Upgrade Teradata Viewpoint to SLES12 (optional) | Teradata Viewpoint - Upgrading Viewpoint to SLES12 (optional) - Teradata Viewpoint

Teradata® Viewpoint Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade Guide for Customers - 23.10
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Lake
VMware
Product
Teradata Viewpoint
Release Number
23.10
Published
October 2023
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2023-11-01
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Product Category
Analytical Ecosystem
PrerequisiteViewpoint 16.50.04.00 must be installed using SLES11 SP3.

    Operating System Upgrade

  1. Download the following:
    • TDput rpm (03.09.06.26 or higher)
    • teradata-osmigration rpm
    • iso image for SLES12
  2. Upgrade TDput on the Viewpoint server:
    rpm -Uvh TDput-03.09.06.26-20203361530sles11.x86_64.rpm
  3. Install the teradata-osmigration rpm:
    rpm -ivh teradata-osmigration-11.00.00.15-1.x86_64.rpm
  4. Mount the iso image:
    mkdir -p /var/opt/teradata/packages/iso

    mount -o loop SLES-12-SP3-TDC-v12.3.0-STND-RC1-DVD.iso /var/opt/teradata/packages/iso

  5. [TMS environment only] Download and install following packages:
    • mstflint-4.11.0-1.14.g840c9c2.46101.TDC.2.x86_64.rpm
    • teradata-connectx-5-fw-16.26.4012.00-1.x86_64.rpm
  6. Download all necessary packages for the SLES12 upgrade to the following location:
    mkdir -p /var/opt/teradata/packages/sles12

    Packages required:

    • PUTTools__sles_x8664.02.02.00.09-01.tar.gz
    • TDput-03.09.06.26-20203361530sles12.x86_64.rpm
    • bynet-03.07.04.09-1_dkms.x86_64.rpm
    • sm3gnode-14.04.01.00-1.x86_64.rpm
    • teradata-biosutils__sles12_x8664.02.00.00.09-1.tar.gz
    • teradata-diskutils-01.00.00.13-0.x86_64.rpm
    • teradata-gsctools-04.01.01.37-1.noarch.rpm
    • teradata-ntp-4.2.8p8-4.x86_64.rpm
  7. Launch TDput.
  8. In the Main screen, select Install/Upgrade Software.
  9. Accept the default options for all screens up to the Media Sources screen.
  10. In the Media Sources screen:
    1. Specify the mounted location of the iso image.
      /var/opt/teradata/packages/iso
    2. Provide the location of SLES12 packages.
      /var/opt/teradata/packages/sles12
  11. In the Group Nodes screen, verify the node displayed in the right panel has the following settings:
    • System - System0
    • Group - Group0
    • Node Type - VP
  12. If the node settings need to be updated, do the following:
    1. Select the item listed in the right panel.
    2. Click Modify Group.
    3. Make the necessary changes.
    4. Click Submit Changes.
  13. In the Select Packages screen, click SLES Package Differences to activate the Next button.
  14. Accept the default options for all subsequent steps.

    15. Viewpoint Upgrade

  15. Verify the OS has been upgraded to SLES12:
    cat /etc/os-release
  16. Upgrade the software with the latest SLES12 Viewpoint packages from certlist.