Chapter 2. Updates between Minor Releases

Procedure 2.1. Updating Red Hat Virtualization Manager

1. On the Red Hat Virtualization Manager machine, check if updated packages are available:

   # engine-upgrade-check

2. • If there are no updates are available, the command will output the text No upgrade:

     # engine-upgrade-check
     VERB: queue package ovirt-engine-setup for update
     VERB: package ovirt-engine-setup queued
     VERB: Building transaction
     VERB: Empty transaction
     VERB: Transaction Summary:
     No upgrade

     Note

     If updates are expected, but not available, ensure that the required repositories are enabled. See Subscribing to the Required Entitlements in the Installation Guide.
   • If updates are available, the command will list the packages to be updated:

     # engine-upgrade-check
     VERB: queue package ovirt-engine-setup for update
     VERB: package ovirt-engine-setup queued
     VERB: Building transaction
     VERB: Transaction built
     VERB: Transaction Summary:
     VERB:     updated    - ovirt-engine-lib-3.3.2-0.50.el6ev.noarch
     VERB:     update     - ovirt-engine-lib-3.4.0-0.13.el6ev.noarch
     VERB:     updated    - ovirt-engine-setup-3.3.2-0.50.el6ev.noarch
     VERB:     update     - ovirt-engine-setup-3.4.0-0.13.el6ev.noarch
     VERB:     install    - ovirt-engine-setup-base-3.4.0-0.13.el6ev.noarch
     VERB:     install    - ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-3.4.0-0.13.el6ev.noarch
     VERB:     updated    - ovirt-engine-setup-plugins-3.3.1-1.el6ev.noarch
     VERB:     update     - ovirt-engine-setup-plugins-3.4.0-0.5.el6ev.noarch
     Upgrade available
     
     Upgrade available

3. Update the setup packages:

   # yum update ovirt\*setup\*

4. Update the Red Hat Virtualization Manager. By running engine-setup, the script will prompt you with some configuration questions like updating the firewall rules, updating PKI certificates, and backing up the Data Warehouse database. The script will then go through the process of stopping the ovirt-engine service, downloading and installing the updated packages, backing up and updating the database, performing post-installation configuration, and starting the ovirt-engine service.

   Note

   The engine-setup script is also used during the Red Hat Virtualization Manager installation process, and it stores the configuration values that were supplied. During an update, the stored values are displayed when previewing the configuration, and may not be up to date if engine-config was used to update configuration after installation. For example, if engine-config was used to update SANWipeAfterDelete to true after installation, engine-setup will output "Default SAN wipe after delete: False" in the configuration preview. However, the updated values will not be overwritten by engine-setup.

   # engine-setup

   Important

   The update process may take some time; allow time for the update process to complete and do not stop the process once initiated.
5. Update the base operating system and any optional packages installed on the Manager:

   # yum update

   Important

   If any kernel packages were updated, reboot the system to complete the update.