Upgrading RHEL 8.4 to RHEL 8.10 on OVA-based virtual machines

Last Updated : Oct 23, 2025 |
Prolog information
You can upgrade RHEL 8.4 to RHEL 8.10 using the following av-upgrade-os command. The av-upgrade-os command is available when Communication Manager R10.2.1 is installed.
Before you begin
  1. Install Communication Manager R10.2.1.
    To view the current version of Communication Manager, run the command: # swversion -s.
  2. Verify that av-upgrade-os command is available.
    To verify if the av-upgrade-os command is available, run the following command: which av-upgrade-os
  3. Verify the current version of RHEL on which Communication Manager is running.
    To view the current RHELversion, run any of the following commands:
    • cat /etc/redhat-release
    • av-version
  4. Download Communication Manager RHEL 8.10 Operating System bundle on Communication Manager R10.2.1 virtual machine.
  5. Upload the AV-CM10.2-RHEL8.10-OSUpdate-001.tar.bz2 file to the /var/home/ftp/pub.
  1. Login to Communication Manager CLI.
  2. To upgrade from RHEL 8.4 to RHEL 8.10, go to cd /var/home/ftp/pub and run the following command: av-upgrade-os <CM RHEL OS Bundle>
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    For example, run av-upgrade-os AV-CM10.2-RHEL8.10-OSUpdate-001.tar.bz2
  3. After successful upgrade to RHEL 8.10, reboot the Communication Manager virtual machine.
  4. Login to Communication Manager CLI.
  5. To verify that RHEL 8.10 is upgraded successfully, run any of the followig commands:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    • cat /etc/redhat-release
    • av-version