Upgrading JetPatch using repository

If this is your first time updating JetPatch using repository, please follow all of the below steps.   If you configured the repository in the past, you can go directly to "Upgrade JetPatch using Live Repo"

Pre-requisites 

Internet connection to JetPatch Live repository is required.

Please make sure the following URL is whitelisted in your environment from the JetPatch manager console (over port 443): https://live-repo.jetpatch.com/

Prepare Your Server (One-time Configuration)

If you are using a server image by JetPatch (OVA, AMI, or VHD) after June 15, 2021, you can skip this step and can go directly to "Upgrade JetPatch using Live Repo", otherwise, if you have an older server image or you installed using RPMs, please follow the below steps:

To upgrade we will need to configure the YUM  repository of JetPatch.

Create JetPatch Yum repository:

1. Connect to JetPatch Server via SSH.

2. Go to directory yum.repos.d

cd /etc/yum.repos.d

3. Create/download Repository file configuration depending on your system version (cat /etc/os-release)to yum.repos.d

-RHEL/OL/CENTOS6 - JetPatch-EL6.repo

vi JetPatch-EL6.repo

insert the following configuration in the file JetPatch-EL6.repo (depending on the version of JetPatch)

If running JetPatch 4.2.3,

[JetPatch-Live-Repo]
name=JetPath-Live-Repo
baseurl=https://live-repo.jetpatch.com/jetpatch/4-2-3/EL6/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

-RHEL/OL/CENTOS7 - JetPatch-EL7.repo

vi JetPatch-EL7.repo

insert the following configuration in the file JetPatch-EL7.repo (depending on the version of JetPatch)

If running JetPatch 4.2.3,

[JetPatch-Live-Repo]
name=JetPath-Live-Repo
baseurl=https://live-repo.jetpatch.com/jetpatch/4-2-3/EL7/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

If running JetPatch 4.1.2,

[JetPatch-Live-Repo]
name=JetPath-Live-Repo
baseurl=https://live-repo.jetpatch.com/jetpatch/4-1-2/EL7/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

-RHEL/OL/CENTOS8 JetPatch-EL8.repo

vi JetPatch-EL8.repo

insert the following configuration in the file JetPatch-EL8.repo

If running JetPatch 4.2.3,

[JetPatch-Live-Repo]
name=JetPath-Live-Repo
baseurl=https://live-repo.jetpatch.com/jetpatch/4-2-3/EL8/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

If running JetPatch 4.1.2,

[JetPatch-Live-Repo]
name=JetPath-Live-Repo
baseurl=https://live-repo.jetpatch.com/jetpatch/4-1-2/EL8/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

5. Update yum repository list

yum repolist

Upgrade JetPatch Using Live Repo

Before the Upgrade

See KC

1. Check if you see JetPatch-Live-Repo in yum

yum repolist

Output to check for:

JetPatch-Live-Repo JetPath-Live-Repo 

If this is missing, please see the above configuration steps

2. Install the lastest version of JetPatch:

yum install intigua*

Note: You must be in a directory that has no files that contain intigua in it.

After the Upgrade

See KC

Troubleshooting

See article