Reinstalling Packages
In most cases, Vertica automatically reinstalls all default packages when you restart your database for the first time after running the upgrade script. Occasionally, however, one or more packages might fail to reinstall correctly.
To verify that Vertica succeeded in reinstalling all packages:
- Restart the database after upgrading.
- Enter an incorrect password.
If any packages failed to reinstall, Vertica issues a message that specifies the uninstalled packages. In this case, run the admintools command install_package
with the option --force-reinstall
:
$ admintools -t install_package -d db-name -p password -P pkg-spec --force-reinstall
Options
Option | Function |
---|---|
-d db‑name
‑‑dbname=db‑name
|
Database name |
-p password
‑‑password=pword
|
Database administrator password |
-P pkg
‑‑package=pkg‑spec
|
Specifies which packages to install, where pkg is one of the following:
|
‑‑force‑reinstall
|
Force installation of a package even if it is already installed. |
Examples
Force reinstallation of default packages:
$ admintools -t install_package -d VMart -p 'password' -P default --force-reinstall
Force reinstallation of one package, flextable
:
$ admintools -t install_package -d VMart -p 'password' -P flextable --force-reinstall