
+1. Verify current installation is fully upgraded
+
+    dnf upgrade --refresh
+
+1. Install system upgrade plugin
+
+    dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade
+
+1. Download the upgrade packages for next version
+
+    dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=[newversion]
+
+1. Reboot into offline upgrade mode
+
+    dnf system-upgrade reboot
+
+1. 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
+
+1. Upgrade your postgres database
+
+    sudo -iu postgres
+    postgresql-setup --upgrade
+
+### Re-apply Rocky branding
+
+1. Obtain the [Ansible openQA deployment repository](https://git.resf.org/infrastructure/ansible-openqa-management)
+
+1. 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/
+
+{% include "content_bottom.md" %}