Updating the SUSE Manager Server
This section provides information on performing regular updates and running a spacewalk-schema-upgrade
on your PostgreSQL database.
Procedure: Updating SUSE Manager
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As the root user, stop Spacewalk services:
spacewalk-service stop
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Apply the latest patches:
zypper patch
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You will be informed if a new database schema was included in the latest patch. Ensure the database service is running:
rcpostgresql start
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Perform the upgrade:
spacewalk-schema-upgrade
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Restart Spacewalk services:
spacewalk-service start
Restart of Services and ApplicationsServices affected by a package update are not automatically restarted after an update. You need to restart these services manually to avoid potential failures.
You may use
zypper ps
to check for any applications which may be using old code. Restart these applications.