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Upgrading 4.5 to 4.6.x

The required platform for OpenACS 4.6 is the same as +Upgrading OpenACS

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Upgrading 4.5 to 4.6.x

The required platform for OpenACS 4.6 is the same as 4.5, with the exception of OpenFTS. OpenACS 4.6 and later require OpenFTS 0.3.2 for full text search on PostGreSQL. If you have OpenFTS 0.2, you'll need to upgrade.

  1. Make a Backup.�Back up the database and file system (see the section called “Manual backup and recovery”).

  2. OPTIONAL: Upgrade OpenFTS.�the section called “Upgrading OpenFTS from 0.2 to 0.3.2”

  3. Stop the server 

    [root root]# svc -d /service/service0

  4. Upgrade the file system.�the section called “Upgrading the OpenACS files”

  5. @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ upgrade, plus any new packages you want. It's safest to upgrade the kernel by itself, and then come back and upgrade the rest of the - desired packages in a second pass.

  6. On the next screen, click Install Packages

  7. When prompted, restart the server:

    [root root]# restart-aolserver service0

  8. Wait a minute, then browse to the package manager, http://yourserver/acs-admin/apm.

  9. Check that the kernel upgrade worked by clicking All and making sure that acs-kernel version is 5.0.0rc1.

  • Rollback.�If anything goes wrong, roll back to the backup snapshot.

    • Upgrading OpenACS 4.6.3 to 5.0

    • Oracle.�Not yet documented. It should be possible to upgrade via the APM just as when upgrading to 4.6.3.

    • PostGreSQL.� + desired packages in a second pass.

    • On the next screen, click Install Packages

    • When prompted, restart the server:

      [root root]# restart-aolserver service0

    • Wait a minute, then browse to the package manager, http://yourserver/acs-admin/apm.

    • Check that the kernel upgrade worked by clicking All and making sure that acs-kernel version is .

  • Rollback.�If anything goes wrong, roll back to the backup snapshot.

    • Upgrading OpenACS 4.6.3 to 5.0

    • Oracle.�Not yet documented. It should be possible to upgrade via the APM just as when upgrading to 4.6.3.

    • PostGreSQL.� You must use PostGreSQL 7.3.x or newer, or Oracle, to upgrade OpenACS beyond 4.6.3. (OpenACS 5.0 requires PostGreSQL 7.3; OpenACS versions prior to 4.6.3 do not support PostGreSQL 7.3; only OpenACS 4.6.3 supports both 7.2 and 7.3. Upgrade PostGreSQL to 7.3)

      1. Back up the database and file system.

      2. Upgrade the kernel manually:

        [root root]# su - service0
 [service0 aolserver]$ cd /var/lib/aolserver/ service0/packages/acs-kernel/sql/postgresql/upgrade