Upgrading Icinga DB

Specific version upgrades are described below. Please note that version upgrades are incremental. If you are upgrading across multiple versions, make sure to follow the steps for each of them.

Upgrading to Icinga DB v1.0

Requirements

• You need at least Icinga 2 version 2.13.4 to run Icinga DB v1.0.0.

Database Schema

• For MySQL databases, please apply the 1.0.0.sql upgrade script. For package installations, you can find this file at /usr/share/doc/icingadb/schema/mysql/upgrades/.

Upgrading to Icinga DB RC2

Icinga DB RC2 is a complete rewrite compared to RC1. Because of this, a lot has changed in the Redis and database schema, which is why they have to be deleted and recreated. The configuration file has changed from icingadb.ini to config.yml. Instead of the INI format, we are now using YAML and have introduced more configuration options. We have also changed the packages of icingadb-redis, which is why the Redis CLI commands are now prefixed with icingadb instead of just icinga, i.e. the Redis CLI is now accessed via icingadb-redis-cli.

Please follow the steps below to upgrade to Icinga DB RC2:

1. Stop Icinga 2 and Icinga DB.
2. Flush your Redis instances using icinga-redis-cli flushall (note the icinga prefix as we did not upgrade icingadb-redis yet) and stop them afterwards.
3. Upgrade Icinga 2 to version 2.13.2 or newer.
4. Remove the icinga-redis package where installed as it may conflict with icingadb-redis.
5. Install Icinga DB Redis (icingadb-redis) on your primary Icinga 2 nodes to version 6.2.6 or newer.
6. Upgrade Icinga DB to RC2.
7. Drop the Icinga DB MySQL database and recreate it using the provided schema.
8. Start Icinga DB Redis, Icinga 2 and Icinga DB.