OS Package Update

To install multiple packages on target nodes in a bulk operation, the package_update.yml playbook can be leveraged.

Prerequisites

  • All target nodes should be running RHEL or Rocky.

  • Download the packages (RPMs) for the target nodes and place them in this folder: /install/post/otherpkgs/<Provision OS.Version>/x86_64/custom_software/Packages.

    Note

    Do not use ISO files for updates or package installations.

  • Create a package list by creating the following text file (For packages that are not in RHEL repos, name the file update.otherpkgs.pkglist. For OS packages, xxxx.pkglist) and place in the default path. For example: /install/post/otherpkgs/<Provision OS.Version>/x86_64/custom_software/update.otherpkgs.pkglist:

    custom_software/<package1>-<version1>
custom_software/<package2>-<version2>
custom_software/<package3>-<version3>

To customize the package update, enter the following parameters in utils/package_update_config.yml:

Parameter

Details
os_type

string Required

The operating system in use on the target cluster nodes.

Choices:

  • rhel <- Default

  • rocky
os_version

string Required

OS version of target nodes in the cluster.

Default value: 8.6
package_list

string Required

  • Location path for the package list file

  • For other packagelist, file name should be - (xxx.otherpkgs.pkglist)

  • For os packagelist, file name should be - (xxx.pkglist)

  • All packages in this list will be installed/updated on remote nodes

Default value: "/install/post/otherpkgs/rhels8.6.0/x86_64/custom_software/update.otherpkgs.pkglist"
package_type

string Required

  • Indicates whether the packages to be installed are os packages (they are available in baseos or appstream) or other (they’re not part of os repos, appstream or baseos).

  • If the package is being downloaded to /install/post/otherpkgs/<Provision OS.Version>/x86_64/custom_software/Packages/, use the value other.

Choices:

  • os

  • other <- Default
nodelist

string Required

comma-separated list of all target nodes in the cluster.

Default value: all
reboot_required

boolean Required

Indicates whether the remote nodes listed will be rebooted.

Choices:

  • true

  • false <- Default

To run the playbook, run the following commands:

cd utils
ansible-playbook package_update.yml

Note

At the end of the playbook, the package update status is displayed by target node. If the update status of any node is failed, use the command log (/var/log/xcat/commands.log) to debug the issue. Alternatively, verify that the node is reachable post provisioning.

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