How do I use D2P to patch a New Server in a Server Group Environment that has already been patched. Use Case: - Environment with 2 AR Servers in Server Group. - Both Servers are on 1802 i.e. 9.1.04 patch 2. - Adding a New AR Server to this Server Group. Problem Area: You are not allowed to simply redeploy and only apply the patch to a single server - In this case, you would connect to Server 3 directly and try to deploy the D2P patch 2 package. - The Single Point Payload deployment reads all 3 servers are part of deployment. - This forces the User to run the arpayloaddeploymentutil.bat on each server again. - Deployment Fails with 'Unique Index Error' on 2 Servers as they are already patched. - User is forced to rollback the patch on 2 AR Server and then re-do the deployment on all 3 Servers part of the Server Group. |
This knowledge article may contain information that does not apply to version 21.05 or later which runs in a container environment. Please refer to Article Number 000385088 for more information about troubleshooting BMC products in containers. Using the following steps, we can control the deployment on only the New Server added to the Server Group: 1. Ensure that the New Server is added to the Server Group.2. Open AR System Monitor Form in browser through any AR Server in Server Group. User will see all 3 AR Server Ranked as 1, 2, 3 in this Form.
The Ranking in this Form, controls the AR System Single Point Deployment Payload Ranking. This Ranking dictates which Server In Server Group will wait with status 'Download Pending', which is the signal to ran the arpayloaddeploymentutil.bat on that server. 3. Locate the 2 previously-patched servers and delete the server entries from this form
4. Using the Server 3 direct URL, connect to the Server and use the Deployment Manager to Import & Deploy the patch 2 D2P package. 5. Once the package is Deployed, VIEW the Payload Status. Here User will find ONLY Server 3 with status 'Download Pending'.
6. On Server 3, Run the arpayloaddeploymentutil.bat utility 7. Patch gets deployed on Server 3 Only. 8. Open the AR System Monitor Form and add back a ranking for all of the AR Servers |