Performing a Maintenance Update

Perform a maintenance update when you want to upgrade to a new patch version of MapR Core or apply a patch.

A maintenance update is an update to your installed MapR software that does not require configuration-file changes. Performing a maintenance update has no effect on the ecosystem packages (MEP components). You perform a maintenance update when you want to do either or both of the following:
  • Update to a new patch version of MapR Core. For example, you can perform a maintenance update to change your MapR Core version from MapR 5.2 to MapR 5.2.1. You cannot use a maintenance update to change your MapR Core version from a minor version, such as 5.0, to another minor version, such as 5.2. Use the Version Upgrade button for minor-version upgrades. The Version Upgrade button also permits an upgrade to a patch version of MapR Core.
  • Apply a patch. The Maintenance Update page is one of several installer screens that offer the Patch file option. See Applying a Patch Using the MapR Installer.
NOTE: You cannot perform a maintenance update if your current MEP version is incompatible with the selected MapR core version. For example, you cannot do a maintenance update from MapR 6.0 and MEP 4.0 to MapR 6.0.1 because MEP 4.0 is not compatible with MapR 6.0.1. For MEP and MapR compatibility information, see MEP Support by MapR Core Version.
NOTE: The maintenance update is an offline update (not a rolling update).
You perform a maintenance update using the MapR Installer. To perform a maintenance update:
  1. Update the MapR Installer if necessary. The maintenance update feature is available only with MapR Installer 1.5 or later.
  2. Prepare the cluster for a maintenance update by referring to one or both of these topics:
  3. Start the MapR Installer. For more information, see MapR Installer.
  4. Click the Maintenance Update button.
  5. Change the MapR Core Version, or install a MapR Core patch, or both.
    IMPORTANT: During patch-file installation, do not refresh the browser page while the patch file is being uploaded. Doing so can interrupt the upload process.
  6. Click Next to complete the update.