RSA Authentication Manager 8.6 Upgrade Failure
Originally Published: 2022-10-25
Article Number
Applies To
RSA Product/Service Type: Authentication Manager
RSA Version/Condition: 8.6
Issue
Upgrade failures from Authentication Manager 8.5 to 8.6 are commonly due to missing or outdated Pre-Upgrade scripts.
Cause
Failure to run the Pre-Upgrade script (version 2.1) results in a corrupted RADIUS environment, mixing files from both versions. Indicators include:
Update Log Errors:
-
Exception in thread "main": Warning: Could not find file /opt/rsa/am/radius/system/lib/radVdb.so to copyCould not find file /opt/rsa/am/radius/system/lib/radVdb.so
Health Checks:
- Run
historyto check for script execution. - Look for a
radius-migrationdirectory under/opt/rsa/am. - Use
cat /etc/issueto confirm build version. - Compare Operations Console or Security Console logo colors on the upper left side:
- Red "RSA" = Authentication Manager 8.5 logo
- Black "SecurID" = Authentication Manager 8.6 logo
- Mismatched version and logo = corrupted upgrade from 8.5 to 8.6
Resolution
Virtual Appliances:
- Revert to the latest snapshot.
- Run the Latest Pre-Upgrade Script (Script Usage Guide)
- Resolve issues, take a new snapshot.
- Retry the upgrade.
If no snapshot exists, promote a healthy replica for Disaster Recovery.
Hardware Appliances:
- Restore backup to a new environment.
- Follow the "Restore from a Backup" guidelines.
- Consider promoting a healthy replica for Disaster Recovery.
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