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This section describes how to upgrade in-use instances of the Alteryx® databases for a working deployment of the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform.

  • When you upgrade to a new release of the platform, the underlying databases and their structures are automatically migrated to the new format. However, the database releases are not touched. 

In this example, Postgres 9.3 is upgraded to Postgres 9.6.

Pre-requisites

  • The installing user must have write permissions to the directory from which the commands are executed.
  • The installing user must have sudo privileges.
  • Verify that you know the host and port number for each database.

Backup

Before you begin, please verify that you have a valid backup of each Alteryx database. See Backup and Recovery in the Admin Guide.

Acquire Distribution and Port Information

Before you begin, you must:

  • Acquire the port information for the current database. Typically, this value is 5432.
    NOTE: By default, PostgreSQL and the platform use port 5432 for communication. If that port is not available at install/upgrade time, the next available port is used, which is typically 5433. This change may occur if a previous version of PostgreSQL is on the same server. When a non-default port number is used, the platform must be configured to use it. For more information, see Change Database Port.
  • Acquire the latest distribution for the database software.

For more information, see Install Databases for PostgreSQL.

For more information, see Install Databases for MySQL.

Database Prep

This procedure describes the process for upgrading the PostgreSQL version in use by the Alteryx databases. This procedure assumes the following:

  • All current databases are co-located with the software on the Alteryx node.
  • Some downtime of the databases during the upgrade process is ok.

Before You Begin

  • If you haven't already, please back up each database and all PostgreSQL configuration files. See Backup and Recovery in the Admin Guide.
  • Login to the node where the databases are hosted.

Using non-default ports

The default port for these commands is port 5432.

If you are using a non-standard port for either the pre- or post-upgrade versions of PostgreSQL, you can use the following parameters with the pg_upgrade command:

ParameterDescription
--old-port=<pre-upgrade_port>The port number of the pre-upgrade instance of PostgreSQL
--new-port=<post-upgrade_port>The port number to use for the post-upgrade instance of PostgreSQL

For more information, see https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/pgupgrade.html.

Upgrade PostgreSQL 9.6 to 12.3

The following sections cover upgrading the versions listed below:

  • Source version: PostgreSQL 9.6
  • Upgrade version: PostgreSQL 12.3

Beginning in Release 7.1 Hot Fix 5, PostgreSQL 12.3 is supported on a limited basis. Important notes:

NOTE: Upgrade to PostgreSQL 12.3 is supported in this release for CentOS/RHEL 7 only.


NOTE: Upgrade to PostgreSQL 12.3 is supported in Release 7.1 Hot Fix 5 or later only. For more information on acquiring this build, please contact Alteryx Support.

NOTE: The database version upgrade must be performed after you have upgraded the software.

PostgreSQL path references

In PostgreSQL 10 and later, directory references to versions of PostgreSQL paths have changed. 

PostgreSQL 9.6 example path:

/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_hba.conf

PostgreSQL 12.3 example path:

/var/lib/pgsql/12/data/pg_hba.conf

For more information, see https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/YUM_Installation.

Upgrade for CentOS/RHEL - PostgreSQL 9.6 to 12.3

NOTE: For this release, PostgreSQL 12.3 is supported for supported versions of CentOS/RHEL 7 only. See Product Support Matrix.

  1. Install the Postgres repo for yum. Below, PostgreSQL 12.3 is installed.

    1. For CentOS 7.x:

      wget https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/reporpms/EL-7-x86_64/pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm

    2. For CentOS 8.x: Not supported

    3. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x:

      wget https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/reporpms/EL-7-x86_64/pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm

    4. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x: Not supported

  2. Install the upgraded version. Below, PostgreSQL 12.3 is installed.

    sudo yum install postgresql12-server

  3. Create a new data directory for the new database version:

    1. For CentOS 7.x:

      sudo /usr/pgsql-12/bin/postgresql-12-setup initdb
sudo systemctl enable postgresql-12

    2. For RHEL 7.x:

      sudo /usr/pgsql-12/bin/postgresql-12-setup initdb
sudo systemctl enable postgresql-12

  4. Use the following commands to verify that the upgrade is possible:

    su postgres
cd ~
/usr/pgsql-12/bin/pg_upgrade --old-bindir=/usr/pgsql-9.6/bin --new-bindir=/usr/pgsql-12/bin --old-datadir=/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/ --new-datadir=/var/lib/pgsql/12/data/ --check

    NOTE: Please be sure to include the --check command line switch at the end of the above command.


    If all is well, you should see a Clusters are compatible message.

  5. Stop the old version of the database service as the root user:

    1. CentOS/RHEL:

      sudo service postgresql-9.6 stop
  6. Run the upgrade as the postgres user:

    1. CentOS/RHEL:

      su postgres
/usr/pgsql-12/bin/pg_upgrade --old-bindir=/usr/pgsql-9.6/bin --new-bindir=/usr/pgsql-12/bin --old-datadir=/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/ --new-datadir=/var/lib/pgsql/12/data/

      Part of the output should include the following. These hashes will be re-indexed in a later step.

      Your installation contains hash indexes.  These indexes have different
internal formats between your old and new clusters, so they must be
reindexed with the REINDEX command.  The file
    reindex_hash.sql
when executed by psql by the database superuser will recreate all invalid
indexes; until then, none of these indexes will be used.




Upgrade Complete
----------------
Optimizer statistics are not transferred by pg_upgrade so,
once you start the new server, consider running:
    ./analyze_new_cluster.sh


Running this script will delete the old cluster's data files:
    ./delete_old_cluster.sh

  7. Copy in pg_hba.conf:

    1. Copy the default version from the upgraded software:

      cp /opt/trifacta/bin/setup-utils/db/pg_hba.conf.SAMPLE /var/lib/pgsql/12/data/pg_hba.conf

      Tip: You may find it easier to using a diff tool to compare your current version of this file (/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_hba.conf) to the new file (/var/lib/psql/12/data/pg_hba.conf). If there are only a few updates, then you may find it easier to copy your current version into the target directory and then edit it to apply the differences.

    2. If you have made modifications to this configuration file:

      1. Open this file:

        /var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_hba.conf

      2. Apply custom values to this file:

        /var/lib/pgsql/12/data/pg_hba.conf

  8. Start new PostgreSQL:

    systemctl start postgresql-12

  9. Use the following command to reindex the hashes:

    psql -f reindex_hash.sql

  10. Verify that PostgreSQL is up and running:

    systemctl status postgresql-12.service

Upgrade PostgreSQL 9.3 to 9.6

The following sections cover upgrading the versions listed below:

  • Source version: PostgreSQL 9.3
  • Upgrade version: PostgreSQL 9.6

Upgrade for CentOS/RHEL - PostgreSQL 9.3 to 9.6

  1. Install the Postgres repo for yum. Below, PostgreSQL 9.6 is installed.

    1. For CentOS 7.x:

      wget https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/9.6/redhat/rhel-7-x86_64/pgdg-centos96-9.6-3.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install pgdg-centos96-9.6-3.noarch.rpm

    2. For CentOS 8.x:

      wget https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/9.6/redhat/rhel-8-x86_64/pgdg-centos96-9.6-3.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install pgdg-centos96-9.6-3.noarch.rpm

    3. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x:

      wget https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/9.6/redhat/rhel-7-x86_64/pgdg-centos96-9.6-3.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install pgdg-redhat96-9.6-3.noarch.rpm

    4. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x:

      wget https://download.postgresql.org/pub/repos/yum/9.6/redhat/rhel-8-x86_64/pgdg-centos96-9.6-3.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install pgdg-redhat96-9.6-3.noarch.rpm

  2. Install the upgraded version. Below, PostgreSQL 9.6 is installed.

    sudo yum install postgresql96.x86_64 postgresql96-server.x86_64 postgresql96-contrib.x86_64 -y

  3. Create a new data directory for the new database version:

    1. For CentOS 7.x, CentOS 8.x:

      sudo /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/postgresql96-setup initdb

    2. For RHEL 7.x, RHEL 8.x:

      sudo /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/postgresql96-setup initdb

  4. Use the following commands to verify that the upgrade is possible:

    su postgres
cd ~
/usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/pg_upgrade --old-bindir=/usr/pgsql-9.3/bin/ --new-bindir=/usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/ --old-datadir=/var/lib/pgsql/9.3/data/ --new-datadir=/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/ --check

    If all is well, you should see a Clusters are compatible message.

  5. Stop the old version of the database service as the root user:

    1. CentOS/RHEL:

      sudo service postgresql-9.3 stop
  6. Run the upgrade as the postgres user:

    1. CentOS/RHEL:

      su postgres
/usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/pg_upgrade --old-bindir=/usr/pgsql-9.3/bin/ --new-bindir=/usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/ --old-datadir=/var/lib/pgsql/9.3/data/ --new-datadir=/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/

Upgrade for Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) - PostgreSQL 9.3 to 9.6

Steps:

  1. Stop the platform:

    service trifacta stop

  2. Install the upgraded version. Below, PostgreSQL 9.6 is installed.

    sudo apt-get install postgresql-9.6 postgresql-server-dev-9.6 postgresql-contrib-9.6 -y

  3. Stop PostgreSQL:

    sudo systemctl stop postgresql
service stop postgresql
service postgresql stop

  4. Upgrade the PostgreSQL 9.3 version to PostgreSQL 9.6, using the newly installed version:

    NOTE: Below, some values are too long for a single line. Single lines that overflow to additional lines are marked with a \. The backslash should not be included if the line is used as input.

    sudo su - postgres -c '/usr/lib/postgresql/9.6/bin/pg_upgrade \
-b /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin -B /usr/lib/postgresql/9.6/bin \
-d /var/lib/postgresql/9.3/main/ -D /var/lib/postgresql/9.6/main/ \
-O "-c config_file=/etc/postgresql/9.6/main/postgresql.conf" \
-o "-c config_file=/etc/postgresql/9.3/main/postgresql.conf"'

  5. Remove the old version of PostgreSQL (9.3):

    sudo apt-get remove postgresql-9.3 -y

  6. Restart PostgreSQL and the platform:

    service postgresql start
service trifacta start

Upgrade for Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver) - PostgreSQL 9.3 to 9.6

PostgreSQL should not be on version 9.3 if you are using this version of the operating system.

Transfer Settings

For all operating systems, you must transfer the settings from your old version of PostgreSQL to the new one.

  1. Update the port number and any other settings in the platform configuration. To apply this configuration change, login as an administrator to the Alteryx node. Then, edit trifacta-conf.json. For more information, see Platform Configuration Methods. 
    1. Replace all instances of the PostgreSQL port number for the earlier version and replace with the desired port number for the upgrade version. 
      NOTE: By default, PostgreSQL and the platform use port 5432 for communication. If that port is not available at install/upgrade time, the next available port is used, which is typically 5433. This change may occur if a previous version of PostgreSQL is on the same server. When a non-default port number is used, the platform must be configured to use it. For more information, see Change Database Port.
    2. Make the above changes and save the file.

  2. Transfer settings from the configuration files for your old database version to the new one. Please review the old and new versions of these files:

    NOTE: It is risky to perform a straight copy of these configuration files. Settings may change. New ones may be introduced. Setting values specific to to the installation may be overwritten in a copy. Please retain a backup of both versions of each file before migrating settings.

    Path to PostgreSQL 9.3 filePath to PostgreSQL 9.6 file
    /var/lib/pgsql/9.3/data/pg_hba.conf/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_hba.conf
    /var/lib/pgsql/9.3/data/postgresql.conf/var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/postgresql.conf
  3. Start the service:

    1. CentOS/RHEL:

      sudo service postgresql-9.6 start

    2. Ubuntu:

      sudo service postgresql start

    3. When the service restarts, you can check the cluster status using the following script:

      ./analyze_new_cluster.sh

  4. After you have completed the database installation, you must review the port number of the newly installed database, which may have changed between versions of the database software. That new port number must be applied through the Alteryx software. For more information, see Change Database Port.

  5. If all is well, restart the platform. See Start and Stop the Platform in the Install Guide. 

Verify and Cleanup

  1. Verify operations on all databases:
    1. Login to the application.
    2. Load a dataset from Flow View.
    3. Run a job. 
    4. Schedule a job and execute it.
    5. See Verify Operations in the Admin Guide.

  2. If all of the above tests pass, you can use the following script to delete the old PostgreSQL version and its data directory:

    ./delete_old_cluster.sh
  3. Restart the Designer Cloud Powered by Trifacta platform. See Start and Stop the Platform in the Install Guide. 

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