How do I apply individual or cumulative patches for JBoss Data Grid server JDG 6.5 and later?

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Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid (JDG)
    • 6.6
    • 7.x

Issue

  • How do I apply an individual patches for a JDG server instance?
  • How do I know whether the ZIP file must be used with the patch command?
  • Is it possible to use the patch command for an EAP installation to install or patch the JDG modules?

Resolution

  • To facilitate patch management with zip-based installations, Red Hat has added a patch command in the JBoss CLI.
  • This tool based patching is only available for the JDG server installation at this moment.
  • User can use below command to apply patches:

Examples

Interactive example

[disconnected /] patch apply jboss-datagrid-<JDG_version>-server-<patch_version>.zip
{
    "outcome" : "success",
    "result" : {}
}

Non-Interactive example

$JDG_HOME/bin/jboss-cli.sh --command="patch apply jboss-datagrid-<JDG_version>-server-<patch_version>.zip"
{
    "outcome" : "success",
    "result" : {}
}

How to identify a zip file for the patch command

  • Until JDG 6.5 individual patches are provided as simple ZIP files.
  • It is possible that former files are not meant to be installed with the patch command.
  • Files which must be installed with the patch command can be identified by checking the root folder of the file.
  • It must contain a file named patch.xml

NOTES

  • If you are not connected to a JDG server (the CLI console is reportting disconnected as illustrated above), the patch will be applied to the JDG installation jboss-cli is running from. Otherwise, the patch will be applied to the JDG installation the jboss-cli is currently connected to.
  • Patch information is maintained in <JDG_HOME>/.installation/identity.con. Do not delete this invisible directory.

Root Cause

For convenience further individual patches are provided as a zip which must be installed with the management interface.
This ensure that patches installed to the correct version of JDG and does not override already installed patches without any notice.

Related articles

JDG server uses the patch feature to install patches for Micro releases (known as CP)

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