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Updating Assure1

Overview

The Assure1 package system allows for near seam-less installation of new packages and updates to installed packages. Installing updates is first done on the primary presentation server, then other servers can be updated as well.

The image shows four individual servers running Assure1 Version 5, namely, Presentation, Database, Processing and Collection. For simplicity, this given example is a non-redundant setup.

  • To perform an update, the Primary Presentation Server must be updated first. In the figure this is shown on the second column.

  • Once the Primary Server has been updated, the Database, Processing and Collection servers can be updated at the same time.

  • During install the Database, Processing and Collection servers check the Version of the Primary Server. Those servers then update to the same version as the Primary.

Assure1 Update

Updating

To update Assure1 an installation without internet access, see the Updating without Internet Access section.

Updating with Internet Access

Warning

This functionality is no longer available. Updates must now be done using the offline functionality described below.

Updating without Internet Access

This section contains the basic steps needed to update Assure1.

Dependencies

  1. Get the collection files by logging into MOS, then going to the "Patches & Updates" tab.

  2. Upload the files to the "/opt/install/" directory on the presentation server(s) (or wherever the collection files were placed during the initial installation).

  3. Unzip all of the collection files:

    unzip p#-part#of#.zip

  4. On the presentation server(s), extract the contents of the collection to the /opt/install/ directory (or wherever the packages were placed during the initial installation):

    cat Assure1-5.X.Y-ZZZ.tgz.part-* | tar -C /opt/install/ -xzv

  5. Navigate to the Servers UI:

    Configuration -> Broker Control -> Servers

  6. In the grid, select the primary presentation server.

  7. In the button bar, click on the "Version" picker, then select the version to be installed.

  8. In the button bar, click on the "Update Server(s)" button. Updated packages will be copied from the directory they were extracted and copied into the internal package location on the primary presentation server. After the package file copy process is complete, packages that have updates on the primary presentation server will be installed. Wait for the "Status" column to show Complete before continuing.

  9. After the primary presentation server has been updated, other servers in the installation can be selected using "Control" or "Shift + Click" functionality.

  10. In the button bar, click on the "Update Server(s)" button. Packages that have updates available will be downloaded from the primary presentation server to the other servers. After the download process is complete, packages that have updates on the server will be installed.

  11. After the other servers' show Complete, the package update process is complete.