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Manual upgrade for MarkLogic AWS AMI 11 July 2018 02:05 PM
Introduction If you have an existing MarkLogic Server cluster running on EC2, there may be circumstances where you need to upgrade the existing AMI with the latest MarkLogic rpm available. You can also add a custom OS configuration. This article assumes that you have started your cluster using the CloudFormation templates with Managed Cluster feature provided by MarkLogic. Procedure To upgrade manually the MarkLogic AMI, follow these steps: 1. Launch a new small MarkLogic instance from the AWS MarketPlace, based on the latest available image. For example, t2.small based on MarkLogic Developer 9 (BYOL). The instance should be launched only with the root OS EBS volume. Note: If you are planning to leverage the PAYG-PayAsYouGo model, you must choose MarkLogic Essential Enterprise. a. Launch a MarkLogic instance from AWS MarketPlace, click Select and then click Continue: b. Choose instance type. For example, one of the smallest available, t2.small c. Configure instance details. For example, default VPC with a public IP for easy access d. Remove the second EBS data volume (/dev/sdf) e. Optional - Add Tags f. Configure Security Group - only SSH access is needed for the upgrade procedure g. Review and Launch Review step - AWS view: 2. SSH into your new instance and switch the user to root in order to execute the commands in the following steps. $ sudo su - Note: As an option, you can also use "sudo ..." for each individual command. 3. Stop MarkLogic and uninstall MarkLogic rpm: $ service MarkLogic stop $ rpm -e MarkLogic 4. Update-patch the OS: $ yum -y update Note: If needed, restart the instance (For example: after a kernel upgrade/core-libraries). Note: If you would like to add more custom options/configuration/..., they should be done between steps 4 and 5. 5. Install the new MarkLogic rpm a. Upload ML's rpm to the instance. (For example, via "scp" or S3) b. Install the rpm: $ yum install [<path_to_MarkLogic_RPM>]/[MarkLogic_RPM] Note: Do not start MarkLogic at any point of AMI's preparation. 6. Double check to be sure that the following files and log traces do not exist. If they do, they must be deleted. $ rm -f /var/local/mlcmd.conf $ rm -f /var/tmp/mlcmd.trace $ rm -f /tmp/marklogic.host 7. Remove artifacts Note: Performing the following actions will remove the ability to ssh back into the baseline image. New credentials are applied to the AMI when launched as an instance. If you need to add/change something, mount the root drive to another instance to make changes. $ rm -f /root/.ssh/authorized_keys $ rm -f /home/ec2user/.ssh/authorized_keys $ rm -f /home/ec2-user/.bash_history $ rm -rf /var/spool/mail/* $ rm -rf /tmp/userdata* $ rm -f [<path_to_MarkLogic_RPM>]/[MarkLogic_RPM] $ rm -f /root/.bash_history $ rm -rf /var/log/* $ sync 8. Optional - Create an AMI from the stopped instance.[1] The AMI can be created at the end of step 7. $ init 0 [1] For more information: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/toolkit-for-visual-studio/latest/user-guide/tkv-create-ami-from-instance.html At this point, your custom AMI should be ready and it can be used for your deployments. If you are using multiple AWS regions, you will have to copy the AMI as needed. Note: If you'd like to add more custom options/configuration/..., they should be done between steps 4 and 5. Additional references: [2] Upgrading the MarkLogic AMI - https://docs.marklogic.com/8.0/guide/ec2/managing#id_69624
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