Noted Bob Regards, Gerald On Dec 9, 2015 7:29 PM, "Bob Jolliffe" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Gerald > > If you are not doing this over ssh like me, it would probably be best > to do step 1 by popping a 14.04 server cd in the tray (or usb thingy) > and upgrading the OS off that. > > Bob > > On 9 December 2015 at 19:16, gerald thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Bob, > > Noted!!! You had been so helpful to me. > > > > Regards, > > Gerald > > > > On Dec 9, 2015 6:06 PM, "Knut Staring" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Thanks Bob, > >> > >> This is very helpful, and should be part of the documentation. > >> > >> Should have thought of the need for Step 7 when I was upgrading > recently, > >> would have saved me a ton of headache > >> > >> Knut > >> > >> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 5:54 PM, Bob Jolliffe <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> I know questions about this comes up now and again. I just finished > >>> doing exactly this for a regional server today so I list my steps here > >>> for those planning a similar process. > >>> > >>> Starting state was a server running ubuntu 12.04, openjdk 7 and dhis2 > >>> 2.16. > >>> > >>> Database backup was made and a copy kept off the server. > >>> > >>> 1. Upgrade the OS to 14.04. This is the longest (and scariest) step > >>> - a big upgrade to do over the internet. But the recommended > >>> procedure (running 'sudo do-release-upgrade') worked fine. Took a few > >>> hours. Ubuntu creates an emergency ssh backdoor on port 1022 while > >>> this is going on, but fortunately I didn't have to use it. But we did > >>> have ufw firewall running so I took the precaution of opening that > >>> port just in case (sudo ufw allow 1022). > >>> > >>> 2. Install oracle java 8 : > >>> > >>> sudo apt-get install software-properties-common > >>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java > >>> sudo apt-get update > >>> sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer > >>> sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-8-oracle > >>> > >>> 3. Download all the upgrade scripts and war files > >>> for ver in 17 18 19 20 21; > >>> do > >>> wget -O dhis-2.$ver.war > >>> https://www.dhis2.org/download/releases/2.$ver/dhis.war; > >>> wget > >>> > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dhis2/dhis2-utils/master/resources/sql/upgrade-2$ver.sql > >>> done > >>> > >>> 4. Read carefully all the upgrade notes at: > >>> https://www.dhis2.org/217-upgrade > >>> https://www.dhis2.org/218-upgrade > >>> https://www.dhis2.org/219-upgrade > >>> https://www.dhis2.org/220-upgrade > >>> https://www.dhis2.org/221-upgrade > >>> > >>> 5. shutdown nginx with > >>> sudo service nginx stop > >>> > >>> 6. start deploying war files and checking logs as we go. Apply > >>> upgrade scripts as necessary > >>> > >>> dhis2-deploy-war -f dhis-2.17.war dhis2; tail -f > >>> /var/lib/dhis2/dhis2/logs/catalina.out > >>> > >>> dhis2-deploy-war -f dhis-2.18.war dhis2; tail -f > >>> /var/lib/dhis2/dhis2/logs/catalina.out > >>> > >>> cat upgrade-219.sql |psql dhis2 > >>> dhis2-deploy-war -f dhis-2.19.war dhis2; tail -f > >>> /var/lib/dhis2/dhis2/logs/catalina.out > >>> > >>> cat upgrade-220.sql |psql dhis2 > >>> dhis2-deploy-war -f dhis-2.12.war dhis2; tail -f > >>> /var/lib/dhis2/dhis2/logs/catalina.out > >>> > >>> 7. clear nginx cache and restart > >>> sudo -s > >>> rm /var/cache/nginx/* > >>> exit > >>> sudo service nginx start > >>> > >>> That's about it. So far everything seems ok. We just hope there are > >>> not problems from messy metadata. Probably it is a better I idea to > >>> do integrity checks on the metadata right at the very start (I > >>> forgot). > >>> > >>> Note I am holding back on 2.21 upgrade because of the issue with md5 > >>> passwords mentioned in the upgrade notes. I'll give the users a day > >>> or two to make sure they have tested their logins. Will take 5 > >>> minutes to do when the time comes. > >>> > >>> Note that the OS upgrade is necessary to get the right tomcat version > >>> through the package system. We could have avoided by doing a custom > >>> tomcat install, but I prefer to stick with the packages. > >>> > >>> Hope the above helps anyone else faced with this challenge. > >>> > >>> Bob > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > >>> Post to : [email protected] > >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Knut Staring > >> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo > >> Norway: +4791880522 > >> Skype: knutstar > >> http://dhis2.org > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > >> Post to : [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > > >
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