OX6:Open-Xchange 620 622 Update Guide for RHEL5
Update of Open-Xchange Server v6.20 to v6.22 on RHEL 5
This article will guide you through the update of an existing Open-Xchange Server 6 installation to the newest major release, v6.22.
Please note, v6.22.0 is the last supported release for RHEL 5. If you like to get a later version, you have to upgrade your system to RHEL 6 or switch to another supported Linux distribution.
Supported update path
Please note that the update to v6.22 is only supported from an installed version 6.20.7. If you have an earlier version of Open-Xchange Server 6 installed, please update to the latest release of v6.20.7 before attempting an update to v6.22.
The latest v6.20 release will remain accessible on our servers. If you need to access the repository after the release of v6.22, please use the following lines in your yum repository configuration to access v6.20 packages:
Start a console and change the software repository file for Open-Xchange:
$ vim /etc/yum.repos.d/ox.repo
[ox]
name=Open-Xchange
baseurl=http://software.open-xchange.com/OX6/6.20/RHEL5/
gpgkey=http://software.open-xchange.com/oxbuildkey.pub
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
metadata_expire=0m
# if you have a valid maintenance subscription, please uncomment the
# following and add the ldb account data to the url so that the most recent
# packages get installed
[ox-updates]
name=Open-Xchange Updates
baseurl=http://LDBACCOUNT:LDBPASSWORD@software.open-xchange.com/OX6/6.20/updates/RHEL5/
gpgkey=http://software.open-xchange.com/oxbuildkey.pub enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 metadata_expire=0m
Requirements
- An Open-Xchange Server installation v6.20.7. This update guide is valid for a system installed through our Download and Installation Guide for RHEL 5
- If you have custom packages done by Open-Xchange, please discuss with your Open-Xchange contact when these packages are available for 6.22. Do not attempt the update earlier
- If you have built custom packages yourself which install config files in the OX config tree, please check the page v6.22 Packaging Changes
- If you have custom plugins written by yourself which depend on Open-Xchange Server OSGI bundles, check the pages v6.22 Packaging Changes and v6.22 Necessary Code Changes for changes you might need to do.
- Custom packages built for 6.20.7 or earlier might not work with 6.22.
- As for every update we strongly recommend that you make a backup of your system(s) before you proceed.
Update Open-Xchange Repositories
Add the following repositories to your yum configuration to access the v6.22 packages:
$ vim /etc/yum.repos.d/ox.repo
[ox-frontend]
name=Open-Xchange-frontend
baseurl=http://software.open-xchange.com/OX6/6.22/6.22.0/frontend/RHEL5/
gpgkey=http://software.open-xchange.com/oxbuildkey.pub
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
metadata_expire=0m
[ox-backend]
name=Open-Xchange-backend
baseurl=http://software.open-xchange.com/OX6/6.22/6.22.0/backend/RHEL5/
gpgkey=http://software.open-xchange.com/oxbuildkey.pub
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
metadata_expire=0m
[ox-usm] name=Open-Xchange-USM baseurl=http://software.open-xchange.com/OX6/6.22/6.22.0/usm/RHEL5/ gpgkey=http://software.open-xchange.com/oxbuildkey.pub enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 metadata_expire=0m
# if you have a valid maintenance subscription, please uncomment the # following and add the ldb account data to the url so that the most recent # packages get installed [ox-updates-frontend] name=Open-Xchange Updates-frontend baseurl=http://LDBACCOUNT:LDBPASSWORD@software.open-xchange.com/OX6/6.22/6.22.0/updates/frontend/RHEL5/ gpgkey=http://software.open-xchange.com/oxbuildkey.pub enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 metadata_expire=0m [ox-updates-backend] name=Open-Xchange Updates-backend baseurl=http://LDBACCOUNT:LDBPASSWORD@software.open-xchange.com/OX6/6.22/6.22.0/updates/backend/RHEL5/ gpgkey=http://software.open-xchange.com/oxbuildkey.pub enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 metadata_expire=0m
[ox-updates-usm] name=Open-Xchange Updates-USM baseurl=http://LDBACCOUNT:LDBPASSWORD@software.open-xchange.com/OX6/6.22/6.22.0/updates/usm/RHEL5 gpgkey=http://software.open-xchange.com/oxbuildkey.pub enabled=1 gpgcheck=1 metadata_expire=0m
Please note, in case you running a Business Mobility Oxtender you have also update the related repository for RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.
In case there are issues with an username and password containing URL unsafe characters, e.g. an @, they have to be entered URL encoded. Details can be found at http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp
Please note that frontend and backend packages are now provided from two different repositories. Depending on your setup and the packages installed on the specific system you're updating it is possible that you only need one of these repositories. All packages providing open-xchange-admin functionality are included in the backend repository.
Updating repositories and update packages
Reload the package index and update all installed packages:
$ yum update $ yum upgrade
Install additional language packages if necessary
Starting with v6.22 the localization files for German, French and British English are no longer part of the core packages. This change was necessary to allow customers to uninstall these languages when they are not needed. If you want to offer German, French and/or British English to your customers as language option, you need to install the corresponding packages after the update.
For German:
$ yum install open-xchange-l10n-de-de open-xchange-gui-l10n-de-de
For French:
$ yum install open-xchange-l10n-fr-fr open-xchange-gui-l10n-fr-fr
For British English:
$ yum install open-xchange-gui-l10n-en-gb
Adjusting runlevel configuration
Starting with v6.22 there are no longer two separate process, but only one, open-xchange. Therefore, the runlevel configuration needs to be adjusted:
$ chkconfig --level 345 open-xchange on
NOTE: Admin functionality is only available if the package open-xchange-admin is installed. If you are updating a system without admin packages installed it still won't have admin functionality after the update.
Restart Open-Xchange
To restart Open-Xchange Server after the update, run
$ /etc/init.d/open-xchange restart
This script will check on startup if the old processes for open-xchange-groupware and open-xchange-admin are running, and stops them if they are. You might still want to check with
$ ps aux | grep open-xchange
that there is now only one process running Open-Xchange Server.
Leftover configuration files and runtime data
After the update you may see leftover configuration files and runtime data below /opt/open-xchange/etc.
Some of these files belong to packages which have been uninstalled during the update.
Other orphaned files may be runtime data or temporary files which do not belong to any package and therefore couldn't be removed during the package update.
Finally, there may be backup files created by the package manager during earlier updates.
It is safe to remove:
- All files and subdirectories below:
/opt/open-xchange/etc/admindaemon /opt/open-xchange/etc/common /opt/open-xchange/etc/groupware
unless you have built your own packages which install files into these directories.
- All files ending in
.rpmsaveor.rpmnewonce you are confident that your configuration is working after the update.