8.8.9 Patch 2 - Post Installation - zmcontrol -v still reports P1

[DavidMerrill]

Has anyone given ZCS 8.8.9 Patch 2 a go?

So far my patching of ZCS 8.8.8/8.8.9 systems has been trouble free, but with this last patch for 8.8.9 after all was said & done "zmcontrol -v" still reports Release 8.8.9.GA.2055.UBUNTU16.64 UBUNTU16_64 NETWORK edition, Patch 8.8.9_P1.

Below I've shared what I saw on the console (see below), from what I see zimbra-network-modules-ng and zimbra-talk gets installed as expected (see https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/8.8.9/P2).

Remark/Question: My suspicion is that the patch is installed but whatever "zmcontrol -v" accesses to report to you at the CLI might not have been updated? Although to be fair at the end of my output you'll see I run a "apt-get install zimbra-patch" which reports "zimbra-patch is already the newest version (8.8.9.1531484537.p1-1.u16).", so maybe I don't actually have Patch 2 installed.

Question: Is there a way to verify what package versions came in 8.8.9 Patch 2?

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root@securemail:~# su - zimbra
zimbra@securemail:~$ zmcontrol -v
Release 8.8.9.GA.2055.UBUNTU16.64 UBUNTU16_64 NETWORK edition, Patch 8.8.9_P1.
zimbra@securemail:~$ logout
root@securemail:~# apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade 
Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]                           
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [107 kB]                                   
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]                                      
Hit:5 https://repo.zimbra.com/apt/87 xenial InRelease        
Hit:6 https://repo.zimbra.com/apt/889 xenial InRelease
Hit:7 https://repo.zimbra.com/apt/889-ne xenial InRelease
Fetched 323 kB in 0s (523 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-data zimbra-network-modules-ng zimbra-talk
4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 48.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 170 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libglib2.0-0 amd64 2.48.2-0ubuntu4 [1,119 kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libglib2.0-data all 2.48.2-0ubuntu4 [132 kB]
Get:3 https://repo.zimbra.com/apt/889-ne xenial/zimbra amd64 zimbra-network-modules-ng amd64 2.0.2.1532358202-1.u16 [43.1 MB]
Get:4 https://repo.zimbra.com/apt/889-ne xenial/zimbra amd64 zimbra-talk amd64 2.0.2.1532350148-1.u16 [4,344 kB]
Fetched 48.7 MB in 2s (16.4 MB/s)  
(Reading database ... 148940 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libglib2.0-0_2.48.2-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.48.2-0ubuntu4) over (2.48.2-0ubuntu3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libglib2.0-data_2.48.2-0ubuntu4_all.deb ...
Unpacking libglib2.0-data (2.48.2-0ubuntu4) over (2.48.2-0ubuntu3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../zimbra-network-modules-ng_2.0.2.1532358202-1.u16_amd64.deb ...
Installing zimbra-network-modules-ng
Unpacking zimbra-network-modules-ng (2.0.2.1532358202-1.u16) over (2.0.1.1531467081-1.u16) ...
Preparing to unpack .../zimbra-talk_2.0.2.1532350148-1.u16_amd64.deb ...
Installing Zimbra-Talk
Unpacking zimbra-talk (2.0.2.1532350148-1.u16) over (2.0.1.1531466685-1.u16) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ...
Setting up libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.48.2-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up libglib2.0-data (2.48.2-0ubuntu4) ...
Setting up zimbra-network-modules-ng (2.0.2.1532358202-1.u16) ...
Configuring zimbra-network-modules-ng
Checking mailboxd running.
mailboxd is running.
Deploying zimbra-network-modules-ng zimlets
[] INFO: Deploying Zimlet com_zextras_client in LDAP.
[] INFO: Installing Zimlet com_zextras_client on this host.
[] INFO: Deploying Zimlet com_zextras_zextras in LDAP.
[] INFO: Installing Zimlet com_zextras_zextras on this host.
Installation Completed.
Restart the mailbox service as zimbra user. Run
su - zimbra
zmmailboxdctl restart
Setting up zimbra-talk (2.0.2.1532350148-1.u16) ...
*** Configuring Zimbra-Talk ***
*** Checking if Talk zimlet is installed. ***
mailboxd is running.
*** Undeploying Zimbra-Chat zimlet ***
[] INFO: Uninstalling Zimlet com_zextras_chat_open from LDAP.
[] INFO: undeploying zimlet com_zextras_chat_open
[] INFO: zimlet directory com_zextras_chat_open is deleted
*** Deploying Zimbra-Talk zimlet ***
[] INFO: Deploying Zimlet com_zextras_talk in LDAP.
[] INFO: Installing Zimlet com_zextras_talk on this host.
[] INFO: Upgrading Zimlet com_zextras_talk to 11.03.153201300
[] INFO: Installing Zimlet config for com_zextras_talk
[] INFO: Adding Zimlet com_zextras_talk to COS default
[] INFO: Enabling Zimlet com_zextras_talk
*** zimbra-talk Installation Completed. ***
*** Restart the mailbox service as zimbra user. Run ***
*** su - zimbra ***
*** zmmailboxdctl restart *** 
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ...
root@securemail:~# su - zimbra
zimbra@securemail:~$ zmcontrol -v
Release 8.8.9.GA.2055.UBUNTU16.64 UBUNTU16_64 NETWORK edition, Patch 8.8.9_P1. 
zimbra@securemail:~$ zmcontrol stop; echo "Sleeping for 5 seconds..."; sleep 5; zmcontrol start
Host securemail.rnome.net
	Stopping vmware-ha...Done.
	Stopping zmconfigd...Done.
	Stopping zimlet webapp...Done.
	Stopping zimbraAdmin webapp...Done.
	Stopping zimbra webapp...Done.
	Stopping service webapp...Done.
	Stopping stats...Done.
	Stopping mta...Done.
	Stopping spell...Done.
	Stopping snmp...Done.
	Stopping cbpolicyd...Done.
	Stopping archiving...Done.
	Stopping opendkim...Done.
	Stopping amavis...Done.
	Stopping antivirus...Done.
	Stopping antispam...Done.
	Stopping proxy...Done.
	Stopping memcached...Done.
	Stopping mailbox...Done.
	Stopping convertd...Done.
	Stopping logger...Done.
	Stopping dnscache...Done.
	Stopping ldap...Done.
Sleeping for 5 seconds...
Host securemail.rnome.net
	Starting ldap...Done.
	Starting zmconfigd...Done.
	Starting logger...Done.
	Starting convertd...Done.
	Starting mailbox...Done.
	Starting memcached...Done.
	Starting proxy...Done.
	Starting amavis...Done.
	Starting antispam...Done.
	Starting antivirus...Done.
	Starting opendkim...Done.
	Starting snmp...Done.
	Starting spell...Done.
	Starting mta...Done.
	Starting stats...Done.
	Starting service webapp...Done.
	Starting zimbra webapp...Done.
	Starting zimbraAdmin webapp...Done.
	Starting zimlet webapp...Done.
zimbra@securemail:~$ zmcontrol -v
Release 8.8.9.GA.2055.UBUNTU16.64 UBUNTU16_64 NETWORK edition, Patch 8.8.9_P1.
zimbra@securemail:~$ 
root@securemail:~# apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade 
Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]                           
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [107 kB]                               
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]                                       
Hit:5 https://repo.zimbra.com/apt/87 xenial InRelease        
Hit:6 https://repo.zimbra.com/apt/889 xenial InRelease        
Hit:7 https://repo.zimbra.com/apt/889-ne xenial InRelease     
Fetched 323 kB in 0s (589 kB/s)                               
Reading package lists... Done
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root@securemail:~# apt-get install zimbra-patch
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
zimbra-patch is already the newest version (8.8.9.1531484537.p1-1.u16).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

[andrey.ivanov]

Same for me in RHEL6. I think it is due to the fact that in 8.8.9_P2 you have onkly the changed for ng modules (https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Zimbra_Releases/8.8.9/P2):

Note on fixes in this Patch This patch includes fixes only on Zimbra NG modules like NG and Chat/Talk. There are no fixes in Zimbra Core modules.

No fixes in ZImbra Core modules means no visible version change for

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zmcontrol -v

[DavidMerrill]

OK fair enough (seems plausible), and thanks for sharing your intel! Helps to know I'm not the only one.

It'd be a good test if Patch 3 does include changes to Zimbra Core Modules to see if "zmcontrol -v" reports P3.

So sad for me that it offends my OCD/fussiness (if my boss asks me if I've installed the latest patches how do I confirm?).

[tonyg]

Personally, my view is that if you install P2, you are at P2, and -v should reflect that, even if there were no changes to core and P2=P1. If this is the case then the only change to core is to bump the version ID. If the developers don't want OS users to install the patch, then perhaps they could try something like "Patch 1a.NE" or "Patch NE2", to make it obvious to OS users that the patch doesn't apply. Then the response to "are we up on the latest patches?" becomes "yes, there was another patch for NE but it doesn't change anything for us".

[phoenix]

Personally, my view is that if you install P2, you are at P2, and -v should reflect that, even if there were no changes to core and P2=P1. If this is the case then the only change to core is to bump the version ID. If the developers don't want OS users to install the patch, then perhaps they could try something like "Patch 1a.NE" or "Patch NE2", to make it obvious to OS users that the patch doesn't apply. Then the response to "are we up on the latest patches?" becomes "yes, there was another patch for NE but it doesn't change anything for us".

NE customers can always file a bug report (as P2 only affects those users) or you can wait for P3 to appear (I think shortly) - there's nothing that can be done on these forums.

[phoenix]

BTW, you might like to see the belated update to the Patch Notes: https://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title ... stallation

[DavidMerrill]

Yep, I see that now, thanks for sharing. The diff (https://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title ... ldid=65642) helps me stay sane (in explaining to others, e.g. management).

[phoenix]

Yep, I see that now, thanks for sharing. The diff (https://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title ... ldid=65642) helps me stay sane (in explaining to others, e.g. management).

It still seems rather strange to me. I would have thought that any update to a component used by ZCS and even has a patch number should update the ZCS version but, hey, what the hell does an open source user now about patches ?