topic Re: Upgrading ignite in Operating System - HP-UX

Upgrading ignite

Sheriff Andy — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:53:14 GMT

I am considering upgrading ignite. I have seen some different approaches to doing the upgrade. On the forums, I see that you need to swremove the old version, then swinstall. On the HP ignite site, it says that there is no need to swremove. I don't want to swremove & find out that the new version doesn't work for us. What is the preferred method?

Thx,
Andy

Re: Upgrading ignite

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:58:48 GMT

copy out any custom configuration files like INDEX.
swremove the old version.
swinstall the new version.

When upgrading within the same major version say 5.3.x to 5.4.x you can usually getaway without the swremove.

But.

You are better off doing it.

sEP

Re: Upgrading ignite

KCS_1 — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:58:55 GMT

Hi,Andy

sometimes, a verified document gives me a good guideline what can I treat of that well,So in my case always follow the procedure and order in the document and comment.
Both of cases are available to upgrade Ignite-UX.

Regards

Pat

Re: Upgrading ignite

Scot Bean — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:56:40 GMT

Swinstalling on top of an old one usually works OK. I would try this first, and if the old version does not disappear completly from swlist, then resort to swremove.

SEP has a good idea about making a copy of /var/opt/ignite/INDEX -- if you do choose to swremove, this can blow away your index file.

A caution about updating ignite:
- images & archives you built & installed on the old version may run/install a bit differently on the new version.

Re: Upgrading ignite

Pete Randall — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:02:57 GMT

Andy,

It's just an opinion, but the few times I've seen the install work without previously removing the old version hardly make it seem worth skipping the extra step. We constantly see questions on the forum about errors with the install and they are usually fixed by going back and removing first, then re-installing. I always remove first.

Deputy Barney

Re: Upgrading ignite

Sheriff Andy — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:07:58 GMT

Would it be a good idea to wipe out the different directories after the swremove then?
/opt/ignite
/etc/opt/ignite
/var/opt/ignite

Just curious

Re: Upgrading ignite

Pete Randall — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:14:44 GMT

In my experience, there's no need.

DB

Re: Upgrading ignite

Sheriff Andy — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:16:49 GMT

You still recomend making a copy of the /var/opt/ignite/INDEX file though?

Re: Upgrading ignite

Pete Randall — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:00:33 GMT

If you use them (I don't) - definitely!

So, how are things in Mayberry, anyway?

D B

Re: Upgrading ignite

Sheriff Andy — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:09:19 GMT

Things are well in Mayberry. Just trying to keep Otis out of jail I suppose.

Thx for all of your help,
Andy