SOP: openQA System Upgrades
This SOP details the necessary steps for performing a system upgrade on an openQA host.
Contact Information¶
| Owner | Testing Team |
| Email Contact | testing@rockylinux.org |
| Mattermost Contacts | @stack, @tcooper |
| Mattermost Channels | ~Testing |
Fedora¶
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Verify current installation is fully upgraded
1dnf upgrade --refresh -
Install system upgrade plugin
1dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade -
Download the upgrade packages for next version
1dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=[newversion] -
Reboot into offline upgrade mode
1dnf system-upgrade reboot -
Post-reboot cleanup
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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¶
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Install postgresql-upgrade package
1dnf install postgresql-upgrade -
Upgrade your postgres database
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sudo -iu postgres postgresql-setup --upgrade
Re-apply Rocky branding¶
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Obtain the Ansible openQA deployment repository
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Run the branding related tasks
1ansible-playbook init-openqa-rocky-developer-host.yml -t branding
References¶
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