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- | ====== How To Apply a Patch to the SME File Fabric Appliance ====== | ||
- | == last update on: Nov. 25, 2020 == | ||
- | ===== About File Fabric Patches ===== | ||
- | Patches are small code changes that are confined to one or a few pieces of the File Fabric' | ||
- | SME seldom issues patches, preferring to combine sets of changes into service packs which we release frequently. On those occasions when we do see fit to issue a patch, the changes included in the patch are always included in a subsequent service pack. In most cases this will be the next service pack to be released | ||
- | after the patch was developed. | ||
- | ===== Patching Best Practices ===== | ||
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- | * If you want to familiarise yourself with the changes introduced by a patch prior to deploying the patch to production, install it first in a non-production environment and test it there. | ||
- | * Patch your system during a service window when users are not permitted to use the system. | ||
- | * During the service window and prior to patching the system, backup the appliance itself and, if the database is external, backup the database as well. (If you have a a multi-node (HA) system, it is only necessary to back up one node.) | ||
- | * Confirm that the system is working correctly after applying the patch and prior to ending the service window. | ||
- | * If you are unable to confirm that the patched system is working properly, contact SME Support or roll back the patch prior to ending the service window. (Roll-back instructions are provided later in this document.) | ||
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- | ===== How Patches are Provided ===== | ||
- | If a patch is appropriate for your File Fabric then SME will provide you with a link to a compressed tar file //< | ||
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- | ===== Patching Steps ===== | ||
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- | Note that these steps should be completed for each appliance in a multi-node (HA) system. | ||
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- | ssh into the File Fabric host as smeconfiguser, | ||
- | ``` | ||
- | su - | ||
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- | cd / | ||
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- | wget https:// | ||
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- | chown smestorage: | ||
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- | su smestorage | ||
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- | ./patch -patch < | ||
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- | exit | ||
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- | reboot | ||
- | ``` | ||
- | If you encounter any issues during these steps please contact SME Support. | ||
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- | ===== To Roll Back a Patch ===== | ||
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- | * To roll back a patch it is necessary to reverse both the appliance changes made by the patch and any database changes made by the patch (often there won't be any). | ||
- | * If your database is internal to your appliance you can reverse all of the changes by restoring the appliance backup you made prior to applying the patch. | ||
- | * If your database is external then you need to restore the appliance backup and restore the database backup. |