7.2. Upgrading Red Hat Satellite to a New Version

Procedure 7.2. Upgrade Red Hat Satellite

1. Mount the ISO as specified in Section 4.1.2, “Mounting the Installation Media”
2. Change your directory to the mounted ISO and run the Installer Program using the --upgrade option.

   # cd /mount/cdrom
   # ./install.pl --upgrade
   

   Important

   Use additional options if your Red Hat Satellite is disconnected or using a Managed Database or External Database. For more information, read Section 4.2.1, “Options for the Installation Script”.
3. Disable all services on the Red Hat Satellite server:

   # /usr/sbin/rhn-satellite stop
   

   Important

   The next step upgrades the database schema. Ensure the database is running on your Managed Database or External Database. If using an Embedded Database, ensure the database is running via the following command:

   # service postgresql start
   

4. Upgrade the database with spacewalk-schema-upgrade:

   # /usr/bin/spacewalk-schema-upgrade
   

   Important

   Make sure to backup your database before upgrading.
5. Activate the Red Hat Satellite. If using a connected Satellite:

   # rhn-satellite-activate --rhn-cert [PATH-TO-NEW-CERT] --ignore-version-mismatch
   

   If disconnected, run:

   # rhn-satellite-activate --rhn-cert [PATH-TO-NEW-CERT] --disconnected --ignore-version-mismatch
   

6. Rebuild search indexes with the following command:

   # service rhn-search cleanindex
   

   This command cleans the search indexes for the rhn-search service and then restart it.
7. Enable Monitoring and Monitoring Scout. To enable Monitoring without enabling Monitoring Scout, run the following command:

   # /usr/share/spacewalk/setup/upgrade/rhn-enable-monitoring.pl
   

   To enable both Monitoring and Monitoring Scout, run the following command:

   # /usr/share/spacewalk/setup/upgrade/rhn-enable-monitoring.pl --enable-scout
   

8. Restart all Red Hat Satellite services:

   # /usr/sbin/rhn-satellite restart