Grouper Users - Open Discussion List

[Reid Watson <>]

Hi Everyone, 

I have just been introduced to the Grouper Upgrade / Patching Process and I 
have some basic questions 

Current Enviornment 

- 4 Grouper servers within Production Environment
- 1 Oracle DB 
- I understand we backup the DB / and required Paths before running an 
upgrade / patching process 
- I have been through the training video and reviewed 
“https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/Grouper/Grouper+patching";

Basic Questions 

1. When patching one server the process could potentially cause an outage or 
locking issues to the other three servers if the patch manipulates a DB table 
?

Is the rule of thumb always complete Patching / Upgrades after hours or run a 
Status Check to understand the patches.. 

2. Im gathering the installer won’t advise a caution statement “Outage May 
Occur” on a specific patch when running Status option against the application 
(UI, WS, API, PSPNG) 

Cheers

Reid