Specifications

Upgrading SPS
upgrade from the older version to one of the two acceptable versions, then perform the upgrade to the
current version.
Note: If using lkbackup during your upgrade, see the lkbackup Known Issue for further information.
1. If you are upgrading an SPS cluster with only two nodes, proceed directly to Step 2. If you are
upgrading an SPS cluster with greater than two nodes, switch all applications away from the
server to be upgraded now. Do this manually or by setting the LifeKeeper shutdown strategy to
"Switchover" which causes the applications to be switched when LifeKeeper is stopped or
the server is shut down.
2. If necessary, upgrade the Linux operating system before upgrading SPS. It is recommended
that you unextend all resources from a server that is to be upgraded prior to performing the
operating system upgrade.
3. Upgrade SPS using the SPS Installation Image File. Mount the SPS Installation Image File
using the following command:
mount PATH/IMAGE_NAME MOUNT_POINT -t iso9660 -o loop
Where PATH is the path to the image
IMAGE_NAME is the name of the image
MOUNT_POINT is the path to mount location
4. Change to the sps.img mounted directory and type the following:
./setup
You will see informational messages confirming that the packages are being upgraded.
5. A list of all available SPS Recovery Kits will appear. You will see a "u" next to each currently
installed recovery kit indicating that this kit will be upgraded. If you would like to install any
additional kits, select the kits by highlighting and pressing the "space" bar. This will place an
"i" next to each kit that will be installed.
Note: Previous to SPS for Linux Version 8.1, recovery kits would need to be upgraded from
their individual image files once the core packages finished upgrading. Now, once the
packages have been upgraded, you are presented with a list indicating which kits are currently
installed and will be automatically upgraded, and you're also given the option to select any
other kits you would like installed.
Note: To add kits at a later time, simply run setup again followed by -k:
./setup -k
6. After upgrading, stop and restart the LifeKeeper GUI in order to load the updated GUI client.
7. If you are upgrading an SPS cluster with greater than two nodes, switch all applications back
to the upgraded server.
8. Repeat this procedure for each server in the SPS cluster to be upgraded.
CAUTION: The same version and release of SPS must be installed on all systems in a cluster. In
general, different versions and/or releases of SPS are not compatible. For situations other than rolling
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