Please see what systemd has to say:
# systemctl status ovirt-engine.service
And no, I never tried to backup/restore... sorry...
----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dead Horse" <deadhorseconsulting@gmail.com>
> To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl@redhat.com>
> Cc: engine-devel@ovirt.org
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 12:28:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] upgrade failing with latest master
>
> Rebuilt the engine on my FC17 build VM with the macro file above in
> "/etc/rpm/"
> Upon attempting upgrade on my FC17 upgrade test VM:
> I still get a failure to start the engine
>
> 013-04-11 16:06:37::ERROR::engine-upgrade::1328::root:: Traceback (most
> recent call last):
> File "/bin/engine-upgrade", line 1321, in <module>
> main(options)
> File "/bin/engine-upgrade", line 1293, in main
> runFunc([startEngine], MSG_INFO_START_ENGINE % engineService)
> File "/bin/engine-upgrade", line 617, in runFunc
> func()
> File "/bin/engine-upgrade", line 584, in startEngine
> output, rc = utils.execCmd(cmdList=cmd, failOnError=True,
> msg=MSG_ERR_FAILED_START_ENGINE_SERVICE)
> File "/usr/share/ovirt-engine/scripts/common_utils.py", line 499, in
> execCmd
> raise Exception(msg)
> Exception: Error: Can't start ovirt-engine
>
> Curiously is there a documented process somewhere for backing up data from
> an FC17 ovirt install and doing a fresh install on a FC18 box then
> restoring the FC17 database + ovirt config data?
>
> Guessing it goes something like this: (someone please confirm)
>
> Back up the following directories and files:
> /etc/ovirt-engine
> /etc/pki/ovirt-engine
> /etc/pki/ovirt-engine-backups
> /var/lib/ovirt-engine/backups
> /var/lib/ovirt-engine/deployments
> /root/.rnd
>
> Dump a backup of the engine database
>
> Install ovirt-engine on FC18 system
> run engine-setup (answer questions same as prior install from FC17)
> upon completion of engine-setup stop the engine service
> restore all the above files and directories
>
> Drop the engine databse
> Restore the backed up engine database
>
> FC17 --> FC18 upgrade = icky esp. with ovirt involved as part of the upgrade
>
> Thus it seems the easiest way to solve this is to bite the bullet and move
> to FC18 providing the backup/restore works.
>
> - DHC
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Alon Bar-Lev <alonbl@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > OK... the systemd macros are missing in fedora 17...
> >
> > Put the following file and rebuild.
> > I may need to add some workaround if many people still use fedora-17 for
> > master.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Alon
> >
> > /etc/rpm/macros.systemd-fc18
> > ---
> > %systemd_post() \
> > if [ $1 -eq 1 ] ; then \
> > # Initial installation \
> > /usr/bin/systemctl preset %{?*} >/dev/null 2>&1 || : \
> > fi \
> > %{nil}
> >
> > %systemd_preun() \
> > if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then \
> > # Package removal, not upgrade \
> > /usr/bin/systemctl --no-reload disable %{?*} > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
> > \
> > /usr/bin/systemctl stop %{?*} > /dev/null 2>&1 || : \
> > fi \
> > %{nil}
> >
> > %systemd_postun() \
> > /usr/bin/systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || : \
> > %{nil}
> >
> > %systemd_postun_with_restart() \
> > /usr/bin/systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || : \
> > if [ $1 -ge 1 ] ; then \
> > # Package upgrade, not uninstall \
> > /usr/bin/systemctl try-restart %{?*} >/dev/null 2>&1 || : \
> > fi \
> > %{nil}
> > ---
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Dead Horse" <deadhorseconsulting@gmail.com>
> > > To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl@redhat.com>
> > > Cc: engine-devel@ovirt.org
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:59:15 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] upgrade failing with latest master
> > >
> > > Correct, FC17
> > > - DHC
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Alon Bar-Lev <alonbl@redhat.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is this fedora 17 or 18?
> > > >
> > > > I guess it is fedora 17.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Dead Horse" <deadhorseconsulting@gmail.com>
> > > > > To: engine-devel@ovirt.org
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:23:10 PM
> > > > > Subject: [Engine-devel] upgrade failing with latest master
> > > > >
> > > > > logs attached
> > > > >
> > > > > First attempt:
> > > > > 2013-04-10 13:57:32::ERROR::common_utils::355::root:: YUM: FAIL:
> > Error in
> > > > > PREUN scriptlet in rpm package
> > ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch
> > > > > 2013-04-10 13:57:32::DEBUG::common_utils::347::root:: YUM: VERB:
> > Script
> > > > sink:
> > > > > /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.J0HyUz: line 1: fg: no job control
> > > > > error: %preun(ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch) scriptlet
> > > > failed,
> > > > > exit status 1
> > > > > 2013-04-10 13:57:32::DEBUG::common_utils::347::root:: YUM: VERB:
> > Done:
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch
> > > > >
> > > > > Second attempt:
> > > > > 2013-04-10 15:12:11::DEBUG::common_utils::347::root:: YUM: VERB:
> > Building
> > > > > transaction
> > > > > 2013-04-10 15:12:12::ERROR::common_utils::355::root:: YUM: FAIL:
> > > > > [u'ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch requires ovirt-engine =
> > > > > 3.3.0-14.fc17']
> > > > > 2013-04-10 15:12:12::DEBUG::common_utils::347::root:: YUM: VERB:
> > > > Performing
> > > > > rollback
> > > > > 2013-04-10 15:12:12::DEBUG::common_utils::1410::root:: Locking rpms
> > in
> > > > > yum-version-lock
> > > > > 2013-04-10 15:12:12::ERROR::engine-upgrade::1299::root:: Traceback
> > (most
> > > > > recent call last):
> > > > > File "/bin/engine-upgrade", line 1292, in <module>
> > > > > main(options)
> > > > > File "/bin/engine-upgrade", line 1142, in main
> > > > > runFunc([rhyum.begin], MSG_INFO_CHECK_UPDATE)
> > > > > File "/bin/engine-upgrade", line 617, in runFunc
> > > > > func()
> > > > > File "/bin/engine-upgrade", line 310, in begin
> > > > > self.emptyTransaction = not self._miniyum.buildTransaction()
> > > > > File "/usr/share/ovirt-engine/scripts/miniyum.py", line 761, in
> > > > > buildTransaction
> > > > > raise yum.Errors.YumBaseError(msg)
> > > > > YumBaseError: [u'ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch requires
> > > > > ovirt-engine = 3.3.0-14.fc17']
> > > > >
> > > > > Realizing things were now hosed:
> > > > > [root@ovirtfoo /]# yum erase ovirt-* otopi-*
> > > > > Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit, versionlock
> > > > > Resolving Dependencies
> > > > > --> Running transaction check
> > > > > ---> Package otopi.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be erased
> > > > > ---> Package otopi-java.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17 will be erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-backend.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17 will be
> > erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-backend.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be
> > erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-cli.noarch 0:3.3.0.1-15.fc17 will be erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-dbscripts.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17 will be
> > erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-restapi.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17 will be
> > erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-sdk.noarch 0:3.3.0.1-15.fc17 will be erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-setup.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-tools.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17 will be erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-userportal.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17 will be
> > > > erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17
> > will be
> > > > > erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-host-deploy.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-host-deploy-java.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be
> > erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-image-uploader.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be
> > erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-iso-uploader.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be erased
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-log-collector.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be
> > erased
> > > > > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > > > >
> > > > > Dependencies Resolved
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > ================================================================================
> > > > > Package Arch Version Repository Size
> > > > >
> > > >
> > ================================================================================
> > > > > Removing:
> > > > > otopi noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 463 k
> > > > > otopi-java noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 27 k
> > > > > ovirt-engine noarch 3.3.0-14.fc17 @ovirt-engine 1.3 M
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend noarch 3.3.0-14.fc17 @ovirt-engine 20 M
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 20 M
> > > > > ovirt-engine-cli noarch 3.3.0.1-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 557 k
> > > > > ovirt-engine-dbscripts noarch 3.3.0-14.fc17 @ovirt-engine 816 k
> > > > > ovirt-engine-restapi noarch 3.3.0-14.fc17 @ovirt-engine 1.0 M
> > > > > ovirt-engine-sdk noarch 3.3.0.1-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 3.1 M
> > > > > ovirt-engine-setup noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 653 k
> > > > > ovirt-engine-tools noarch 3.3.0-14.fc17 @ovirt-engine 178 k
> > > > > ovirt-engine-userportal noarch 3.3.0-14.fc17 @ovirt-engine 23 M
> > > > > ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal noarch 3.3.0-14.fc17 @ovirt-engine 32 M
> > > > > ovirt-host-deploy noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 211 k
> > > > > ovirt-host-deploy-java noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 11 k
> > > > > ovirt-image-uploader noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 923 k
> > > > > ovirt-iso-uploader noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 98 k
> > > > > ovirt-log-collector noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 133 k
> > > > >
> > > > > Transaction Summary
> > > > >
> > > >
> > ================================================================================
> > > > > Remove 18 Packages
> > > > >
> > > > > Installed size: 104 M
> > > > > Is this ok [y/N]: y
> > > > > Downloading Packages:
> > > > > Running Transaction Check
> > > > > Running Transaction Test
> > > > > Transaction Test Succeeded
> > > > > Running Transaction
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-backend.noarch 1/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-dbscripts-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 2/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-restapi-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 3/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-setup-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 4/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-tools-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 5/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-userportal-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 6/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 7/18
> > > > > warning: /etc/ovirt-engine/engine.conf saved as
> > > > > /etc/ovirt-engine/engine.conf.rpmsave
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 8/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-host-deploy-java-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 9/18
> > > > > Erasing : otopi-java-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 10/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-host-deploy-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 11/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-image-uploader-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 12/18
> > > > > warning: /etc/ovirt-engine/imageuploader.conf saved as
> > > > > /etc/ovirt-engine/imageuploader.conf.rpmsave
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-iso-uploader-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 13/18
> > > > > warning: /etc/ovirt-engine/isouploader.conf saved as
> > > > > /etc/ovirt-engine/isouploader.conf.rpmsave
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-log-collector-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 14/18
> > > > > warning: /etc/ovirt-engine/logcollector.conf saved as
> > > > > /etc/ovirt-engine/logcollector.conf.rpmsave
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-cli-3.3.0.1-15.fc17.noarch 15/18
> > > > > Erasing : ovirt-engine-sdk-3.3.0.1-15.fc17.noarch 16/18
> > > > > Erasing : otopi-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 17/18
> > > > > Error in PREUN scriptlet in rpm package ovirt-engine-backend
> > > > > /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.uFqX1f: line 1: fg: no job control
> > > > > error: %preun(ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch) scriptlet
> > > > failed,
> > > > > exit status 1
> > > > > Verifying : otopi-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 1/18
> > > > > Verifying : otopi-java-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 2/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-log-collector-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 3/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 4/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-host-deploy-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 5/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-tools-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 6/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-setup-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 7/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-sdk-3.3.0.1-15.fc17.noarch 8/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-restapi-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 9/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-userportal-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 10/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-host-deploy-java-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 11/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-image-uploader-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 12/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-iso-uploader-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 13/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-cli-3.3.0.1-15.fc17.noarch 14/18
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch was supposed to be removed
> > but
> > > > is
> > > > > not!
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 15/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 16/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 17/18
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-dbscripts-3.3.0-14.fc17.noarch 18/18
> > > > >
> > > > > Removed:
> > > > > otopi.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > > otopi-java.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine-cli.noarch 0:3.3.0.1-15.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine-dbscripts.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine-restapi.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine-sdk.noarch 0:3.3.0.1-15.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine-setup.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine-tools.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine-userportal.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal.noarch 0:3.3.0-14.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-host-deploy.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-host-deploy-java.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-image-uploader.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-iso-uploader.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > > ovirt-log-collector.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > >
> > > > > Failed:
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > >
> > > > > Complete!
> > > > > [root@ovirtfoo /]# rpm -qa | grep oto
> > > > > protobuf-java-2.4.1-12.fc17.x86_64
> > > > > libgphoto2-2.4.14-1.fc17.x86_64
> > > > > [root@ovirtfoo /]# rpm -qa | grep ovirt
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch
> > > > > [root@ovirtfoo /]# yum erase
> > ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch
> > > > > Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit, versionlock
> > > > > Resolving Dependencies
> > > > > --> Running transaction check
> > > > > ---> Package ovirt-engine-backend.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17 will be
> > erased
> > > > > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > > > >
> > > > > Dependencies Resolved
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > ================================================================================
> > > > > Package Arch Version Repository Size
> > > > >
> > > >
> > ================================================================================
> > > > > Removing:
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend noarch 3.3.0-15.fc17 @ovirt-engine 20 M
> > > > >
> > > > > Transaction Summary
> > > > >
> > > >
> > ================================================================================
> > > > > Remove 1 Package
> > > > >
> > > > > Installed size: 20 M
> > > > > Is this ok [y/N]: y
> > > > > Downloading Packages:
> > > > > Running Transaction Check
> > > > > Running Transaction Test
> > > > > Transaction Test Succeeded
> > > > > Running Transaction
> > > > > Error in PREUN scriptlet in rpm package
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch
> > > > > /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.jq1b7e: line 1: fg: no job control
> > > > > error: %preun(ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch) scriptlet
> > > > failed,
> > > > > exit status 1
> > > > > Verifying : ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-15.fc17.noarch 1/1
> > > > >
> > > > > Failed:
> > > > > ovirt-engine-backend.noarch 0:3.3.0-15.fc17
> > > > >
> > > > > Complete!
> > > > >
> > > > > - DHC
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > >
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