Upgrade

Owned by Steven Hicks
Last updated: Jan 07, 2020
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Upgrade from 7.1

If you are upgrading from a TekWurx uControl version 7.1 appliance follow the documentation here.

Upgrade from 7.1.1

If you are upgrading from a TekWurx uControl version 7.1.1 appliance follow the documentation here.


Upgrading

Ensure the following steps are completed by the dedicated uControl user account

  1. Stop the uControl application processes

    <uControl_homeDir>/tomcat8/bin/shutdown.sh

  2. Remove the previous uControl deployment 

    rm -rf <uControl_homeDir>/tomcat8/webapps/uControl

  3. Recreate the uControl deployment directory 

    mkdir <uControl_homeDir>/tomcat8/webapps/uControl

  4. Unzip the new uControl application package 

    cd <uControl_homeDir>/tomcat8/webapps/uControl 
unzip <path_to_uControl_war_file>

Post Upgrade steps

Post upgrade - Start uControl

Start the uControl processes 

<uControl_homeDir>/tomcat8/bin/startup.sh