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PI22923: UPGRADE TO BIGINSIGHTS V3.0 FAILS WHEN BIGINSIGHTS ADMINISTRATOR USER IS SET TO A NAME OTHER THAN TYPICAL 'BIADMIN'

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Upgrade to BigInsights v3.0 fails when BigInsights administrator
user is set to a name other than typical 'biadmin'.

User 'biadmin' is hardcoded in the upgrade script.

Error seen:

[ERROR] <hostname> - java.io.IOException: exit
 code: 1 -- "sudo" "-S" "-p" "SUDOPWD:" "ssh" "-o"
"StrictHostKeyChecking=no" "-o" "BatchMode=yes"
"<hostname>" "sh /tmp/_bi_backup.sh
/opt/ibm/biginsights /opt/ibm/__biattic__biginsights
/var/ibm/biginsights /var/ibm/__biattic__biginsights
/var/bi-task-controller-conf
/var/__biattic__bi-task-controller-conf
/var/ibm/biginsights/zookeeper/data
/var/ibm/biginsights/zookeeper/__biattic__data"
Moving /opt/ibm/biginsights to /opt/ibm/__biattic__biginsights
Restoring conf directory
chown: invalid group: `biadmin:biadmin'
[ERROR] Cannot change the owner of /opt/ibm/biginsights

        at
com.ibm.xap.mgmt.util.ExecUtil.exec(ExecUtil.java:160)
        at
com.ibm.xap.mgmt.util.ExecUtil.exec(ExecUtil.java:128)
        at
com.ibm.xap.mgmt.hdm.AccountSshSetup.sudo(AccountSshSetup.java:1
590)
        at
com.ibm.xap.mgmt.hdm.AccountSshSetup.runAsRootRemote(AccountSshS
etup.java:919)
        at
com.ibm.xap.mgmt.hdm.AccountSshSetup.runAsRootRemote(AccountSshS
etup.java:877)
        at
com.ibm.xap.mgmt.hdm.AccountSshSetup.runAsRootRemote(AccountSshS
etup.java:845)
        at
com.ibm.xap.mgmt.UpgradeManager$1.doTask(UpgradeManager.java:521
)
        at com.ibm.xap.mgmt.util.Task.run(Task.java:83)
        at
com.ibm.xap.mgmt.util.TaskRunner$1.run(TaskRunner.java:59)

Local fix

  • As a workaround,  edit
<installer-home>/installer/bin/_bi_backup.sh and change the
biadmin to the actual BigInsights administrator user you have.

Problem summary

  • See Error Description

Problem conclusion

  • This problem is fixed in Version 3.0.0.1 and later fix packs.

Temporary fix

  • 



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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PI22923
    • 

  • Reported component name
    INFO BIGINSIGHT
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5725C0900
    • 

  • Reported release
    300
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2014-07-30
    • 

  • Closed date
    2014-10-03
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2014-10-03
    • 





    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    INFO BIGINSIGHT
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5725C0900
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R300  PSY
       UP
    • 








      
              
                            

              

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            Modified date:
            

            25 August 2020
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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