Installing → Upgrade Guide

General Upgrade Notes

  • Open XDMoD only supports upgrading to a new version from the version that directly precedes it. If you need to upgrade from an older version you must upgrade through all the intermediate versions or perform a clean installation.
  • Make a backup of your Open XDMoD configuration files before running the upgrade script. The upgrade script may overwrite your current configuration files.
  • If the upgrade includes database schema changes (see notes at the bottom of this page), you should backup all your data.
  • Do not change the version in portal_settings.ini before running the upgrade script. The version number will be changed by the upgrade script.
  • If you have installed any additional Open XDMoD packages (e.g. xdmod-appkernels or xdmod-supremm), upgrade those to the latest version before running xdmod-upgrade.

RPM Upgrade Process

After upgrading the RPM, you may need to manually update your Apache config file (/etc/httpd/conf.d/xdmod.conf). Check to see if a file named /etc/httpd/conf.d/xdmod.conf.rpmnew exists. If so, you’ll need to merge the changes into /etc/httpd/conf.d/xdmod.conf.

Download Latest Open XDMoD RPM package

Download available at GitHub.

Install the RPM

# yum install xdmod-8.1.0-1.0.el7.noarch.rpm

Likewise, install the latest xdmod-appkernels or xdmod-supremm RPM files if you have those installed.

After upgrading the package you may need to manually merge any files that you have manually changed before the upgrade. You do not need to merge portal_settings.ini. This file will be updated by the upgrade script. If you have manually edited this file, you should create a backup and merge any changes after running the upgrade script.

Verify Server Configuration Settings

Double check that the MySQL server configuration settings are consistent with the recommended values listed on the software requirements page.

Upgrade Database Schema and Config Files

# xdmod-upgrade

Source Package Upgrade Process

This example assumes that your previous version of Open XDMoD is installed at /opt/xdmod-8.0.0 and the new version of Open XDMoD will be installed at /opt/xdmod-8.1.0. It is recommended to install the new version of Open XDMoD in a different directory than your existing version.

Download Latest Open XDMoD Source Package

Download available at GitHub.

Extract and Install Source Package

$ tar zxvf xdmod-8.1.0.tar.gz
$ cd xdmod-8.1.0
# ./install --prefix=/opt/xdmod-8.1.0

Likewise, install the latest xdmod-appkernels or xdmod-supremm tarballs if you have those installed.

Copy Current Config Files

# cp /opt/xdmod-8.0.0/etc/portal_settings.ini /opt/xdmod-8.1.0/etc
# cp /opt/xdmod-8.0.0/etc/hierarchy.json      /opt/xdmod-8.1.0/etc
# cp /opt/xdmod-8.0.0/etc/organization.json   /opt/xdmod-8.1.0/etc
# cp /opt/xdmod-8.0.0/etc/resource_specs.json /opt/xdmod-8.1.0/etc
# cp /opt/xdmod-8.0.0/etc/resources.json      /opt/xdmod-8.1.0/etc
# cp /opt/xdmod-8.0.0/etc/update_check.json   /opt/xdmod-8.1.0/etc

If you have manually changed (i.e. not using xdmod-setup) any of the other config files you may need to merge your changes into the new config files. You should diff the config files to see what has changed in the new version. You do not need to merge portal_settings.ini. This file will be updated by the upgrade script. If you have manually edited this file, you should create a backup and merge any changes after running the upgrade script.

Verify Server Configuration Settings

Double check that the MySQL server configuration settings are consistent with the recommended values listed on the software requirements page.

Upgrade Database Schema and Config Files

# /opt/xdmod-8.1.0/bin/xdmod-upgrade

8.1.1 to 8.1.2 Upgrade Notes

Open XDMoD 8.1.2 is a bug fix release that fixes an issue with detecting enabled realms and the ingestion / aggregation of data.

You may upgrade directly from 8.0.0 to 8.1.2.

8.1.0 to 8.1.1 Upgrade Notes

Open XDMoD 8.1.1 is a bug fix release that fixes an issue with upgrading from 8.0.0 where the modw_cloud schema does not exist.

You may upgrade directly from 8.0.0 to 8.1.1.

8.0.0 to 8.1.0 Upgrade Notes

Configuration File Changes

  • Changes datawarehouse.json:
    • Adds Cloud realm group_bys.
  • Changes portal_settings.ini:
    • Removes singlejobviewer option.
    • Adds an option to show or hide the local login modal dialog for single sign on configurations.
    • Added subject prefix option for outbound emails.
  • Removes processor_buckets.json:
    • Use etl/etl_data.d/cloud_common/processor_buckets.json to change processor bucket ranges.
  • Changes roles.d/cloud.json:
    • If the cloud realm is enabled this file will be updated with permissions for the new group_bys.
  • Changes files in etl/:
    • Various additions, improvements and bug fixes.

Database Changes

  • Drops existing tables in modw_cloud if cloud realm is enabled.
  • Updates user profile data in moddb to normalize Metric Explorer configuration of saved charts.