13.3 Upgrading from ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1 to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2

The following sections provide information to upgrade from ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1 to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2.

13.3.1 Upgrading the Servers from ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1 to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2

  1. Before performing the upgrade, do the following:

    • Take a reliable backup of your object and data stores, and eDirectory. For more information, see ZENworks Object Store and Data Store Maintenance in the Novell ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management Administration Guide.

    • Ensure that eDirectory is listening on port 10389.

    • Take an image of the ZENworks servers.

    • Ensure that the ZENworks Linux Management server and the server on which the Oracle or the PostgreSQL database is running are in time sync.

    • Remove OpenLDAP 2 from the ZENworks server, if it is installed.

      1. To verify whether OpenLDAP 2 has been installed, execute rpm -qa /grep openldap2 at the server console prompt. This displays the installed package version.

      2. To remove OpenLDAP 2, execute rpm -e openldap2.

  2. Install ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1 Hot Patch 5. For more information on how to obtain and install the Hot Patch, contact Novell Support.

13.3.2 Upgrading the Managed Device from ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR1 to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2

Upgrading managed devices to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 installs the new ZENworks Agent.

Upgrading the ZENworks 7.2 IR1 Linux Management Managed Device to ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management with IR2 by Using the Hot Patch 5 Channel

  1. Install ZENworks 7.2 Linux Management IR1 Hot Patch 5. For more information on how to obtain and install the Hot Patch, contact Novell Support.