Upgrading IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service

For the updated capabilities of IBM Z® Resource Discovery Data Service, it is recommended that you upgrade to the latest version. This topic provides instructions for the upgrade process.

Before you begin

Before you upgrade to IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service version 1.4.0:

  1. Firstly, ensure that you upgrade to version 1.3.1.2 or 1.3.2.1.
  2. Then, upgrade to version 1.4.0 from 1.3.1.2 or 1.3.2.1.
Important: If you are using IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service in integration with IBM Z Anomaly Analytics Fix Pack 20 or later, ensure that you use IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service version 1.3.2.1. To use IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service version 1.4.0 with IBM Z Anomaly Analytics , contact IBM for installation assistance.

Procedure

To upgrade IBM Z Resource Discovery Data Service from version 1.3.1.2 or 1.3.2.1 to version 1.4.0, perform the following steps:

  1. Go to the folder where you extracted the version 1.4.0 ZRD-DS installation package.
  2. Move the extracted pgsql_db_migration folder to the <existing_runtime_folder_version> directory.
  3. Extract the pgsql_db_migration.tar.gz package.
  4. Run the cd pgsql_db_migration command to go to the folder.
  5. Run the ./run_postgres_tasks.sh command to create new meta tables and migrates the data from primary tables to the meta tables.
    The script executes and a run_postgres_tasks.sh execution completed successfully message is displayed.
    Output of postgres script execution
  6. Go to the version 1.4.0 ZRD-DS installation folder and run the ./zoacommon/dockerDeployZoa.sh -i or ./zoacommon/podmanDeployZoa.sh -i command.