ECS : Updating Cloud Array management certificate requires nginx restart

Summary: This article explains updation of Cloud Array management certificate which requires nginx restart.

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Instructions

In order to make a management certificate work after update, nginx should be restarted on all ECS nodes. 

Restarting this service will cause a minor disruption to management functionality. It is recommended to run restart the service on each node, one by one. 

Note: The nginx restart should be done from inside the object docker container. 

The below can be used commands can be used. 
 
  1. To enter the docker container 
    admin@ecs:~> sudo -i dockobj
ecs:/ #
  2. Restart nginx service 
    /provo-vanilla:/ # /etc/init.d/nginx 
Usage: /etc/init.d/nginx {start|stop|restart|status}

Additional Information



The below command can be used from outside the docker container in order to restart the service in an automatic manner. 
  
admin@provo:~> sudo -i viprexec -i -c "/etc/init.d/nginx restart;sleep 60;/etc/init.d/nginx status"
 
Output from host : 192.168.219.1
bash: /etc/init.d/nginx: No such file or directory
Stopping nginx service ..done
Starting nginx service
..done
nginx service is running (pid=100643)
 
Output from host : 192.168.219.2
bash: /etc/init.d/nginx: No such file or directory
Stopping nginx service ..done
Starting nginx service
..done
nginx service is running (pid=44381)
 
Output from host : 192.168.219.3
bash: /etc/init.d/nginx: No such file or directory
Stopping nginx service ..done
Starting nginx service
..done
nginx service is running (pid=84055)
 
Output from host : 192.168.219.4
bash: /etc/init.d/nginx: No such file or directory
Stopping nginx service ..done
Starting nginx service
..done
nginx service is running (pid=94875)


 

Affected Products

ECS Appliance Hardware Gen1 U-Series

Products

ECS Appliance Hardware Gen1 U-Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000022397
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2024
Version:  4
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