ArangoDB Upgrade
The following outlines the steps to upgrade from ArangoDB version to another and then to upgrade CAD Publisher itself. We would always strongly recommend backing up your VM/Server prior to following these steps. These steps should take approximately 20-50 minutes to complete.
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Notify your user base on downtime.
Make sure there are no files being processed in the Centro Pipeline Manager.
Bring up IIS Manager on your web server.
Click Stop on the right side.
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3. Stop the Pipeline Host service
Stop and disable the Pipeline Host service to prevent it from restarting on its own.
Bring up Services.
Double click on Centro | Pipeline Host.
Click Stop.
Set the Startup type to Disabled.
Click OK.
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4. Stop the Pipeline Manager service
Stop and disable the Centro Pipeline Manager service to prevent it from restarting on its own.
Again bring up Services.
Double click on Centro | Pipeline Manager.
Click Stop.
Set the Startup type to Disabled.
Click OK.
5. Back up the database
Open a command prompt.
Navigate to an approprate folder.
On the command line, use the arangodump command.
Usage:
arangodump --server.database [database name] --output.directory “[dir name]”Notes:
* The default Centro database name is ActifyDB.
* The directory the files are exported to does not have to exist beforehand.Add --overwrite true if you rerun the command and want to overwrite the existing files.
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At the time of this writing there are 75 collections dumped.
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6. Store a copy
In case of a catastrophic failure, save a copy of the back up folder/files on a separate system or drive.
Make sure the separate system is secure and conforms to your organizations security protocols.
7. Stop arangodb3
Stop the ArangoDB service.
Again bring up Services.
Double click on ArangoDB.
Click Stop.
Click OK.
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8. Save the Arangod.conf file
Go to the c:\Progam Files\ArangoDB 3.8.x\etc folder.
Find and save the arangod.conf file.
9.a Method A (ArangDB Upgrade)
Install the consecutive versions of ArangoDB until you are the latest Actify Supported version for your version of CAD Publisher. If your version of CAD Publisher supports up to ArangoDB 3.8 you can follow the example given below:
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Once the upgrades have been completed. Skip 9B to 14, Proceed to Step 15. Test for Completion.
9.b Method B (ArangDB Upgrade)
Uninstall Arangodb
Open Programs and Features.
Select ArangoDB3e 3.x.x in the list.
Click Uninstall/Change.
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5. When asked do not delete ArangoDB user elements.
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10. Install Arangodb Community 3.9.x
Download ArangoDB Community version 3.9.x for Windows from ArangoDB. Get the .exe installation for easy installation.
(https://www.arangodb.com/download/ )Double-click on the ArangoDB installation and follow the wizard instructions.
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If you utilize an encrypted link (SSL) between the database and Centro make those adjustments.
Restart the ArangoDB service in Services,
11. Restore the database
On Windows, the database should still be intact. However, if you find that the database and the data is not there then restore the database through the following steps.
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arangorestore --server.database ActifyDB --input-directory “dump” |
12. Start the Centro Web App
Bring up IIS Manager on your web server.
Click Start on the right side.
13. Start the Pipeline Host service
To start up the Pipeline Host service.
Bring up Services.
Double click on Centro | Pipeline Host.
Set the Startup type to Automatic.
Click Apply.
Click Start.
Click OK.
14. Start the Pipeline Manager service
To start up the Pipeline Manager service.
Bring up Services.
Double click on Centro | Pipeline Manager.
Set the Startup type to Automatic.
Click Apply.
Click Start.
Click OK.
15. Test for completion
Verify your update and data restore worked by conducting the following simple tests.
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