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Upgrading components using the local option on UNIX or Linux

If a BMC Server Automation component was installed with the -local option, you must use the -local option to upgrade that component. However, you must set several environment variables before starting the upgrade process.

Warning

Note

To determine whether the -local option was used during installation and is necessary for upgrade, examine the installation directories. If the HOME file is located in the <installDir>/NSH/conf/ directory, and not in the /etc/rsc/ directory, this indicates that the -local option was used. 

 For more general information about the upgrade process, see Upgrading-product-components-on-Linux-and-UNIX.

To upgrade using the local option

  1. Before invoking the installer for the upgrade process, set several environment variables using the following commands.

    INSTALL_DIR="<installDir>"
    NSHDIR=${INSTALL_DIR}/NSH
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:=}${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:}${NSHDIR}/lib
    export INSTALL_DIR NSHDIR LD_LIBRARY_PATH

  2. Invoke the installer using a command such as the following:

    sh BBSA-LIN64.sh -local

  3. Continue with the upgrade process as described in Upgrading-product-components-on-Linux-and-UNIX.

     

To upgrade silently using the local option

You can run a silent upgrade in combination with the with the -local option. You must first set several environment variables, and then invoke the installer, as shown in the following series of commands.

INSTALL_DIR="<install>"
NSHDIR=${INSTALL_DIR}/NSH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:=}${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:}${NSHDIR}/lib
export INSTALL_DIR NSHDIR LD_LIBRARY_PATH
sh BBSA-LIN64.sh -local -silent

See also Using-silent-mode-to-upgrade-components-on-Linux-or-UNIX.

 

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BMC Server Automation 8.3