QMetry Reports Upgrade for RHEL8 & Podman (from v8.11.2 and above)

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In this guide, we will run you through upgrading QMetry Test Management Reports in your environment. These steps are to be followed on your QMetry Reports server hosted on RHEL8 OS machine.

Pre-requisites

As a part of this upgrade - which introduces reports sync via QMetry UI, it is required to open port 8080 on the reports server to accommodate the changes as per upgrade steps 8, 9, and 10.

Upgrade Steps

Step 1: Download Required Files

• You can generate a request on QMetry Support Portal,  to get the latest version of QMetry Reports.

• Download the  QMetryReports81601.zip file on your report server's /opt directory once you receive the report upgrade package.

Step 2. Check the running containers using the following command

• sudo su -

• podman ps

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If they are not seen running start them using the command: podman start qmetryreport_db qmetry-reports

Step 3. Copy the  QMetryReports81601.zip into the container from server's /opt directory using the following commands and get into the container.

• cd /opt

• podman cp QMetryReports81601.zip qmetry-reports:/opt

• podman exec -it qmetry-reports bash

Step 4. Unzip the new reports upgrade zip QMetryReports81601.zip copied under container's /opt directory and go to the unzipped folder.

• cd /opt

• unzip  QMetryReports81601.zip

• cd QMetryReports81601

Step 5. Execute the Report Upgrade .jar file

java -jar LiveReportUpgrade.jar

Step 6. Upon executing the LiveReportUpgrade.jar with the above commands, you will be asked the below questions:

• Wait for the .jar to finish executing.

• Type exit to exit the container.

Step 7. Restart Reports Services

• podman restart qmetryreport_db qmetry-reports

Step 8. Configure Force Sync of Reports and Trigger a Sync (Post Upgrade Step)

• Under Sync Data tab, set up the Report Data Sync from your reports server to QMetry Reporting. 

  • Report Server URL: This should be set to your report server domain URL followed by port 8080 as shown below. Ensure port 8080 is open on the reports server.

  • Click on Test to ensure a successful connection and then hit "Test & Save".

  • Hit "Sync Data" to start Reports Data Sync.

Note: "Sync Data" should be run after the upgrade. The time taken to sync depends on the amount of data in QMetry. Sync Progress and Status can be monitored as shown in the below screenshot. QMetry custom reports remain inaccessible when syncing is in progress. The sync process is recommended to be run only during off-peak hours.

Users can start using QMetry Reports when the sync is completed.

Note: Depending on your data this process can take time as it will perform full QMetry Data Sync. Users can continue to use the QMetry Application during this time. But QMetry custom reports remain inaccessible when the syncing is in progress.

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