To upgrade a Release 22.6 or earlier NFM-P auxiliary server
Description
The following steps describe how to upgrade the Release 22.6 or earlier NFM-P auxiliary server software on a station. Ensure that you record the information that you specify, for example, directory names, passwords, and IP addresses.
Note: An auxiliary server performs only SNMP statistics collection.
Note: You require the following user privileges on the auxiliary server station:
Note: The following RHEL CLI prompts in command lines denote the active user, and are not to be included in typed commands:
Steps
Commission new station, if required | |
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If you are deploying the auxiliary server on a new station, commission the station according to the platform specifications in this guide and in the NSP Planning Guide. Note: The hostname and IP address of a replacement station must match the hostname and IP address of the station being replaced. For information about deploying the RHEL OS using an NSP OEM disk image, see NSP disk-image deployment. |
Back up configuration | |
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Log in as the root user on the existing auxiliary server station. |
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Download the following NFM-P installation file to an empty local directory on the existing auxiliary server station: |
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Open a console window. |
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Enter the following sequence of commands to disable the auxiliary server services: systemctl disable nfmp-aux.service systemctl disable nfmp-aux-config.service |
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Navigate to the directory that contains the downloaded linuxMigration.sh file. |
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Enter the following: # chmod +x linuxMigration.sh ↵ |
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Enter the following: # ./linuxMigration.sh -t aux ↵ The following is displayed: Backup auxiliary server config contents. When the backup is complete, the following is displayed: Please backup/transfer /opt/importConfigs/auxserverBackupConfigs.tar.gz to a secure location. You must restore this file to the exact same directory location on the RHEL 8 station before installing the rpm(s). The script creates the following file on the station: |
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Transfer the auxserverBackupConfigs.tar.gz file to a secure location on a separate station for use later in the procedure. Note: If the system has multiple auxiliary servers, you must ensure that you record which server the file is from. |
Decommission existing station | |
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If the auxiliary server is running, stop the auxiliary server.
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Enter the following commands in sequence to remove the NFM-P packages: # yum remove nsp-nfmp-aux-server ↵ # yum remove nsp-nfmp-config ↵ # yum remove nsp-nfmp-jre ↵ After you enter a command, the yum utility resolves any dependencies and displays the following prompt: Installed size: nn G Is this ok [y/N]: |
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Enter y. The following is displayed: Downloading Packages: Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Uninstalling the NFM-P package... As each package removal completes, the following is displayed: Complete! |
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Return to Step 11 as required to remove the next package in the sequence. |
Recommission existing station, if required | |
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If you are re-using the auxiliary server station, recommission the station according to the platform specifications in this guide and in the NSP Planning Guide. For information about deploying the RHEL OS using an NSP OEM disk image, see NSP disk-image deployment. |
Install auxiliary server software | |
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Log in as the root user on the station that is commissioned as the auxiliary server station. |
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Enter the following: # mkdir /opt/importConfigs ↵ |
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Transfer the auxserverBackupConfigs.tar.gz file created in Step 8 to the /opt/importConfigs directory. |
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Download the following NFM-P installation files to an empty local directory: where R.r.p is the NSP release identifier, in the form MAJOR.minor.patch v is a version identifier |
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Navigate to the directory that contains the NFM-P installation files. Note: Ensure that the directory contains only the installation files. |
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Enter the following: # chmod +x * ↵ |
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Enter the following: # dnf install *.rpm ↵ The dnf utility resolves any package dependencies, and displays the following prompt: Total size: nn G Installed size: nn G Is this ok [y/d/N]: |
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Enter y. The following and the installation status are displayed as each package is installed: Downloading Packages: Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction The package installation is complete when the following is displayed: Complete! |
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Enter the following; see NFM-P samconfig utility for information about using samconfig: # samconfig -m aux ↵ The following is displayed: Start processing command line inputs... <aux> |
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Enter the following: <aux> configure tls ↵ The prompt changes to <aux configure tls>. |
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Perform one of the following; see
Table 15-2, Auxiliary server parameters —
Table 15-2: Auxiliary server parameters —
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Enter the following: <aux configure tls> exit ↵. The prompt changes to <aux>. |
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Verify the auxiliary server configuration.
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Close the console window. End of steps |