Proper method to upgrade
I have Xymon 4.3.11 installed and would like to move to 4.3.15, but I do not see any upgrade doc. What is the proper method to do an upgrade from source ?
Do I uninstall the previous and install the new version? Should I just install the new over the old version, using the same config options ?
Best practices would be appreciated, since this is a Production environment. Centos 5.4 64 bit.
Thanks !
Michael
On Wed, February 5, 2014 10:11 am, Michael Resnick wrote:
I have Xymon 4.3.11 installed and would like to move to 4.3.15, but I do not see any upgrade doc. What is the proper method to do an upgrade from source ?
Do I uninstall the previous and install the new version? Should I just install the new over the old version, using the same config options ?
Best practices would be appreciated, since this is a Production environment. Centos 5.4 64 bit.
If it's EL5 you're using the RPMs on Terabithia, it's safe to do an update using rpm -U (or yum update). If it was a custom compile/tarball, I'd suggest a backup copy of your server directory and then a diff of the relevant config files to note any new/missing defaults (eg, the IMAGETYPE variables for non-gif icons).
Your data directories wouldn't need any modifications between 4.3.11 and 4.3.15 I don't think.
HTH,
-jc
On Wed, February 5, 2014 10:11 am, Michael Resnick wrote:
I have Xymon 4.3.11 installed and would like to move to 4.3.15, but I do not see any upgrade doc. What is the proper method to do an upgrade from source ?
Do I uninstall the previous and install the new version? Should I just install the new over the old version, using the same config options ?
Best practices would be appreciated, since this is a Production environment. Centos 5.4 64 bit.
If it's EL5 you're using the RPMs on Terabithia, it's safe to do an update using rpm -U (or yum update). If it was a custom compile/tarball, I'd suggest a backup copy of your server directory and then a diff of the relevant config files to note any new/missing defaults (eg, the IMAGETYPE variables for non-gif icons).
Your data directories wouldn't need any modifications between 4.3.11 and 4.3.15 I don't think.
HTH,
-jc
Just wondering...when can/should we start looking for 4.3.15 packages on terabithia.org? The latest that I see, to this point, are for 4.3.13.
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Ahh...just found the testing directory. LOL Sorry.
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On Wed, February 5, 2014 10:11 am, Michael Resnick wrote:
I have Xymon 4.3.11 installed and would like to move to 4.3.15, but I do not see any upgrade doc. What is the proper method to do an upgrade from source ?
Do I uninstall the previous and install the new version? Should I just install the new over the old version, using the same config options ?
Best practices would be appreciated, since this is a Production environment. Centos 5.4 64 bit.
If it's EL5 you're using the RPMs on Terabithia, it's safe to do an update using rpm -U (or yum update). If it was a custom compile/tarball, I'd suggest a backup copy of your server directory and then a diff of the relevant config files to note any new/missing defaults (eg, the IMAGETYPE variables for non-gif icons).
Your data directories wouldn't need any modifications between 4.3.11 and 4.3.15 I don't think.
HTH,
-jc
Just wondering...when can/should we start looking for 4.3.15 packages on terabithia.org? The latest that I see, to this point, are for 4.3.13.
-- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org
"It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that. No one ever just stops by to say 'hi' anymore." --Colonel Jack O'Neill, SG1
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On Wed, February 5, 2014 1:13 pm, Mike Burger wrote:
Just wondering...when can/should we start looking for 4.3.15 packages on terabithia.org? The latest that I see, to this point, are for 4.3.13.
There are x86_64 versions of 4.3.15 in the testing el5/el6/f20 directories now actually -- http://terabithia.org/rpms/xymon/testing/
I usually let them bake for a few more days before putting up an announcement, just in case there are any show stoppers. Plus I'm being a little more conservative due to the initscript changes and the addition of systemd unit files (on Fedora).
It might also depend on how soon 4.3.16 comes out ;) (cf r7387-r7390)
Regards, -jc
I just recompile and re-run 'make install'. Never had an issue. Of course, I don't typically tweak any of the non-config files so if you've modified those, you may need to revisit those changes but I've never had it clobber my cfg files in etc.
=G=
From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> on behalf of Michael Resnick <sys1002 at yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 1:11 PM To: xymon at xymon.com Subject: [Xymon] Proper method to upgrade
I have Xymon 4.3.11<http://xymon.sourceforge.net/> installed and would like to move to 4.3.15, but I do not see any upgrade doc. What is the proper method to do an upgrade from source ?
Do I uninstall the previous and install the new version? Should I just install the new over the old version, using the same config options ?
Best practices would be appreciated, since this is a Production environment. Centos 5.4 64 bit.
Thanks !
Michael
I would personally recommend you don't go higher than 4.3.12 right now. The versions in-between all have interesting issues that Henrik has been working out. The next release, 4.3.16, should be solid though.
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