Migrating from Kubespray to RKE

1. Create a backup. See Backing up and Restoring Sisense.

2. From the CLI, execute the CLI activation command:

   source add_completion-ns-sisense.sh

3. Create the backup:

   si system backup -include-farm true
4. Ensure that your external plugins support the Sisense version to which you are upgrading.

1. Save all the scheduled builds of the application.

   kubectl -n sisense get cronjobs.batch -o json > cronjobs.json

2. Download the Sisense tar.gz file.

   wget [sisense-linux-deployment-link-current-version]

3. Extract the tar.gz file into the sisense-version folder.

   tar zxf [sisense-linux-deployment-package-name]

4. Navigate to the sisense-version directory where you extracted the tar.gz file.

   cd sisense-[sisense-version]

5. Edit the single_config.yaml file.

   vim single_config.yaml

   Set the following parameters:>

   • uninstall_cluster: true
   • k8s_nodes
   • deployment_size
   • linux_user
   • ssh_key

6. Uninstall the cluster.

   ./sisense.sh single_config.yaml -y

1. Free up the space of unused images. Caution: This command removes all unused images! Be sure you are not doing any development on this server.

   sudo docker image prune -a -f

2. Remove Kubernetes installation leftovers.

   sudo reboot

for mount in $(mount | grep tmpfs | grep '/var/lib/kubelet' | awk '{ print $3 }') /var/lib/kubelet /var/lib/rancher; do sudo umount $mount 2>/dev/null; done

sudo rm -rf /etc/ceph \
/etc/cni \
/etc/kubernetes \
/opt/cni \
/opt/rke \
/run/secrets/kubernetes.io \
/run/calico \
/run/flannel \
/var/lib/calico \
/var/lib/etcd \
/var/lib/cni \
/var/lib/kubelet \
/var/lib/rancher/rke/log \
/var/log/containers \
/var/log/kube-audit \
/var/log/pods \
/var/run/calico


1. Download the Sisense tar.gz file.

   wget [sisense-linux-deployment-link]

2. Extract the tar.gz file into the {sisense-version} folder:

   tar zxf [sisense-linux-deployment-package-name]

3. Navigate to the {sisense-version} directory where you extracted the tar.gz file.

   cd sisense-[sisense-version]

4. Edit the single_config.yaml file.

   vim single_config.yaml

   Set the following parameters:

   • uninstall_cluster: false
   • uninstall_sisense: false
   • update: false
   • remove_user_data: false
   • k8s_nodes
   • deployment_size
   • linux_user
   • ssh_key

5. Run the installation.

   ./sisense.sh single_config.yaml -y

6. Create the scheduled builds you had previously.

   kubectl create -f cronjobs.json -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -

• If, in the single_config.yaml file, remove_user_data was set to true and your data was erased, you will need to restore the data from the backup. See Backing up and Restoring Sisense.

1. Create a backup. This backup procedure is mandatory, or you will lose the configuration of your Sisense application. See Backing up and Restoring Sisense.
2. From the CLI, execute the CLI activation command:
   source add_completion-ns-sisense.sh
3. Create the backup in the management pod in the /opt/sisense/storage/system_backups/ directory.
   si system backup -include-farm true
4. Extract the name of the management pod.
   kubectl get po -n sisense -l "app=management" -oname | awk -F '/' '{print $2}'

5. Identify the backup file name:

   1. Get a list of backup files on the shared storage using kubectl:
      kubectl -n <sisense namespace> -exec -it -c management <managment pod> -- find /opt/sisense/storage/system_backups/ -type f -name "*.tar.gz"

   2. Find the file of the relevant backup created above considering the date and time listed in the file name. For reference, the backup file name pattern is as follows: sisense_assets_collector_<YYYY-MM-DD>_<HH>_<MM>_<SS>.tar.gz

6. Copy the backup file you created from the post into the host (VM) machine.
   kubectl cp <sisense namespace>/<managment pod>:/opt/sisense/storage/system_backups/<backup file name> ~/<backup file name>
   It is recommended to also store this file somewhere else, in case something happens to the VM.
7. Validate that the backup file is not corrupted. Run the following tar command and wait until it provides the output:
   tar -tf ~/<backup file name>
   The output will contain a list of the files listed in the backup file. If the backup file is valid, at the end of the command output there will be no errors reported. If a backup file is corrupted, the tar command will print out one of the following errors at the end of the output:

   • tar: This does not look like a tar archive: This indicates that the file does not have the format of a tar archive.

   • tar: Unexpected EOF in archive: This suggests that the tar file is incomplete or truncated.

   • tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now: This generic error message can occur for a variety of reasons, such as severe file corruption.

   • tar: Child returned status 1: This indicates an error was encountered, often related to corruption or an unrecognized file format.

   If the file is corrupted, create a new backup file and verify it again. If the tar command consistently reports that a backup file is corrupted, do not proceed with the migration and contact customer support.

8. Ensure that your external plugins support the Sisense version to which you are upgrading.

1. Save the application's scheduled builds.
   kubectl -n sisense get cronjobs.batch -o json > cronjobs.json
2. Download the Sisense tar.gz file.
   wget [sisense-linux-deployment-link-current-version]
3. Extract the tar.gz file into the sisense-version folder:
   tar zxf [sisense-linux-deployment-package-name]
4. Navigate to the sisense-version directory.
   cd sisense-[sisense-version]
5. Edit the single_config.yaml file.
   vim single_config.yaml
   Set the following parameters:
   • uninstall_cluster: true
   • k8s_nodes
   • deployment_size
   • linux_user
   • ssh_key
6. Run the installation.
   ./sisense.sh single_config.yaml -y

Run this cleanup process from within each of your machines.

1. Cleanup the space of unused images. Caution: This command will remove all unused images, make sure you are not developing on this server.

   sudo docker image prune -a -f

2. Remove Kubernetes installation leftovers.

   sudo reboot

for mount in $(mount | grep tmpfs | grep '/var/lib/kubelet' | awk '{ print $3 }') /var/lib/kubelet /var/lib/rancher; do sudo umount $mount 2>/dev/null; done

sudo rm -rf /etc/ceph \ /etc/cni \
/etc/kubernetes \
/opt/cni \
/opt/rke \
/run/secrets/kubernetes.io \
/run/calico \
/run/flannel \
/var/lib/calico \
/var/lib/etcd \
/var/lib/cni \
/var/lib/kubelet \
/var/lib/rancher/rke/log \
/var/log/containers \
/var/log/kube-audit \
/var/log/pods \
/var/run/calico

1. Download the Sisense tar.gz file.
   wget [sisense-linux-deployment-link]
2. Extract the tar.gz file into the sisense-version folder:
   tar zxf [sisense-linux-deployment-package-name]
3. Navigate to the sisense-version directory.
   cd sisense-[sisense-version]
4. Edit the single_config.yaml file.
   vim single_config.yaml
   Set the following parameters:
   • uninstall_cluster: false
   • uninstall_sisense: false
   • update: false
   • k8s_nodes
   • deployment_size
   • linux_user
   • ssh_key
5. Run the installation.
   ./sisense.sh single_config.yaml -y
6. Save all the application's scheduled builds.
   kubectl create -f cronjobs.json -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -

1. From the CLI, execute the CLI activation command:
   source add_completion-ns-sisense.sh
2. Extract the name of the new management pod.
   kubectl get po -n sisense -l "app=management" -oname | awk -F '/' '{print $2}'
3. Store the backup in the management pod in the /opt/sisense/storage/system_backups/ directory.
   kubectl cp <backup path> <sisense namespace>/<managment pod>:/opt/sisense/storage/system_backups/<backup path> -c management
4. Restore the application.
   si system restore -name <backup path>