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Updating Resource Manager to release 6.6.0

This section includes instructions for updating Resource Manager 6.5.0 or 6.4.1 to 6.6.0.

To update earlier releases, see one of the following pages:

Tips for a successful update:

  • Before proceeding, review the release notes; in particular, the Considerations and workarounds and Known issues sections.
  • For optimum results, review update procedures before performing an update.
  • To update appliance-based deployments, keep this page open and open new tabs or windows for each procedure.

Updating non-appliance deployments

Use the following page to update Resource Manager deployments that are not based on the Resource Manager virtual appliance:

Updating single-host, appliance-based deployments

Use the instructions in this column to update single-host deployments of Resource Manager based on virtual appliances. You can update Control Center and Resource Manager independently. The software includes updates of the virtual machine operating system.

Preparing to update

  1. Prepare your deployment for update
  2. Download required files
  3. Add migration images to the master host
  4. Attach the update ISO
  5. Manage MariaDB passwords, if necessary
  6. Stop Resource Manager
  7. Remove Docker containers on the master host

Updating the master host

  1. Update Control Center
  2. Update Resource Manager

Post-update procedures

  1. Update the global configuration file
  2. Remove the pre-upgrade snapshot
  3. Remove migration images from the master host
  4. Start Resource Manager

Updating multi-host, appliance-based deployments

Use the instructions in this column to update multi-host deployments of Resource Manager based on virtual appliances. You can update Control Center and Resource Manager independently. The software includes updates of the virtual machine operating system.

Preparing to update

  1. Prepare your deployment for update
  2. Download required files
  3. Add migration images to the master host
  4. Attach the update ISO
  5. Manage MariaDB passwords, if necessary
  6. Stop Resource Manager
  7. Remove Docker containers on the master host

Updating delegate hosts

  1. Remove Docker containers
  2. Update Control Center

Updating the master host

  1. Update Control Center
  2. Update delegate hosts with authentication tokens
  3. Update Resource Manager

Post-update procedures

  1. Update the global configuration file
  2. Remove the pre-upgrade snapshot
  3. Remove migration images from the master host
  4. Start Control Center on all hosts
  5. Start Resource Manager