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Re: Server Upgrade

From: Shreedhar Ganapathy <shreedhar.ganapathy_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:17:36 -0800

Kedar
I was thinking of what would be a good reply to this email. I think I
will need to find way to get into your brain and pick out some answers
before you respond . :-)
Goode response indeed!
//S....

Kedar Mhaswade wrote:

> This is a very good requirement. I'd say you file an enhancement request.
> Ideally, this should happen with a few button clicks on Windows, for
> example. Something similar to JDK upgrade. (without any problems). We
> have been thinking about it. Your requirement will make things concrete.
>
> Short of such a tool, there isn't much that can be provided. You could
> also take a look at asupgrade script although it is meant for a
> different versions of app server. As of now, I don't think we have a
> way where GlassFish build "x" can be upgraded to a build "x+c".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jason Lee wrote:
>
>> What's the recommended way of upgrading my Glassfish install from one
>> nightly to another? Here's what I've been doing:
>>
>> * Shut down the server
>> * Rename/move the install dir
>> * Installer the new nightly
>> * Copy domain dir from old directory to new
>> * Restart the server
>>
>> I recently did that with the 3/30 b42 nightly, and the admin control
>> was seriously messed with regard to presentation, though it seemed to
>> work. Eventually, I ended up removing that domain, recreating it
>> with ant, then adding back all of the JDBC resources (by editing
>> domain.xml) and redeploying all of the apps on the server. Is there
>> a less painful way? Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Jason Lee
>> Programmer/Analyst
>>
>
>
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