Updating the Repository

General remarks

• Unless explicitly noted, always shut down ALL repository nodes before installing updates or new versions
• Make sure to create a backup of your database, alf_data and tomcat folders
• Reset/delete your solr search index (Do this while the repository nodes are shut down)
  • It will be rebuilt after startup

Version 5.1 to 6.0

• Shut down alfresco.
• Install edu-sharing 6.0 (see the corresponding document for instructions)
• adapt “tomcat/shared/classes/homeApplication.properties.xml” with the new values from installer if necessary
• The following config files are moved into the central "edu-sharing.conf", so please check if you use them and move their values in the corresponding entries in the "edu-sharing.conf" file:
  • lrmi.properties
  • register.properties
• If you want to enable elasticsearch:
  • Please follow our elasticsearch install guide

Version 5.0 to 5.1

• Shut down alfresco.
• Install edu-sharing 5.1 (see the corresponding document for instructions)
• adapt “tomcat/shared/classes/homeApplication.properties.xml” with the new values from installer if necessary

Version 4.2 to 5.0

• Shut down alfresco-5.0.d
• Install the new Alfresco version (5.2.f) in a seperate folder
• Copy over the database (dump & import) and alf_data (contentstore, contentstore.deleted) folder
  • The database migration can be skipped if you're running an individual postgresql
• Check that the new alfresco.properties under tomcat/shared/classes alfresco.properties fits to your old one
• Install the new edu-sharing version of 5.0 inside the new alfresco folder
• Copy all the application files, especially "home-application.properties.xml" inside tomcat/shared/classes
• Start the new alfresco version, and wait until all database migrations are completed
• Login as admin to edu-sharing, go to Admin-Tools → Updates
  • Run Release_5_0_NotifyRefactoring
  • Run Release_5_0_Educontext_Default

Version 4.1 to 4.2

• Shut down alfresco-5.0.d.
• Install edu-sharing 4.2 (see the corresponding document for instructions)
• adapt “tomcat/shared/classes/homeApplication.properties.xml” with the new values from installer if necessary

Version 4.0 to 4.1

• Shut down alfresco-5.0.d.
• Install edu-sharing 4.1 (see the corresponding document for instructions)
• adapt “tomcat/shared/classes/homeApplication.properties.xml” with the new values from installer if necessary

Version 3.0 to 4.0

• Shut down alfresco-5.0.d.
• Install edu-sharing 4.0 (see the corresponding document for instructions)
• adapt “tomcat/shared/classes/homeApplication.properties.xml” with the new values from installer if necessary

Version 1.8 to Version 3.0

• Install edu-sharing 3.0 for alfresco-5.0.d installieren (see the corresponding document for instructions)
• Make database and files of of alfresco-4.0.e available to alfresco-5.0.d
• Empty the SOLR 4 index
• Adapt “tomcat/shared/classes/homeApplication.properties” if necessary
• Start alfresco-5.0.d - the database migration will be executed automatically and a new index will be created.

Version 1.7 to Version 1.8

• Shut down alfresco-4.0.e.
• Install edu-sharing 1.8 (see the corresponding document for instructions)
• adapt “tomcat/shared/classes/homeApplication.properties” if necessary

Version 1.6 to Version 1.7

• Do a backup of the data base and the data directory (ald_data).?
• Install Alfresco 4.0e in a new directory.
• Select a new database during the installation and start Alfresco 4.0e.
• Shut down Alfresco, install edu-sharing 1.7 (see install notes) and adapt “tomcat/shared/classes/homeApplication.properties”.
• Clear the Alfresco 4.0e database and import the database dump of the alfresco 3.4e.
• Delete “alfresco-4.0.e: alf_data/contentstore, alf_data/contentstore.deleted”.
• Copy “alfresco3.4.e: alf_data/contentstore, alf_data/contentstore.deleted” to “alf_data alfresco-4.0.e”
• Start Alfresco-4.0.e. Alfresco and edu-sharing will process an automated update.