Re: [Xen-API] XCP 1.6 BETA BUG: direct upgrade from XCP1.1.0 to XCP1.6 Beta failing

[Mike McClurg <mike.mcclurg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/10/12 02:06, Black Bird wrote:
> I have a pool of 3 vanilla XCP 1.1.0-50674c hosts.  I have attempted an
> upgrade of one of the hosts which is currently unloaded with VMs (not
> the master) just to verify that an upgrade is possible, prior to
> commencing a rolling pool upgrade (starting from the master).
> 
> I am using the latest XCP-1.6-beta-61002c.iso.  I added the
> keys PLATFORM_VERSION=1.1.0 and PLATFORM_NAME=XCP
> to /etc/xensource-inventory as directed
> by http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/XCP_1.6_test_instructions.  The file
> contents is now:
> 
> [root@xen3v3 ~]# cat /etc/xensource-inventory
> BUILD_NUMBER='50674c'
> CURRENT_INTERFACES='xapi10 xapi13 xapi5 xapi12 xapi8 xapi14 xapi6 xapi16
> xapi11 xapi7 xapi3 xapi15 xenbr0 xapi4 xapi2 xapi9'
> DOM0_MEM='752'
> PRODUCT_BRAND='XCP'
> INSTALLATION_UUID='aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'
> KERNEL_VERSION='2.6.32.12-0.7.1.xs1.1.0.327.170596xen'
> DEFAULT_SR_PHYSDEVS='/dev/sda3'
> CONTROL_DOMAIN_UUID='bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb'
> PRIMARY_DISK='/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST2000DM001-9YN_Z1E0V06V'
> XEN_VERSION='3.4.2'
> BACKUP_PARTITION='/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST2000DM001-9YN_Z1E0V06V-part2'
> PRODUCT_NAME='xcp'
> INSTALLATION_DATE='2012-10-09 05:24:44.725360'
> PRODUCT_VERSION='1.1.0'
> PLATFORM_VERSION=1.1.0
> PLATFORM_NAME=XCP
> MANAGEMENT_INTERFACE='xapi9'

I believe I have a workaround for this issue. Edit your
/etc/xensource-inventory file so that it has the keys

PRODUCT_NAME='XCP' # XCP must be in ALL CAPS!
PLATFORM_VERSION='1.1.0'

I have fixed the host installer so that you won't need to perform this
workaround in the next XCP 1.6 release.

Mike


> 
> The ISO boots normally.  After going through the keyboard selection and
> disk selection, the installer reports "Only product installations that
> cannot be upgraded have been detected".
> 
> At this point I stop as I want to do an upgrade, not a clean installation.
> 
> Do I need to provide different keys in  /etc/xensource-inventory or
> carry out some other steps?


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