Upgrade Ambari Server

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The following steps have to performed on the installed Ambari Server node.

  1. Stop Management Pack Services: Use the Ambari UI to stop service: Spark3.

  2. Stop Infra-Solr Service: Navigate to Ambari > Infra Solr > Actions > Stop.

  3. Backup Management Pack Configurations: Follow the Prerequisites documentation for backing up configurations.

  4. Database Backup: Backup all stack databases.

Sample Database Backup:

mkdir /tmp/backup/ mysqldump -u <your_username> -p<your_password> ambari > /tmp/backup/ambari_backup.sql mysqldump -u <your_username> -p<your_password> hive > /tmp/backup/hive_backup.sql mysqldump -u <your_username> -p<your_password> ranger > /tmp/backup/ranger_backup.sql mysqldump -u <your_username> -p<your_password> rangerkms > /tmp/backup/rangerkms_backup.sql mysqldump -u <your_username> -p<your_password> oozie > /tmp/backup/oozie_backup.sql

If there are any other management pack databases, back them up at this step as well.

  1. Remove Management Pack Services: Delete Mpack services using Ambari UI.

  2. Uninstall Management Packs: Follow instructions provided here to remove management packs.

  3. Stop Ambari Server and Ambari Agents:

ambari-server stop ambari-agent stop

Warning Stop the Ambari Agents on all nodes in the cluster.

  1. Backup Ambari Server Configuration:

cp -r /etc/ambari-server/conf /etc/ambari-server/conf_backup

  1. Erase Ambari Server:

For RHEL:

yum erase ambari-server -y

For Ubuntu:

apt remove ambari-server -y

  1. Update Repository Files: Update ambari.repo (RedHat) or ambari.list (Ubuntu).

  2. Install Updated Ambari Server:

For RHEL:

yum clean all yum install ambari-server -y

For Ubuntu:

apt clean apt install ambari-server -y

  1. Restore Configuration Files: Copy ambari.properties and password.dat to /etc/ambari-server/conf/.

  2. Upgrade Ambari Server Database Schema:

ambari-server upgrade

  1. Start Ambari Server:

ambari-server start

  1. Access Ambari UI: Use your browser to access the UI.

  2. Install Required Mpacks: Follow documentation for installing mpacks and restoring configurations.


  Last updated on Jul 2, 2024
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