Updating dotnet packages to the latest 6.0 version for VCM (Vityl Capacity Management)

 

November 21, 2023

To upgrade to the latest version (6.0.25):

1. Download updotnet6.0.sh script and save it to the system where vityl-console and/or vityl-plans-api are installed.

2. Give it execute permission. Run the command: chmod 755 ./updotnet6.0.sh

3. Run the script: ./updotnet6.0.sh

The script performs the following steps to upgrade the dotnet packages to the latest 6.0 version.

1. Download latest version of the packages

• curl -O https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/7.0/prod/Packages/d/dotnet-host-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm
• curl -O https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/7/prod/Packages/d/dotnet-hostfxr-6.0-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm 
• curl -O https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/7/prod/Packages/d/dotnet-runtime-6.0-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm 
• curl -O https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/7.0/prod/Packages/d/dotnet-runtime-deps-6.0-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm
• curl -O https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/7.0/prod/Packages/a/aspnetcore-runtime-6.0-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm

2. Stop VCM services by running: /opt/vityl/util/vcmctl.sh stop

3. Uninstall the existing dotnet packages but leave their dependencies as is.

• rpm -e dotnet-host --nodeps
• rpm -e dotnet-hostfxr-6.0 --nodeps
• rpm -e dotnet-runtime-6.0 --nodeps
• rpm -e dotnet-runtime-deps-6.0 --nodeps
• rpm -e aspnetcore-runtime-6.0 --nodeps
• yum autoremove

4. Delete old version dotnet files/folders: rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/*.

5. Install the latest version of the packages:

• rpm -i dotnet-host-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm 
• rpm -i dotnet-hostfxr-6.0-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm
• rpm -i dotnet-runtime-deps-6.0-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm
• rpm -i dotnet-runtime-6.0-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm
• rpm -i aspnetcore-runtime-6.0-6.0.25-1.x86_64.rpm

6. Start VCM components by running: /opt/vityl/util/vcmctl.sh start.