ODA Patching from version 19.21 to 19.23

 ODA Patching from version 19.21 to 19.23

This document will help you in ODA patching to upgrade from version 19.21 to version 19.23

If we have ODA box with version 19.17 then we cannot directly patch it to 19.23 version. We must patch the ODA box to version to 19.21 and then we can go on patch 19.23.

To perform ODA patching VM snapshots and RMAN backup is most important; if anything fails then we can restore VMs from the snapshot.

1.       Download 19.23 patches from Oracle site:

https://docs.oracle.com/en/engineered-systems/oracle-database-appliance/19.23/cmtrn/oda-patches.html#GUID-ACB179CD-5901-405C-B732-AD6923D78339

 

                     Patch list:

Oracle Database Appliance Server Patch for the ODACLI/DCS stack (patch 36524605),
Oracle Grid Infrastructure clone files (patch 30403673),
Oracle Database clone files (patch 30403662)

2.       Login to the Oda bare metal (BM) servers and note down the VMs and DB system details.

#virsh list    >>> This command shows VM names and we will be taking VM snapshots for the same before starting patching

 

#odacli list-vms  >>> This command list VMs information like VM names, they are active on which node,current state, target state etc…

 

3.       Identify the vdisk assosiated with the respective VM

#virsh domblklist <VM Name>

 

4.       Here we are taking snapshot of vda and vdb disk so note down the size of the vdisk and here we will ignore hda as it is iso

Note: Bring down respective VM before taking snapshot.

5.       Create VM snapshot for the both the vdisks

6.       Save the VM snapshot to some NFS location

 

Actual Patching process:

Before starting the patching process make sure DB and DB system and crs cluster service should be running.

 

Run below commands from BM server

1.       Update repository with server patch

#unzip p35938481_1923000_Linux-x86-64.zip             >>> The zip file will contain oda-sm-19.23.0.0.0-date-server.zip and readme.html file

 

2.       Update the repository with the server software file

# odacli update-repository -f /tmp/oda-sm-19.23.0.0.0-date-server.zip

 

3.       Confirm that the repository update is successful

                              # odacli describe-job -i <job_ID>           >>> every odacli commands generate some                                         job id

4.       Update DCS admin/Components/Agents

4.1   Update DCS admin

                              # odacli update-dcsadmin -v 19.23.0.0.0

4.2   Update the DCS components

# odacli update-dcscomponents -v 19.23.0.0.0 

4.3   Update the DCS agent

#odacli update-dcsagent -v 19.23.0.0.0

 

5.       Unzip below patches:

Oracle Grid Infrastructure clone files (patch 30403673),
Oracle Database clone files (patch 30403662)

 

6.       Update the repository with the Oracle Grid Infrastructure clone file and the Oracle Database clone file:

# odacli update-repository -f /tmp/odacli-dcs-19.23.0.0.0-date-GI-19.23.0.0.zip

# odacli update-repository -f /tmp/odacli-dcs-19.23.0.0.0-date-DB-19.23.0.0.zip

 

7.       Create prepatch report for server

# odacli create-prepatchreport -s -v 19.23.0.0.0

 

8.       Verify that the patching pre-checks ran successfully

# odacli describe-prepatchreport -i <job ID>        

Note: Fix the warnings and errors mentioned in the report and proceed with the server patching.

 

9.       Apply the server update. 

                              # /opt/oracle/dcs/bin/odacli update-server -v 19.23.0.0.0

 

10.   Confirm that the server update is successful

        # /opt/oracle/dcs/bin/odacli describe-job -i <job_ID>

 

Run below commands from DB server

11.   Update DCS admin/Components/Agents

11.1           Update DCS admin

                              # odacli update-dcsadmin -v 19.23.0.0.0

11.2           Update the DCS components

# odacli update-dcscomponents -v 19.23.0.0.0

11.3           Update the DCS agent

#odacli update-dcsagent -v 19.23.0.0.0

 

12.   Update the repository with the Oracle Grid Infrastructure clone file and the Oracle Database clone file:

# odacli update-repository -f /tmp/odacli-dcs-19.23.0.0.0-date-GI-19.23.0.0.zip

# odacli update-repository -f /tmp/odacli-dcs-19.23.0.0.0-date-DB-19.23.0.0.zip

 

13.   Apply the server update. 

                              # /opt/oracle/dcs/bin/odacli update-server -v 19.23.0.0.0               >>> verify it by                                               using command “#odacli describe-component”

14.   Create prepatch report for DB home

# odacli create-prepatchreport --dbhome --dbhomeid d8307f2e-c126-41da-ab6a-1a7f23c5c074 -v 19.23.0.0.0

We can get dbhome id by using command “#odacli list-databases”

 

15.   Verify the pre-patch report; it should be successful.

Note down the job id and run below command to verify

#odacli describe-jobs -I <job-id>

 

16.   Update db_home

# odacli update-dbhome --id d8307f2e-c126-41da-ab6a-1a7f23c5c074 -v 19.23.0.0.0 -f 

 

17.   Note down the job id and observe the status; it should be successful.

18.   Verify patching by using command:

# odacli describe-component        >>> we can see here version 19.23

Regards,

Kiren Jadhav

How to assign ILOM IP to the new Solaris server + Solaris 11

How to assign ILOM IP to the new Solaris server + Solaris 11

Suppose there is requirement of new server. After rack mounting the server, assigning power cable, network etc.… we can assign ILOM IP address to access the server from outside DC.

Prerequisites: Note down the server make and model. Console cable is required to take ILOM serial connection from laptop. Take the ILOM IP address, gateway and netmask details from the network team.

1.     Log in to ILOM using a serial connection

2.     Connect your laptop and NET MGMT port using console cable.

3.       From laptop, in search bar, type “Computer Management” and search.

4.       Computer Management >> Device Management >> Ports (COM and LPT)

5.       Take putty session and select Serial and mention the COM port details which we got in step4. Mention appropriate buad rate or speed. In maximum cases we mention speed as 9600.

The speed depends on the hardware details, so node down the make, model of hardware and search speed accordingly.

6.     Press Enter to establish a connection between your serial console and ILOM. A login prompt to ILOM appears.

7.       Now we can assign ILOM IP address.

           7.1 #cd /SP/network

           7.2 Type the following commands to configure a static Ethernet configuration

                  --> set pendingipdiscovery=static

                 --> set pendingipaddress= <IP address>

                  --> set pendingipnetmask= <Netmask address>

                  --> set pendingipgateway= <Gateway address>

                  --> set commitpending=true

                  --> set state=enable

            7.3 show /SP/network      >> To show network properties; we can see assigned ILOM IP

8. Now we will be able to take ILOM connection from web interface.

Regards,

Kiren Jadhav