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Install the latest tzdata and tzdata-java rpms to address the IIAS timezone issues

How To


Summary

Mexico is about to stop observing the Daylight Saving Time (DST) except for the area near to the border with the United States of America. It is necessary to download and install the latest tzdata package for system synchronisation. The tzdata package contains data files required for time zone transitions around the world.

Steps

Perform the following steps to install tzdata package:

1. Apply the latest security patch(SP18) on your current release version. For more information on how to apply patches, see the following links:

2. Download the tzdata package zip file.

3. Untar the downloaded file by using the following command.
  
   tar -xvf tzdata_rpms*.gz
Output: 
  
   tzdata_rpms_tar/
   tzdata_rpms_tar/cpds1.x/ 
   tzdata_rpms_tar/cpds1.x/tzdata-2023b-1.el7.noarch.rpm 
   tzdata_rpms_tar/cpds1.x/tzdata-java-2023b-1.el7.noarch.rpm 
   tzdata_rpms_tar/cpds2.x/ tzdata_rpms_tar/cpds2.x/
   tzdata-2023b-1.el8.noarch.rpm tzdata_rpms_tar/cpds2.x/
   tzdata-java-2023b-1.el8.noarch.rpm tzdata_rpms_tar/iias/ 
   tzdata_rpms_tar/iias/tzdata-2023b-1.el7.noarch.rpm 
   tzdata_rpms_tar/iias/tzdata-java-2023b-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 

3. Copy the following tzdata rpm files on all nodes.

  • tzdata_rpms_tar/iias/tzdata-2023b-1.el7.noarch.rpm

  • tzdata_rpms_tar/iias/tzdata-java-2023b-1.el7.noarch.rpm

3. Run the following command to install the rpm files on all nodes.  

  rpm -Uvh tzdata-* --force
4. Verify the rpm version by using the following command. 
  rpm -qa | grep tzdata
Output: 
  
   [root@node0101 ~]# rpm -qa | grep tzdata

   tzdata-2023b-1.el7.noarch

   tzdata-java-2023b-1.el7.noarch

Document Location

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Document Information

Modified date:
31 March 2023

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