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Update

The update steps divided in the ones for the management server and the ones for the PLOSSYS 5 server.

Hint - no Internet access

If the server on which you want to update the components does not have Internet access, use another server with Internet access for logging on to the SEAL Systems delivery platform and downloading the folder and packages. Then, copy the downloaded files to the server on which you want to update.

Notes Concerning the Update from 5.0.5 to 5.1.0

  • With PLOSSYS 5.1.0, the directory structure of the installation has been changed. Therefore, it is required to execute some manually steps before and after the update, refer to Manually Steps Before Updating the PLOSSYS 5 Server from 5.0.5 to 5.1.0 and Manually Steps After Updating the PLOSSYS 5 Server from 5.0.5 to 5.1.0.

  • When updating to PLOSSYS 5.1.0 and using easyPRIMA as of version 1.3.1, the 20181204_perl_soap-lite_1.27_part.zip package has to be installed with easyPRIMA. Otherwise, the export from easyPRIMA to PLOSSYS 5 does not work and the 500 SSL negotiation failed error message is output to the logfile of easyPRIMA (edc.log).

    Hint - stop the system

    Before installing the 20181204_perl_soap-lite_1.27_part.zip package, stop the system and all Perl processes completely (sysstop -full). Otherwise, the Perl environment will break.

  • Up to version 5.0.5, an error sheet was output in case of error. As of version 5.1.0, the error sheet is not output by default but can be activated by setting PRINT_ERROR_SHEET to Y. The PRINT_ERROR_SHEET environment variable is available as of version 5.1.0.

Notes Concerning the Update from 5.1.0 to 5.2.1

The Consul service has been replaced by a newer incompatible version. Therefore, the system configuration has to be exported before the update and imported again after the update, refer to Manually Steps Before Updating the PLOSSYS 5 Server from 5.1.0 to 5.2.1 and Manually Steps After Updating the PLOSSYS 5 Server from 5.1.0 to 5.2.1.

In MongoDB, a shared replica set has to be configured, refer to Configure MongoDB in a Cluster for the cluster mode or Configure a Shared Replica Set and Initialize the Database (Only for Single Server Mode) for the single server mode.

Some services have been replaced by other services or have become obsolete and have to be removed manually after updating, refer to Manually Steps After Updating the PLOSSYS 5 Server from 5.1.0 to 5.2.1.

Update the Management Server

Caution - SEAL Elastic Stack incompatible to seal-elk

SEAL Elastic Stack contains the new version of Elasticsearch and Kibana and replaces seal-elk. Before installing SEAL Elastic Stack, you have to uninstall seal-elk!

  1. In a browser, log on to the SEAL Systems delivery platform with your logon data:

    https://delivery.sealsystems.de

    Hint - logon data

    You receive the logon data from your Technical Project Manager at SEAL Systems.

  2. Download the SEAL Elastic Stack {{ SEAL_SLASTICSTACK_VERSION }} - msi folder. It is saved as SEAL Elastic Stack 1.0.0.493 - msi.zip.

  3. Extract SEAL Elastic Stack 1.0.0.493 - msi.zip.

  4. Open a Command Prompt (Administrator), change into the SEAL Elastic Stack 1.0.0.493 - msi\server directory and install the server-related packages contained there:

    cd "SEAL Elastic Stack 1.0.0.493 - msi\server"

    install.bat

  5. Download seal-bos2gyros-1.0.31.299.msi.

  6. Install seal-bos2gyros-1.0.31.299.msi.

  7. For updating easyPRIMA, refer to the easyPRIMA documentation.

Manually Steps Before Updating the PLOSSYS 5 Server from 5.0.5 to 5.1.0

With PLOSSYS 5.1.0, the directory structure of the installation has been changed. Therefore, it is required to execute some manually steps before and after the update.

  1. Open a Command Prompt (Administrator) and stop the PLOSSYS 5 system completely:

    plossys service stop

  2. In the Command Prompt (Administrator), copy the following directories to the new locations:

    robocopy "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\plossys\config" "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config" * /e /b /copyall /fp /ns /nc /np /nfl /ndl

    robocopy "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\plossys\data" "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\data" * /e /b /copyall /fp /ns /nc /np /nfl /ndl

    Caution - access rights

    Do not copy the directories via Windows Explorer. Use the robocopy command in the Command Prompt (Administrator) in order to retain the correct access rights.

  3. In the Command Prompt (Administrator), save the following configuration files:

    rename "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\mongod.conf" mongod.conf.bak 2>NUL

    rename "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\consul.json" consul.json.bak 2>NUL

    rename "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\filebeat.yml" filebeat.yml.bak 2>NUL

  4. When using MongoDB in a cluster, you have to update MongoDB as described in the MongoDB documentation:

    1. Upgrade all secondary members of the replica set one by one.

    2. Step down the primary server by connecting to the mongo shell and calling:

      rs.stepDown()

    3. Upgrade the primary member of the replica set.

    4. Enable the backwards-incompatible 3.6 features by connecting to the mongo shell and calling:

      db.adminCommand( { setFeatureCompatibilityVersion: "3.6" } )

Manually Steps Before Updating the PLOSSYS 5 Server from 5.1.0 to 5.2.1

With PLOSSYS 5.1.0, the Consul service has been replaced by a newer incompatible version. Therefore, the system configuration has to be exported before the update and imported again after the update.

  1. Save the system configuration:

    plossys config export <config_save_filename>

  2. Remove the Consul data directory:

    C:\ProgramData\SEAL Systems\data\seal-consul

Update the PLOSSYS 5 Server

  1. In a browser, log on to the SEAL Systems delivery platform with your logon data:

    https://delivery.sealsystems.de

    Hint - logon data

    You receive the logon data from your Technical Project Manager at SEAL Systems.

  2. Download the PLOSSYS 5 - 5.2.1.168 - msi folder. It is saved as PLOSSYS 5 - 5.2.1.168 - msi.zip.

  3. Extract the PLOSSYS 5 - 5.2.1.168 - msi.zip file.

  4. Open a Command Prompt (Administrator), change to the PLOSSYS 5 - 5.2.1.168 - msi directory and start the installation of the packages:

    cd "PLOSSYS 5 - 5.2.1.168 - msi"

    install.bat

  5. Download the SEAL Elastic Stack {{ SEAL_SLASTICSTACK_VERSION }} - msi folder. It is saved as SEAL Elastic Stack 1.0.0.493 - msi.zip.

  6. Extract SEAL Elastic Stack 1.0.0.493 - msi.zip.

  7. In the Command Prompt (Administrator), change to the SEAL Elastic Stack 1.0.0.493 - msi\client directory and start the installation of the client-related packages:

    cd "SEAL Elastic Stack 1.0.0.493 - msi\client"

    install.bat

Manually Steps After Updating the PLOSSYS 5 Server from 5.0.5 to 5.1.0

With PLOSSYS 5.1.0, the directory structure of the installation has been changed. Therefore, it is required to execute some manually steps before and after the update.

  1. Open a Command Prompt (Administrator) and stop the PLOSSYS 5 system completely:

    plossys service stop

  2. In the Command Prompt (Administrator), adjust the following new configuration files according to the settings in the configuration files saved with the .bak extension before the update:

    • %ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\mongod.conf
    • %ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\consul.json
    • %ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\filebeat.yml

  3. When running PLOSSYS 5 in a cluster, edit %ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\mongod.conf and insert the following line into the net section:

    bindIp: 0.0.0.0

  4. In the Command Prompt (Administrator), remove the configuration files saved with the .bak extension before the update and the previous installation directory:

    del /S /Q "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\mongod.conf.bak"

    del /S /Q  "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\consul.json.bak"

    del /S /Q  "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\config\filebeat.yml.bak"

    rmdir "%ProgramData%\SEAL Systems\PLOSSYS"

  5. In the Command Prompt (Administrator), start the PLOSSYS 5 system:

    plossys service start

Manually Steps After Updating the PLOSSYS 5 Server from 5.1.0 to 5.2.1

With PLOSSYS 5.2.1, the Consul service has been replaced by a newer incompatible version. The system configuration exported before updating has to be re-imported.

  1. Import the exported system configuration:

    plossys config import <config_save_filename>

With PLOSSYS 5.2.1, the following services have been replaced by other services or have become obsolete and have to be removed manually after updating:

  • seal-pdf2ps
  • seal-pdfstamp
  • seal-ps2pdf
  • seal-router
  • seal-sapgof

Open the Apps & Features system dialog and uninstall the services listed above one by one by selecting the service and clicking Uninstall:

Uninstall Service

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