Upgrading

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Existing users of commercial editions of JSCAPE MFT Gateway are entitled to 1 year of free upgrades and technical support. To obtain access to the latest version please contact JSCAPE via the Help Desk.

 

 

Upgrade Process - Graphical User Interface

 

1. Run the GUI installer for JSCAPE MFT Gateway.

2. The installer will detect that a previous version of JSCAPE MFT Gateway is installed and will ask if you want to update that version. Confirm that you want to update.

3. Read the license agreement. If you agree to the terms, accept it.

4. Specify a backup directory.

5. Choose whether to use the embedded database or an external/custom database.

6. Continue with the installation process as normal.  Once installation is complete your server configuration settings from the previous version will be automatically migrated to the current version.

 

 

 

Upgrade Process - Manual

 

 

Previous version is lower than 3.0

 

1.Stop the old JSCAPE MFT Gateway.
2.Rename/move (DO NOT DELETE) the old installation directory to a different directory (e.g. JSCAPE_MFT_Gateway_old)
3.Install the new JSCAPE MFT Gateway version.
4.Execute the following commands while INSIDE the new JSCAPE MFT Gateway installation directory
 
./database -configure
./database -init
./migration -dir <path to JSCAPE_MFT_Gateway_old directory> -v2

 

5.Start the new JSCAPE MFT Gateway
6.Connect to the following web management interface URL using a browser. This is now the only way to manage the server. <rest_port> is 20881 by default.

 

http://<jscape_host_or_ip>:<rest_port>
 

 

Previous version is 3.0 or higher but lower than 3.4

 

1.Stop the old JSCAPE MFT Gateway.
2.Rename/move (DO NOT DELETE) the old installation directory to a different directory (e.g. JSCAPE_MFT_Gateway_old)
3.Install the new JSCAPE MFT Gateway version.
4.Execute the following commands while INSIDE the new JSCAPE MFT Gateway installation directory
 
./database -configure
./database -init
./migration -dir <path to JSCAPE_MFT_Gateway_old directory> -v3

 

5.Start the new JSCAPE MFT Gateway
6.Connect to the following web management interface URL using a browser. This is now the only way to manage the server. <rest_port> is 20881 by default.

 

http://<jscape_host_or_ip>:<rest_port>

 
 

Previous version is 3.4 or higher

 

1.Stop the old JSCAPE MFT Gateway.
2.Rename/move (DO NOT DELETE) the old installation directory to a different directory (e.g. JSCAPE_MFT_Gateway_old)
3.Install the new JSCAPE MFT Gateway version.
4.Copy the 'data' and 'etc' directories from the old directory (e.g. JSCAPE_MFT_Gateway_old) to the current installation directory.
5.Execute this command while INSIDE the new JSCAPE MFT Gateway installation directory
 
./database -init

 

6.Start the new JSCAPE MFT Gateway
7.Connect to the following web management interface URL using a browser. This is now the only way to manage the server. <rest_port> is 20881 by default.

 

http://<jscape_host_or_ip>:<rest_port>