How to add new XenMobile nodes in environments with Rolling Patches installed

How to add new XenMobile nodes in environments with Rolling Patches installed

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Article ID: CTX331520

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Description

Step by step on how to add new XenMobile nodes when the the environment already has Rolling Patches installed

Instructions

Prerequisites:
  • Same MSSQL Database server:
    • FQDN/IP
    • Service Account
    • Same database name
  • Valid PKI passphrase 

The easiest way to check if you have a valid SQL service account/password as well as a valid PKI passphrase is as follows:
 
  • Login to one of your existing XenMobile nodes Command Line interface
  • Select [ 2 ] System on the Main Menu

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  • Select [ 12 ] Advanced Settings next

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  • Select [ 9 ] Cloud Migration Credential Check next

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  • Check your SQL service account password and PKI passphrase next, make sure the check passes, the message Passed should appear on the screen:

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Instructions: 
  • Take snapshots of your existing nodes
  • Take backups of your XenMobile database
  • Create a new virtual machine using the base release of XenMobile as template
    • In this case go to Citrix Downloads and download the 10.13 file for your respective hypervisor
  • Boot the virtual machine
  • Configure basic networking and CLI user accounts
  • Configure the database, this is key:
    • Point the same database server IP or name as the other nodes in the cluster
    • Use the same database service account as the other nodes
    • Use the same exact database name
    • If the above steps are correct then the XenMobile CLI should say that the "Database already exists":
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  • As you can see the new node (10.13 base release) is joining a 10.13 Rolling Patch 4 environment because the schema version of the database only cares about the base release 10.13000
  • The next step is to enter your PKI passphrase
  • Once that's completed the server will continue with the boot process
  • Once the boot process completes make sure to make the necessary changes in the CLI, for example modifying the XenMobile internal firewall to enable SSH and other, environment specific, changes
  • Login to the XenMobile web console navigating directly to the new node IP address (https://ipaddress:4443)
  • Once logged in, navigate to Release Management and upload the appropriate Rolling Patch binary to match the rest of the environment
  • The server will reboot and process the upgrade .bin file
  • Once completed your new node is a full member of your cluster

Never leave the new node without a rolling patch that matches the rest of the nodes, the above steps need to be perform on the same activity.

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