Specifications

Upgrading
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chkconfig --add mysql
chkconfig --level 2345 mysql on
service mysql restart
mysqladmin -u root password ''
mysqladmin -u root -h localhost password ''
9. If you are upgrading version 3.2.1, log in to MySQL Server and drop the events database.
mysql -u root
mysql> drop database events;
mysql> quit
5.3. Upgrading Zenoss Core
Follow these steps to upgrade the Zenoss Core package.
1. Log in as root, or as a user with superuser privileges.
2. Download the Zenoss Core package from community.zenoss.org
3. If you are upgrading version 4.2.0 or 4.2.3, follow these steps.
a. Install the Redis datastore.
yum -y install redis
b. Upgrade Zenoss Core with one of the following commands:
RHEL/CentOS 5: rpm -Uvh zenoss_core-version.el5.x85_64.rpm
RHEL/CentOS 6: rpm -Uvh zenoss_core-version.el6.x85_64.rpm
4. If you are upgrading version 4.2.4, enter one of the following commands.
RHEL/CentOS 5: yum -y --nogpgcheck localinstall zenoss_core-version.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL/CentOS 6: yum -y --nogpgcheck localinstall zenoss_core-version.el6.x86_64.rpm
5. If you are upgrading version 3.2.1, install the package:
yum -y --nogpgcheck localinstall zenoss_core-version.el5.x86_64.rpm
6. Configure required services to start when the host starts, and start the services:
for svc in memcached rabbitmq-server snmpd; do chkconfig $svc on; service $svc start; done
7. Configure Zenoss Core to start when the host starts, and start the migration process.
chkconfig zenoss on
service zenoss start
The migration process typically lasts at least 20 minutes.
8. Install the ZenUp patch management tool. For more information, refer to the Zenoss Core ZenUp Installation and
Administration guide.
9. Install the latest recommended patch set (RPS) with the ZenUp tool.
10.Install upgraded versions of any ZenPacks you may have removed earlier.
11.Delete the browser cache on each user machine used to access Zenoss Core. (For example, if using Firefox, press
Ctrl-Shift-R to clear your cache.)