Applying a patch

Apply a patch update to an existing Automation Suite version on EKS/AKS to address bugs or security vulnerabilities.

An Automation Suite patch is an update to an existing version, which addresses bugs or security vulnerabilities. For instance, patch 2023.10.2+patch3 addresses issues impacting version 2023.10.2.

Important:

Instead of applying the patch, we recommend upgrading to the Cumulative Update (CU) that contains the same fix. All fixes provided in patches will also be available in the CU mentioned in the release notes for the patch.

To apply a patch to an existing Automation Suite version, take the following steps:

1. Offline only. Update the registry with the latest images.

   1. Download the following patch artifacts from Patch artifact download links. Choose the set of artifacts applicable to your patch and registry configuration type.
      • To mirror the OCI-compliant registry with the UiPath® registry, download the following artifacts:
        • as-images.txt
        • as-helm-charts.txt
        • mirror-registry.sh
      • To hydrate the OCI-compliant registry with the offline bundle, download the following artifacts:
        • hydrate-registry.sh
        • as-cmk.tar.gz
   2. Configure the OCI-compliant registry.
      Important:

      Do not download the artifacts from the links referenced in the instructions on configuring the OCI-compliant registry. Instead, use the download links provided on the Patch artifact download links page.

2. Download versions.json. For instructions, refer to Patch artifact download links.

3. Apply the patch by running the following command:

   uipathctl cluster patch <path_to_input.json> --versions <path_to_versions.json> --skip-helm --skip-oss-prereq --only <PRODUCTS(comma separated)>
   

   The following configuration sample shows how to apply a patch to Orchestrator and Action Center:

   uipathctl cluster patch <path_to_input.json> --versions <path_to_versions.json> --skip-helm --skip-oss-prereq --only orchestrator,actioncenter
   

4. Check if the patch operation was successful by taking the following steps:

   1. Run the following command to list the versions of all services:

      kubectl -n argocd get application -o wide
      

   2. Verify that the versions of the patched services are updated.