SRAdmin non root upgrade on Linux

Products

• Network Observability
• Spectrum

Issue/Introduction

SRAdmin install is documented as part of the non root install here.  Is the same required for an non root SRAdmin upgrade?

Environment

Non Root upgrade

OS: Linux

SRAdmin

Resolution

When using the distinst upgrade method, no extra steps are required to upgrade SRAdmin, it is upgraded as part of the Spectrum upgrade. e.g. 

./distinst install_dir=/usr/Spectrum install_owner=<install owner>  vcd_path=/home/spectrum/2546/linux/..       main_loc_serv=<MLS>     remote_host=<target SS can be local>     locale=en_US install_type=full huge_landscape_handle=yes l_handle=128 oc_install=yes ss_install=yes xtn_install=yes tomcat_port=8080 exclude_parts=SA-RPT-MGR ignore_disk_space=yes hosteval=yes remove_vnmdb_lock=yes

 

 

 

Additional Information

1. To verify SRAdmin has been upgraded from the SRAdmin home directory, run
   
   sudo strings sradmin.exe | grep -i "SPECTRUM version"
   
   sample output:  SPECTRUM version 25.4.6.0.14, built Sat Mar 14 16:15:05 UTC 2026
   
   
2. A long form directory listing can be used to verify user and group ownership.
   
   

   $ls -l
   total 67388
   -rwxrwxr-x.  1 spectrum spectest     3262 Jun 27  2025 i_ico.ico
   drwxrwxr-x.  6 spectrum spectest       82 Apr 30 14:30 jre
   -rwxrwxr-x.  1 spectrum spectest      223 Apr 30 14:30 readme.txt
   drwxr-xr-t. 10 spectrum spectest      110 Apr 30 17:14 Res
   -rwxr-xr-x.  1 spectrum spectest 34490072 Apr 30 17:14 sradmin.exe
   -rwxr-xr-x.  1 spectrum spectest 34485552 Apr 30 14:50 sradmin.old
   -r-x------.  1 spectrum spectest     1924 Apr 30 14:31 sradmin.sh
   -r-xr-xr-x.  1 spectrum spectest    12265 Apr 30 14:30 sra_nonroot_prepost_install.sh
   drwxrwxr-x.  3 spectrum spectest      188 Apr 30 14:30 Uninstall