Patching and Upgrading TigerGraph Database

Keeping your TigerGraph database up-to-date is crucial for ensuring optimal performance, security, and access to the latest features. In this guide, will walk you through the essential steps of patching and upgrading your TigerGraph database to the latest version.

Before upgrade make sure if all the services are up and normal and then take full backup and UDF backups.

$ gadmin status -v
$ gadmin backup create full_upgradebackup --staging-path=/tigergraph/backups/backup_staging &
$ gadmin backup list

Backup UDF files

> GET ExprFunctions TO "/tigergraph/backups/UDF/udf_backup/ExprFunctions_20240229.hpp"
> GET ExprUtil TO "/tigergraph/backups/UDF/udf_backup/ExprUtil_20240229.hpp"

Download the official binaries and extract and run upgrade.

$ tar -xvf tigergraph-3.9.3-offline.tar
$ bash tigergraph-3.9.3-offline/install.sh -U

Applying Subsequent Patches:

$ tar -xvf tigergraph-3.9.3-2-offline.tar
$ bash tigergraph-3.9.3-2-offline/install.sh -U

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