Upgrade to Version 3.8.3

Prerequisite

Upgrade the Docker version to 20.10.x or above.

Steps to upgrade the Docker version:

1. Uninstall the current Docker:

yum remove -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

2. Install the latest version of Docker:

yum install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

• To install a specific version of Docker:

yum install -y docker-ce-24.0.5 docker-ce-cli-24.0.5 containerd.io

• Replace 24.0.5 with the appropriate version string
• To list specific versions of docker

yum list docker-ce --showduplicates | sort -r

3. Start Docker:

systemctl start docker

Migration Steps from Version 3.8.0 to 3.8.3

Follow these steps to upgrade Pulse.

1. Update Configuration:

   • Update ImageTag in the $AcceloHome/config/accelo.yml file to 3.8.3.

2. Push Updated Configuration to Database:

   • Run the following command:

accelo admin database push-config -a

3. Take a backup of the accelo file and download the latest version for accelo.linux CLI.
4. Move and make the latest accelo CLI file as an executable. Also, check the updated Pulse information for the following.

mv accelo.linux accelo

chmod +x ._accelo

5. For the Online installations, run the following command and press 'Y' at the prompt to get the most recent binaries.

accelo login docker

accelo pull all

6. For the Offline Installations, download all the latest image packs and run the following command to upload the latest images.

docker load -i

7. Run the command below to update and add new keys in vars.yml.

accelo reconfig cluster

8. [Optional: If AD-LDAP is deployed] Run the following command to generate an encrypted password for the LDAP server connection.

accelo admin encrypt

• Enter the plain-text password to generate the encrypted password.
• Update the bindPW field in /data01/acceldata/config/ldap/ldap.conf with the encrypted value and add the encryptedPassword = true flag in the same configuration file.

9. Run the below command to push acceldata.conf and other updated files to MongoDB.

accelo admin database push-config

10. Restart all containers, including database(s,) with the following command.

accelo restart all -d

11. Uninstall the Hydra Agent.

accelo uninstall remote

12. Install the Hydra Agent.

accelo deploy hydra

13. (Optional for Spark Standalone Deployment) If you are upgrading from Pulse 3.8.0 and the Spark master URL is blocked, add the list of Spark worker URLs to the $AcceloHome/config/acceldata_<clustername>.conf file in the following format:

spark.worker.urls = "<http_s>:__<FQDN>:<port>,<http_s>:__<FQDN>:<port>"

For example:

spark.worker.urls = "http:__host1:8082,http:__host2:8082"

Add the above field in group.configuration in the $AcceloHome/config/acceldata_<clustername>.conf file. The group.configuration section should be in the following format:

group {

  ...<irrelevant content>

  configuration = {

    ...<irrelevant content>

    spark.standalone.enable = true

    spark.standalone.urls = "http:__host1:8080,http:__host2:8081,"

    spark.worker.urls = "http:__host1:8081,http:__host2:8082,"

    spark.history.server.url = "http:__host1:18080,http:__host2:18080"

    ...<irrelevant content>

  }

}

13. Reconfigure the cluster to get the updated configurations for Agents.

accelo reconfig cluster -a

Migration Steps from Version 3.7.x to 3.8.3

Follow these steps to upgrade Pulse.

1. Take a backup of the accelo file and download the latest version for accelo.linux CLI.
2. Move and make the latestaccelo CLI file as an executable. Also, check the updated Pulse information for the following:

mv accelo.linux accelo

chmod +x ._accelo

3. Push the updated configuration to the database.
   • Run the following command:

accelo admin database push-config -a

4. Follow the manual steps in the document below to update MongoDB to the latest version, 8.0.8.

5. Update Configuration:

   • Update ImageTag in the $AcceloHome/config/accelo.yml file to 3.8.3.

6. For the Online installations, run the following command and press 'Y' at the prompt to get the most recent binaries.

accelo login docker

accelo pull all

7. For the Offline Installations, download all the latest image packs and run the following command to upload the latest images

docker load -i

8. Run the command below to update and add new keys in vars.yml

accelo reconfig cluster

9. [Optional: If AD-LDAP is deployed] Run the following command to generate an encrypted password for the LDAP server connection.

accelo admin encrypt

• Enter the plain-text password to generate the encrypted password.
• Update the bindPW field in /data01/acceldata/config/ldap/ldap.conf with the encrypted value and add the encryptedPassword = true flag in the same configuration file.

10. Run the below command to push acceldata.conf and other updated files to MongoDB.

accelo admin database push-config

11. Run the migration command. For example:
    1. -v 3.8.0 : The version you are migrating to. Note Keep the version as -v 3.8.0, even when you are migrating to any update release version in 3.8.x.
    2. -i 3.7.0 : The version you are migrating from.
    3. To migrate from version 3.7.0 to 3.8.3, the migration command looks as shown below.

For a single cluster:

accelo migrate -v 3.8.0 -i 3.7.0 -b

For multi-cluster:

accelo migrate -v 3.8.0 -i 3.7.0 -a -b

12. Run the same command again if any issue occurs during migration on any step.
13. Restart all the containers so that they use the updated images

accelo restart all -d

14. Uninstall the Hydra Agent.

accelo uninstall remote

15. Install the Hydra Agent.

accelo deploy hydra

16. (Optional for Spark Standalone Deployment) If you are upgrading from Pulse 3.8.0 and the Spark master URL is blocked, add the list of Spark worker URLs to the $AcceloHome/config/acceldata_<clustername>.conf file in the following format.

spark.worker.urls = "<http_s>:__<FQDN>:<port>,<http_s>:__<FQDN>:<port>"

For example:

spark.worker.urls = "http:__host1:8082,http:__host2:8082"

Add the above field in group.configuration in the $AcceloHome/config/acceldata_<clustername>.conf file. The group.configuration section should be in the following format:

group {

  ...<irrelevant content>

  configuration = {

    ...<irrelevant content>

    spark.standalone.enable = true

    spark.standalone.urls = "http:__host1:8080,http:__host2:8081,"

    spark.worker.urls = "http:__host1:8081,http:__host2:8082,"

    spark.history.server.url = "http:__host1:18080,http:__host2:18080"

    ...<irrelevant content>

  }

}

17. Reconfigure the cluster to get the updated configuration for Agents.

accelo reconfig cluster -a

18. To push the updated configuration to the database, execute the following command.

accelo admin database push-config -a

19. To configure when gauntlet snap must run the MongoDB cleanup and compaction, run the following command.

accelo config retention

20. Finally, execute the following command to create indices for database collections.

If readOnlyRootFSEnabled is set to true in $AcceloHome_config_accelo.yml, then follow the steps listed below instead of running the command directly.

​

1. Open $AcceloHome_config_accelo.yml and set the value of readOnlyRootFSEnabled to false.

2. Run accelo admin database push-config 

3. Run accelo restart all -d.

4. Run accelo admin database index-db.

5. Open $AcceloHome_config_accelo.yml and set the value of readOnlyRootFSEnabled to true.

6. Run accelo admin database push-config.

7. Run accelo restart all -d.

accelo admin database index-db

21. If the older playbooks are already present in the node where Ad-Director is deployed, delete them, and download the latest playbooks tar from the License UI.
    1. Delete the older playbooks using the command: rm -rf $AcceloHome/work/<cluster_name>/director/playbook/*.Replace <cluster_name> with the name of the cluster where the playbooks are present.
    2. Download the playbooks tar from the License UI. For details, see Deploy Playbooks.

Migration Steps from Version 3.6.x to 3.8.3

Follow these steps to upgrade Pulse.

1. Take a backup of the accelo file and download the latest version for accelo.linux CLI.
2. Move and make the latestaccelo CLI file as an executable. Also, check the updated Pulse information for the following:

mv accelo.linux accelo

chmod +x ._accelo

3. Run the following command to push the updated configuration to the database.

accelo admin database push-config -a

4. Follow the manual steps in the document below to update MongoDB to the latest version, 8.0.8.

5. Update Configuration:

   • Update ImageTag in the $AcceloHome/config/accelo.yml file to 3.8.3.

6. For the Online installations, run the following command and press 'Y' at the prompt to get the most recent binaries.

accelo login docker

accelo pull all

7. For the Offline Installations, download all the latest image packs and run the following command to upload the latest images

docker load -i

8. Run the command below to update and add new keys in vars.yml

accelo reconfig cluster

9. [Optional: If AD-LDAP is deployed] Run the following command to generate an encrypted password for the LDAP server connection.

accelo admin encrypt

• Enter the plain-text password to generate the encrypted password.
• Update the bindPW field in /data01/acceldata/config/ldap/ldap.conf with the encrypted value and add the encryptedPassword = true flag in the same configuration file.

10. Run the below command to push acceldata.conf and other updated files to MongoDB.

accelo admin database push-config

11. Run the migration command. For example:
    1. -v 3.8.0 : The version you are migrating to. Note Keep the version as -v 3.8.0, even when you are migrating to any update release version in 3.8.x.
    2. -i 3.6.6 : The version you are migrating from.
    3. To migrate from version 3.6.6 to 3.8.3, the migration command looks as shown below.

For a single cluster:

accelo migrate -v 3.8.0 -i 3.6.6 -b

For multi-cluster:

accelo migrate -v 3.8.0 -i 3.6.6 -a -b

12. Run the same command again if any issue occurs during migration on any step.
13. Restart all the containers so that they use the updated images

accelo restart all -d

14. Uninstall the Hydra Agent.

accelo uninstall remote

15. Install the Hydra Agent.

accelo deploy hydra

16. (Optional for Spark Standalone Deployment) If you are upgrading from Pulse 3.8.0 and the Spark master URL is blocked, add the list of Spark worker URLs to the $AcceloHome/config/acceldata_<clustername>.conf file in the following format.

Bash+    xspark.worker.urls = "<http_s>:__<FQDN>:<port>,<http_s>:__<FQDN>:<port>"

For example:

spark.worker.urls = "http:__host1:8082,http:__host2:8082"

Add the above field in group.configuration in the $AcceloHome/config/acceldata_<clustername>.conf file. The group.configuration section should be in the following format:

group {

  ...<irrelevant content>

  configuration = {

    ...<irrelevant content>

    spark.standalone.enable = true

    spark.standalone.urls = "http:__host1:8080,http:__host2:8081,"

    spark.worker.urls = "http:__host1:8081,http:__host2:8082,"

    spark.history.server.url = "http:__host1:18080,http:__host2:18080"

    ...<irrelevant content>

  }

}

17. Reconfigure the cluster to get the updated configuration for Agents.

accelo reconfig cluster -a

18. To push the updated configuration to the database, execute the following command.

accelo admin database push-config -a

19. To push the updated configuration to the database, execute the following command.

accelo config retention

20. Finally, execute the following command to create indices for database collections.

If readOnlyRootFSEnabled is set to true in $AcceloHome_config_accelo.yml, then follow the steps listed below instead of running the command directly.

​

1. Open $AcceloHome_config_accelo.yml and set the value of readOnlyRootFSEnabled to false.

2. Run accelo admin database push-config 

3. Run accelo restart all -d.

4. Run accelo admin database index-db.

5. Open $AcceloHome_config_accelo.yml and set the value of readOnlyRootFSEnabled to true.

6. Run accelo admin database push-config.

7. Run accelo restart all -d.

accelo admin database index-db

21. If the older playbooks are already present in the node where ad-director is deployed, delete them, and download the latest playbooks tar from the License UI.
    1. Delete the older playbooks using the command: rm -rf $AcceloHome/work/<cluster_name>/director/playbook/*.Replace <cluster_name> with the name of the cluster where the playbooks are present.
    2. Download the playbooks tar from the License UI. For details, see Deploy Playbooks.