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BMC BladeLogic Portal 2.2

Upgrading

When you upgrade an existing version of BladeLogic Portal, you can migrate the existing database and update the portal software using the same installation program.

When you upgrade, you should take all necessary preliminary steps, such as backing up all relevant data. 

This topic includes the following sections:

Related topics

Upgrading only the DCA Index Server

Upgrading a small, medium, or large deployment of the BladeLogic Portal

Upgrading a compact deployment of the BladeLogic Portal

Performing a silent upgrade of the portal on Windows

Performing a silent upgrade of the portal on Linux

Troubleshooting an installation or upgrade

Supported upgrade paths

BladeLogic Portal supports the following upgrade paths:

Current configurationPossible upgrade paths
Compact, small, medium, or large deployment

2.2.01 → 2.2.02

2.2.00.002 → 2.2.02
2.2.00.002 → 2.2.01
2.2.00 → 2.2.02
2.2.00 → 2.2.01
2.2.00 → 2.2.00.002
2.1.00 → 2.2.02
2.1.00 → 2.2.01
2.1.00 → 2.2.00.002
2.1.00 → 2.2.00
Stand alone DCA Index Server2.2.01 → 2.2.02
2.2.00.002 → 2.2.02
2.2.00.002 → 2.2.01
2.2.00 → 2.2.02
2.2.00 → 2.2.01
2.2.00 → 2.2.00.002

Required supporting products

When upgrading, you must be running supported versions of your endpoint managers ( (BMC Server Automation or BMC Network Automation):

Endpoint managerSupported versions
BMC Server Automation8.7 patch 3, patch 4, patch 5
8.8.x
8.9.x
If you are using Threat Director for SuSE 12 patch analysis with zypper support, you must be running BMC Server Automation 8.9 patch 1 or later.

Note:

TrueSight Server Automation version 20.02 or later is not supported with the fresh or upgraded installation of BladeLogic Portal version 2.2.x. 

BMC Network Automation8.9 or later

If you are running SQL Server, only Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (or later) is supported for database upgrade/migration.

Note

All versions of BladeLogic Portal earlier than 2.2.01 did not support Unicode. Even if you selected Unicode Support when installing BladeLogic Portal, a known issue (DRBLY-30368) prevented creation of a Unicode-compliant database. When upgrading earlier versions to version 2.2.01, conversion from a non-Unicode to a Unicode database is not possible.To create a Unicode database, you must perform a fresh installation.


Upgrade procedures based on deployment type

The upgrade procedures vary depending on the type of deployment you are upgrading:

  • A small, medium, or large deployment has the BladeLogic Portal server and one or more instances of the DCA Index Server installed on different systems.
  • A compact deployment has both the portal and the DCA Index Server installed on the same system, and is typically used for testing and demonstration purposes rather than production.

For more information on deployment types, see Deployment scenarios.

The table below outlines the tasks involved with upgrading each type of deployment.

DeploymentProcedure
Small, medium, or large
  1. Review the upgrade pre-requisites described in Before you begin the upgrade.
  2. Stop all services on any host where the BladeLogic Portal server or DCA Index Server(s) are running (specifically, the BladeLogic Portal service and the BMC DCA Index Service).
  3. Back up the hosts where the BladeLogic Portal server or DCA Index Server(s) are running, according to the instructions in Backing up portal information.

  4. Set the UNICODE_SUPPORT flag to false for all versions of BladeLogic Portal earlier than version 2.2.01.
    Because of a known issue (DRBLY-30368) in previous releases that prevented the creation of Unicode-compliant databases, you must manually set a flag in the BladeLogicPortalInstalledConfiguration.xml file. You must always perform this action no matter whether you want Unicode or not and whether you are using SQL Server or Oracle.

    These steps are not necessary if you are upgrading from version 2.2.01 or later.

    1. Navigate to the install location for BladeLogic Portal.
      Typical locations:
      Windows: C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogicPortal
      Linux: /opt/bmc/BladeLogicPortal
    2. Open the BladeLogicPortalInstalledConfiguration.xml file for editing.
    3. Find the property called UNICODE_SUPPORT. It should appear as follows:

      <property>

            <name>UNICODE_SUPPORT</name>

            <value>true OR false</value>

    4. Set the value to false and save the file.

  5. Take the following actions, depending on your upgrade path:
  6. Configure private key infrastructure (PKI) if you want to use PKI authentication. Using PKI might also require you to  provision the BladeLogic Portal servers with a trusted certificate, if you have not done so already.

This procedure results in the following:

  • The DCA Index Server is upgraded.
    Note that if you are upgrading from version 2.1, the index service that was installed on the portal host with version 2.1 remains disabled , as you configured the BladeLogic Portal server to use the remote DCA Index Server during the upgrade.
  • The database is migrated.
  • The BladeLogic Portal is upgraded.
  • The database is synced with the required indices on the DCA Index Server on the remote host.
  • The BladeLogic Portal server is started.
Stand-alone DCA Index Server
(upgrade only available for version 2.2 or later)
  1. Review the upgrade pre-requisites described in Before you begin the upgrade.
  2. Stop all services on any host where the BladeLogic Portal server or DCA Index Server(s) are running (specifically, the BladeLogic Portal service and the BMC DCA Index Service).
  3. Back up the hosts where the BladeLogic Portal server or DCA Index Server(s) are running, according to the instructions in Backing up portal information.

  4. Upgrade the version 2.2 or later stand-alone DCA Index server.

    Note

    If you are upgrading from version 2.1, you must manually stop and remove the portal-related services (BladeLogic Portal service and the BMC DCA Index Service) on each server where a DCA Index Server is installed. Then you must delete the BladeLogicPortal folder and all of the files in it. When that is complete you can install only the DCA Indexing Server.

Compact
  1. Review the upgrade pre-requisites described in Before you begin the upgrade.
  2. Stop all services on any the BladeLogic Portal server.
  3. Back up the host and database, according to the instructions in Backing up portal information.

  4. Set the UNICODE_SUPPORT flag to false for all versions of BladeLogic Portal earlier than version 2.2.01.
    Because of a known issue (DRBLY-30368) in previous releases that prevented the creation of Unicode-compliant databases, you must manually set a flag in the BladeLogicPortalInstalledConfiguration.xml file. You must always perform this action no matter whether you want Unicode or not and whether you are using SQL Server or Oracle.

    These steps are not necessary if you are upgrading from version 2.2.01 or later.

    1. Navigate to the install location for BladeLogic Portal.
      Typical locations:
      Windows: C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogicPortal
      Linux: /opt/bmc/BladeLogicPortal
    2. Open the BladeLogicPortalInstalledConfiguration.xml file for editing.
    3. Find the property called UNICODE_SUPPORT. It should appear as follows:

      <property>

            <name>UNICODE_SUPPORT</name>

            <value>true OR false</value>

    4. Set the value to false and save the file.
  5. Upgrade the BladeLogic Portal, according to the instructions in Upgrading a compact deployment of the BladeLogic Portal.
  6. Configure private key infrastructure (PKI) if you want to use PKI authentication. Using PKI might also require you to provision the BladeLogic Portal servers with a trusted certificate, if you have not done so already.

This procedure results in the following:

  • The database is migrated.
  • The BladeLogic Portal is upgraded.
  • The database is synced with the DCA Index Server.
  • The BladeLogic Portal server is started.

Before you begin the upgrade

  • Download the installation files needed to install and upgrade BladeLogic Portal.
  • The upgrade must run on the following platforms:
    • 64-bit Microsoft Windows 2008 or 2012
    • 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 6.0 (or later) or 7.0 (or later)
    • If you are running SQL Server, note that only Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (or later) is supported for database upgrade/migration.
  • A supported version of BMC Server Automation must be installed and its Application Server started.

    Supported versions:

    • Version 8.7 patch 3, patch 4, patch 5
    • Version 8.8.x
    • Version 8.9.x
  • BMC Network Automation version 8.9 must be installed and its application server started, if you are using Threat Director and monitoring network vulnerabilities.
  • The BladeLogic Portal server, the portal database, and the BMC Server Automation Application Server must all reside on the same LAN.
  • Ensure you are performing the upgrade on the same computer where the existing installation of BladeLogic Portal is running.
  • Port number 9300 should be free to allow for transport layer traffic with the DCA Index Server that is installed as part of this procedure. If the installation indicates there is a problem communicating with the DCA Index Server, you can manually specify a port.

Ensuring a clean portal server

To ensure the portal server is a clean environment with no operations currently running, shut down the portal server and then reboot it.

  1. Shut down the portal server using the following actions:
    • Linux: /etc/init.d/BladeLogic_Portal stop
    • Windows: From the Windows Control Panel, select  Administrative Tools > Services . Then stop the  BladeLogic Portal  service.
  2. Restart the portal server using the following actions:
    • Linux: /etc/init.d/BladeLogic_Portal start
    • Windows: From the Windows Control Panel, select  Administrative Tools > Services . Then start the  BladeLogic Portal  service.

Backing up portal information

The following sections describe backup tasks that BMC recommends you perform before installing or upgrading.

Backing up portal installation information

A good precaution is to back up information describing the location of the current BladeLogic Portal installation.

Backing up portal installation information in Linux

  1. Open the /opt/bmc/ProductRegistry.xml configuration file.
  2. Within that file, search for:
    <productHomeVariableName>BMC_AUTOMATION_PORTAL_HOME</productHomeVariableName> 
  3. In the line above, find <productHome><PORTAL_HOME></productHome>.
    In that row, <PORTAL_HOME> identifies the path to the portal installation. 
  4. Cd to <PORTAL_HOME> .
  5. Determine a location with sufficient disk space to which you can copy portal information. This procedure calls that location <BMCPortalV2.2_FULLBACKUP>.
  6. Copy the contents of the portal installation by entering the following command:
    find . --depth --print | cpio --dump  /<BMCPortalV2.2_FULLBACKUP> 
  7. Copy /opt/bmc/ProductRegistry.xml to <BMCPortalV2.2_FULLBACKUP>.

Backing up portal installation information in Windows

  1. Open the \Windows\ProductRegistry.xml configuration file.

  2. Within that file, search for:
    <productHomeVariableName>BMC_AUTOMATION_PORTAL_HOME</productHomeVariableName> 

  3. In the line above, find <productHome><PORTAL_HOME></productHome>.
    In that row, <PORTAL_HOME> identifies the path to the portal installation. 

  4. Cd to <PORTAL_HOME>.

  5. Use any backup tool to make a copy of the <PORTAL_HOME> directory to <BMCPortalV2.2_FULLBACKUP>.

  6. Copy \Windows\ ProductRegistry.xml to <BMCPortalV2.2_FULLBACKUP>.

Backing up the portal database

A database administrator must perform a full backup of the portal database. The administrator should create a backup dataset in case a backout or restore procedure is needed.

Use this procedure to obtain the information needed to access the existing portal database.

  1. Open <PORTAL_HOME>/portal/configuration/bmc-config.json.
    See Backing up portal installation information to determine the location of <PORTAL_HOME>. 
  2. Within the bmc-config.json file, find the section called foundation_db_service.
    It provides the host name, port, user, database name, and database type for the portal database. 

Backing up configuration information

BMC recommends you back up the following important configuration file:

<PORTAL_HOME>/portal/configuration/bmc-config.json

Troubleshooting the upgrade

Where to go next

Set up a backup procedure for the DCA Indexing Server. If BladeLogic Portal was already installed and you have just installed another instance, you must be certain that each instance has an identical backup configuration.

If you want to disable HTTP traffic with the DCA Indexing Server, see Disabling or enabling HTTP traffic with the DCA Indexing Server. 

If you are using roles with a limited set of permissions for Data Refresh, see Configuring Data Refresh.

When those tasks are complete, see Configuring after installation.

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Last modified by Sulekha Gulati on Apr 27, 2020
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