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Steps to upgrade to MySQL v8.0.33 DB Container

Pre-requisites

  • Ensure that QMetry is not in use and that there are no ongoing operations or traffic on the QMetry.

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Go to the QMetry application server and execute the following commands:

  • systemctl stop qmetryapp

Step 3. Extract QMetryDBUpgrade.zip.

Copy the QMetryDBUpgrade.zip file received from QMetry Support to the server where the QMetry DB container is located. Navigate to the directory where this file is kept and execute the following command.

  • unzip QMetryDBUpgrade.zip

The following process will create a backup of the data from the MySQL 5.7.28 container. Next, a new container for the database will be set up, running on MySQL v8.0.33. Finally, the backed-up data will be restored into the new MySQL v8.0.33 container.

Step 4. Execute the following commands.

Next, the installation process will prompt you with the following questions.

Options

Default Value

Description

Do you have QMetry's application container running on this machine? (Y/N)

Y

Mention “N” for 3-tier.

Do you have QMetry's database container running on this machine? (Y/N)

Y

Mention “Y” for 3-tier.

Enter the name of QMetry's database container

qmetry_rds_1

Enter the QMetry Database container name.

Enter current Database Host

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Enter Database Host Public IP/DNS of QMetry application.

Enter current Database Port

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Enter Database Port of QMetry application.

Enter current Database User

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Enter Database username of QMetry application.

Enter current Database Password

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Enter Database password of QMetry application.

Enter current Database Schema

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Enter Database schema name of QMetry application. 

Note: This process may take time depending on the amount of data in the database.

Steps to upgrade QMetry to the latest version

Follow the document QMetry Upgrade Document for RHEL8 & Podman (to latest version) to upgrade to the latest version.

Clean up data from MySQL 5.7.28 container

Refer to this section only after performing the steps mentioned in the Steps to upgrade to MySQL v8.0.33 DB Container and Steps to upgrade QMetry to the latest version sections above.

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Cleanup Commands:
Execute the following commands on the server where the QMetry DB container is located.

  • podman rm qmetry_rds_1

  • podman volume rm $(podman volume ls -qf dangling=true)

  • podman image prune -af

If you are facing any issues during the upgrade process, kindly generate a support ticket on the Support Portal for assistance.