Enterprise Recon 2.12.1
Update ER2
- Addition of any third party software (e.g. anti-virus software), libraries, and/or packages, and/or
- Removal of any software, libaries, and/or packages included by default in the Enterprise Recon appliance.
Please refer to Ground Labs Technical Support Services for more information.
This section covers the following topics:
Overview
With each new release of ER2, you are recommended to:
- Create a backup of the Master Server.
- Update the Master Server to access new features and benefit from improvements made to the software.
- (Optional) Perform an Agent Upgrade if a feature available in an updated version of the Agent is required.
See the Release Notes for a list of available features for the current version of ER2.
Online Update
Requirements
To perform an online update of ER2, ensure that the Master Server you are updating meets the following requirements:
- The Master Server was installed from ISO. Performing an online updates is only available for standard installations of the ER2 Master Server appliance (from ISO).
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The Master Server runs the Oracle Linux 8 operating system.
For CentOS 7-based ER2 Master Servers, performing an online update to version 2.12.1 is not supported. To continue receiving support for new features and product updates, migrate to Enterprise Recon on the new operating systems. - The Master Server has internet access.
Update the Master Server
- Create a backup of the Master Server datastore.
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In the Master Server console, run as root:
yum update
The yum update command checks for and displays all available updates for ER2 and the underlying operating system. - Enter y to install available updates.
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Remove unnecessary packages:
yum autoremove
- Enter y to confirm removal of unnecessary packages.
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Verify if restarting your system is required, and restart (if needed).
# Check if a restart is required needs-restarting -r
# If required, restart the system shutdown -r nowYou will need to enter the LUKS passphrase when you start up the Master Server.
Offline Update
For ER2 Master Server on RHEL 8 (from RPM)
You must download the latest RPM package to update ER2 offline.
- Log in to Ground Labs Services Portal.
- From the Home tab, scroll down to the Enterprise Recon 2 >
Enterprise Master RPM Package > RPM Package (EL8) section and look for version
2.12.1.
- Click Download to download the Enterprise Recon RPM package file (er2-master-2.x-x-xxxx_xxxxxxxxxx.el8.x86_64.rpm).
- Transfer the downloaded ER2 RPM software package over to a destination directory in the Master Server.
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In the Master Server Console, stop ER2:
/etc/init.d/er2-master stop
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Remove the old er2-master RPM package:
rpm -e er2-master
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Install the newly downloaded ER2 RPM package:
# Where '<directory>' is the full path of where the RPM package resides, # and '<RPM file>' is the RPM package to install. # Syntax: rpm -ivh <directory>/<RPM file> rpm -ivh /tmp/er2-master-2.x-x-xxxx_xxxxxxxxxx.el8.x86_64.rpm
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Restart ER2:
/etc/init.d/er2-master start
For ER2 Master Server Appliance (from ISO)
From version 2.9.1, you can perform offline updates for the Enterprise Recon Master Server appliance that runs on an Oracle Linux 8 operating system. See Perform an Offline Update for Standard Installations of the ER2 Master Server Appliance (From ISO) or contact the Ground Labs Support Team.
Downgrade ER2
Version downgrades are not supported for the Enterprise Recon Master Server as certain features, data sets, storage formats and / or components in newer versions of Enterprise Recon may not be backward compatible. Downgrading a newer version of the Master Server datastore to an earlier version of Enterprise Recon may leave the system in an undesired state.