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tutorial:adm:server_os_updates [2019/12/17 07:43]
fiserp [Performing the OS update]
tutorial:adm:server_os_updates [2019/12/17 07:47]
fiserp [Performing the OS update]
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   - Perform the update   - Perform the update
     - Begin the maintenance.     - Begin the maintenance.
 +    - Disable monitoring system notifications.
     - (If you use hot snapshots, make one.)     - (If you use hot snapshots, make one.)
     - Make sure no user or external application can access the IdM.     - Make sure no user or external application can access the IdM.
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     - Make backup of ``/boot``, ``/etc``, list of processes ``ps -ef`` and list of network services ``netstat -tulnp`` (or ``ss -tulnp``). Those dumps will help you check if all the services started. You can also recover some settings from backups in case something goes wrong (in a minor way) - you will not need to roll back whole snapshot.     - Make backup of ``/boot``, ``/etc``, list of processes ``ps -ef`` and list of network services ``netstat -tulnp`` (or ``ss -tulnp``). Those dumps will help you check if all the services started. You can also recover some settings from backups in case something goes wrong (in a minor way) - you will not need to roll back whole snapshot.
     - Perform the update (e.g. ``yum update``).     - Perform the update (e.g. ``yum update``).
-    - Reboot the affected services or the whole machine if necessary.+    - Restart affected services or reboot the whole machine if necessary.
     - When the machine is up, check ``dmesg`` and ``/var/log/{messages,syslog}`` or analogous files for your OS.     - When the machine is up, check ``dmesg`` and ``/var/log/{messages,syslog}`` or analogous files for your OS.
     - Check running processes and network services whether everything started properly.     - Check running processes and network services whether everything started properly.
       - Namely PostgreSQL and HTTPd should be up and running. Those are parts of IdM deployment.       - Namely PostgreSQL and HTTPd should be up and running. Those are parts of IdM deployment.
     - If everything is ok, start the IdM service.     - If everything is ok, start the IdM service.
-    - Enable autostart of IdM service upon OS start. 
     - Check IdM logs whether it started successfuly.     - Check IdM logs whether it started successfuly.
     - Log into the IdM and test connection to end systems (configuration form for the system, green button "Test connector").     - Log into the IdM and test connection to end systems (configuration form for the system, green button "Test connector").
     - Check your testing use-cases.     - Check your testing use-cases.
 +    - Enable autostart of IdM service upon OS start.
 +    - (If there were changes to the database (e.g. PostgreSQL major version upgrade), make a backup of the upgraded database.)
     - Allow users to access the IdM.     - Allow users to access the IdM.
 +    - Enable monitoring system notifications.
     - End the maintenance.     - End the maintenance.
   - Wrap-up   - Wrap-up
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