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Other Upgrade Considerations
Upgrade paths
You can only upgrade directly to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.x if your currently installed version is version 7.7.x or 7.6.x. Users on version 7.1 must upgrade to version 7.3, then 7.5 before upgrading to 7.7.3, then 7.8.x. Upgrades are possible across only two minor releases. Users who are running version 6.0 or 6.0.1 must upgrade to 7.0 > 7.1 > 7.3 > 7.5 > 7.7.3 > 7.8.x. For more information, see Upgrading to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.6 and later.
Users who are running version 5.5 or earlier must upgrade to 6.0 or 6.0.1 as a starting point. (Refer to the Uptime Infrastructure Monitor Knowledge Base for specific version upgrade paths.) If you are eligible for a direct upgrade path, you can upgrade using the installer for your Monitoring Station’s operating system. The upgrade process installs new features, and does not modify or delete your existing data.
Refer to one of the following topics if your current version is older than the version required for a direct upgrade:
- Upgrading to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.6 and later
- Upgrading to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.2 through 7.5
- Upgrading to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.1 or earlier
Clustered environment considerations
Users who have a clustered environment should continue using the Uptime 7.7.3 agent. A change in how the UUID is formatted in Uptime 7.8.x causes issues when monitoring clusters. For more information about how SQL Server cluster monitoring works in Uptime Infrastructure Monitor, see the IDERA Community article, Monitor MS-SQL Clusters and Always-On Availability Groups.
Apache/PHP/OpenSSL upgrade considerations
Users who manually updated Apache/PHP/OpenSSL in previous Uptime Infrastructure Monitor release using these instructions and who want to upgrade to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.2 or later, must perform the following steps before upgrading:
- Open
uptime/conf/httpd.conf - Change
Listen UIMHTTP
toListen [port on which you want the web server to respond]i.e.Listen 9999 - Save the file.
- Upgrade to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.x.
For more information about manually updating Apache/PHP/OpenSSL, see Manually Update Apache and PHP on Windows and Manually Update Apache and PHP on Linux.
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Users upgrading from Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.0 to 7.8.2 or later who use MSSQL as a database backend should check their [uptime install folder]\uptime.conf and take note of the drivers used. If the sqljdbc4.jar driver is not being used, nothing needs to be done. Look for:
#To use the sqljdbc4.jar instead of the default jtds jar, uncomment the following two lines, place the jar file in the uptime/core folder and restart the collector service.
If dbDriverClass is uncommented, you should comment it out prior to running the upgrade. If you wish to continue using the MSSQL native JDBC driver, you should copy sqljdbc4.jar out of the [uptime install folder]\core folder prior to upgrading as it will get removed during the upgrade. If this task is not performed, you will notice that the upgrade program fails to reinstall the MSSQL JDBC driver and the upgrade will break.
You must download the sqljdbc4.jar driver for MSSQL (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11774 and put it in the uptime/core directory after the upgrade, uncomment the line we commented prior, and restart Uptime data collector (core in Linux) service to pick up the change.
New and Improved Features in Uptime 7.8.5
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A complete, first-time deployment of Uptime Infrastructure Monitor and its agents is a straightforward process. Refer to the Installation and Quick Start Guide for complete instructions on performing a first-time installation.
Other Upgrade Considerations
Upgrade paths
You can only upgrade directly to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.x if your currently installed version is version 7.7.x or 7.6.x. Users on version 7.1 must upgrade to version 7.3, then 7.5 before upgrading to 7.7.3, then 7.8.x. Upgrades are possible across only two minor releases. Users who are running version 6.0 or 6.0.1 must upgrade to 7.0 > 7.1 > 7.3 > 7.5 > 7.7.3 > 7.8.x. For more information, see Upgrading to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.6 and later.
Users who are running version 5.5 or earlier must upgrade to 6.0 or 6.0.1 as a starting point. (Refer to the Uptime Infrastructure Monitor Knowledge Base for specific version upgrade paths.) If you are eligible for a direct upgrade path, you can upgrade using the installer for your Monitoring Station’s operating system. The upgrade process installs new features, and does not modify or delete your existing data.
Refer to one of the following topics if your current version is older than the version required for a direct upgrade:
- Upgrading to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.6 and later
- Upgrading to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.2 to 7.5
- Upgrading to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.1 or earlier
Clustered environment considerations
Users who have a clustered environment should continue using the Uptime 7.7.3 agent. A change in how the UUID is formatted in Uptime 7.8.x causes issues when monitoring clusters. For more information about how SQL Server cluster monitoring works in Uptime Infrastructure Monitor, see the IDERA Community article, Monitor MS-SQL Clusters and Always-On Availability Groups.
Apache/PHP/OpenSSL upgrade considerations
Users who manually updated Apache/PHP/OpenSSL in previous Uptime Infrastructure Monitor release using these instructions and who want to upgrade to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.2 or later, must perform the following steps before upgrading:
- Open
uptime/conf/httpd.conf - Change
Listen UIMHTTP
toListen [port on which you want the web server to respond]i.e.Listen 9999 - Save the file.
- Upgrade to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.x.
For more information about manually updating Apache/PHP/OpenSSL, see Manually Update Apache and PHP on Windows and Manually Update Apache and PHP on Linux.
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Users upgrading from Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.0 to 7.8.2 or later who use MSSQL as a database backend should check their [uptime install folder]\uptime.conf and take note of the drivers used. If the sqljdbc4.jar driver is not being used, nothing needs to be done. Look for:
#To use the sqljdbc4.jar instead of the default jtds jar, uncomment the following two lines, place the jar file in the uptime/core folder and restart the collector service.
If dbDriverClass is uncommented, you should comment it out prior to running the upgrade. If you wish to continue using the MSSQL native JDBC driver, you should copy sqljdbc4.jar out of the [uptime install folder]\core folder prior to upgrading as it will get removed during the upgrade. If this task is not performed, you will notice that the upgrade program fails to reinstall the MSSQL JDBC driver and the upgrade will break.
You must download the sqljdbc4.jar driver for MSSQL (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11774 and put it in the uptime/core directory after the upgrade, uncomment the line we commented prior, and restart Uptime data collector (core in Linux) service to pick up the change.
Upgrading Plugins
The Uptime Infrastructure Monitor 7.8.x upgrade process for plugins is as follows:
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