Chapter 6. Verifying the post-upgrade state

Prerequisites

• The system has been upgraded following the steps described in Performing the upgrade and you have been able to log in to RHEL 9.

• Verify that the Leapp utility has finished all actions in the upgrade process and the system is ready to be used:

  # [ -e "/etc/systemd/system/leapp_resume.service" ] || ps -e | grep -q leapp && echo "Leapp has not finished the execution yet!"

  Important

  If you attempt to use the system before the upgrade is complete, serious issues could occur.

• Verify that the current OS version is RHEL 9. For example:

  # cat /etc/redhat-release
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 9.6 (Plow)

• Check the OS kernel version. For example:

  # uname -r
  5.14.0-70.10.1.el9_0.x86_64

  Note that .el9 is important and the version should not be earlier than 5.14.0. The upstream base in the string is 5.14.

• If you are using the Red Hat Subscription Manager:

  • Verify that the correct product is installed. For example:

    # subscription-manager list --installed
    +-----------------------------------------+
        	  Installed Product Status
    +-----------------------------------------+
    Product Name: Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
    Product ID:   479
    Version:      9.6
    Arch:         x86_64
    Status:       Subscribed

  • Verify that the release version is set to the expected target OS version immediately after the upgrade. For example:

    # subscription-manager release
    Release: 9.6

• Verify that network services are operational, for example, try to connect to a server using SSH.
• Check the post-upgrade status of your applications. In some cases, you may need to perform migration and configuration changes manually. For example, to migrate your databases, follow instructions in Configuring and using database servers.