Dell Avamar for Oracle 19.10 User Guide

Upgrading the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle on Linux

You upgrade the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle by using the rpm -Uvh command. You can use the --relocate option to specify the alternate installation or var directory that you specified when you installed the initial version. The versions of the Avamar Client for Linux and Avamar Plug-in for Oracle must be the same.

1. Upgrade the Avamar Client for Linux by using the instructions in the Avamar Backup Clients User Guide.
2. Change the directory to the temporary directory by typing the following command:
   cd /tmp
   where tmp is the temporary install directory.
3. To upgrade the software in the default directory, type the following command:
   rpm -Uvh AvamarRMAN-linux-platform-version.rpm
   where:

   • platform is the Linux platform type.
   • version is the Avamar software version.
4. To upgrade the software in a nondefault installation directory, type the following command:
   rpm -Uvh --relocate /usr/local/avamar=install_path AvamarRMAN-linux-platform-version.rpm
   where:

   • install_path is the installation directory that you specified when you installed the earlier version of the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle software.
   • platform is the Linux platform type.
   • version is the Avamar software version.
5. To upgrade the software and use a nondefault var directory, type the following command:
   rpm -Uvh --relocate /var/avamar=var_path AvamarRMAN-linux-platform-version.rpm
   where:

   • var_path is the var directory that you specified when you installed the earlier version of the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle software.
   • platform is the Linux platform type.
   • version is the Avamar software version.
   The rpm -Uvh command automatically uninstalls the earlier version of the Avamar Plug-in for Oracle, and then installs the new version.