HP Serviceguard A.11.20.10 for Linux Release Notes, December 2012

3. Uninstall sg_pidentd rpm.

CAUTION: Serviceguard commands will not work unless step 5 is complete. You cannot

change the cluster configuration files until the process of upgrade is complete on all nodes.

For example, #rpm -e --nodeps sg_pidentd-3.0.19-2

4. Install authd rpm from the Linux Distribution DVD or Repository

For example, #rpm -i <authd rpm>

5. Upgrade node1.

The following examples show only the Serviceguard rpm. Generally, you also need to install

the following:

• cmsnmpd

• sgproviders

For example, Serviceguard rpm for Red Hat 5 x86_64

#rpm –Uvh serviceguard-A.11.20.00-0.rhel5.x86_64.rpm

6. Restart Cluster on first node.

For example, # cmrunnode -n node1

Check that the node joins the cluster successfully, and if necessary, move packages back to

the node.

7. Repeat steps from 2 to 6 for all the nodes.

Performing offline upgrade from A.11.18.X to A.11.20.00

The following procedure describes how to perform offline rolling upgrade from A.11.18.X to

A.11.20.00:

1. Halt the cluster.

For example, #cmhaltcl -f

2. Select a node you want to upgrade and uninstall pidentd rpm

CAUTION: Serviceguard commands will not work unless step 4 is complete. You cannot

change the cluster configuration files until the process of upgrade is complete on all nodes.

#rpm -e --nodeps pidentd-3.0.19-0

3. Install authd rpm from distro.

#rpm -i <authd rpm>

4. Upgrade the node.

The following examples shows only the Serviceguard rpm. Generally, you also need to install

the following:

• cmsnmpd

• sgprovider

For example, (Serviceguard rpm for Red Hat 5 x86_64):

#rpm –Uvh serviceguard-A.11.20.00-0.rhel5.x86_64.rpm

5. Repeat the steps 2 to 4 on each node of the cluster.

6. After all nodes are upgraded, restart the cluster.

#cmruncl