Server software upgrade on Ubuntu

When you want to use the latest version of the server software on Ubuntu, you must upgrade Rational® Test Automation Server from the previous version of the software.

Important: On the Ubuntu platform, the in-place upgrade is not available. You must use the upgrade (by new install) method to install the latest version of the server software.

Before you upgrade the server software, you must ensure that you have completed the following tasks:

  • Installed the following software:
    • Rational® Test Automation Server V10.1.0 or V10.1.1.
    • Helm V3.3.4 or later. For more information, refer to the Installing Helm section in the Helm documentation.

  • Informed users that Rational® Test Automation Server is offline temporarily during the upgrade process.

  • Completed all test executions that are running on the existing Rational® Test Automation Server V10.1.0 or V10.1.1.

  • Stopped all stub executions that are running on the existing Rational® Test Automation Server V10.1.0 or V10.1.1.

  • Cancelled any scheduled test runs that have a future date or time.

In upgrade (by new install) method, depending on the existing version of the software, you can upgrade the server software by using any of the following options. The following table describes the options that are available in the this method:

Table 1. Upgrade options
Existing version Upgrade methods
Rational® Test Automation Server V10.0.2, Fix Pack 1 or earlier Option 1
Rational® Test Automation Server V10.1.0 or V10.1.1 Option 2
Table 2. Option 1
Tasks Task description More information
1 Back up the user data, and then uninstall the server software. Uninstalling the server software
2 Install the server software, and then restore the user data on the existing version of the server software. Installing the server software on Ubuntu by using k3s
If your existing version of server software is 10.0.2, Fix Pack 1, or earlier, then you cannot directly upgrade to the latest version of the server software due to the steps involved in the migration process. Therefore, you must perform the tasks in sequence as listed in the following table:
Table 3. Option 2
Tasks Task description More information
1 Back up the user data from V10.1.0 or V10.1.1. Backing up the user data
2 Uninstall the V10.1.0 or V10.1.1 of the server software. Uninstalling the server software on Ubuntu
3 Install the latest version of the server software, and then restore the user data on the existing version of the server software. Installing the server software on Ubuntu by using k3s