Update an existing installation - Docker

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Info

Summary: information about how to update to a newer release of CAST Imaging.

Requirements


✅	CAST Imaging installed	The target server must already have an existing installation of CAST Imaging installed on it.

How to update

Step 1 - Stop the instance and perform a backup

Stop CAST Imaging using the following command run from the existing Docker Installer path:

Linux: ./imaging -s stop
Microsoft Windows: imaging.exe -s stop

Perform a backup of the existing neo4j data folder. This process is detailed in CAST Imaging backup strategy.
Perform a backup of the existing Docker Installer files - simply copy the files to a different location.

Step 2 - Run the upgrade

Using the imagingsetup tool provided in Docker Installer ≥1.2.11-funcrel

Note

This method will allow you to upgrade tothe specific release of CAST Imaging provided by the installer, i.e. the 2.15.0-funcrel Docker Installer will allow upgrades to CAST Imaging 2.15.0-funcrel only.
This method is supported for those using **Docker Installer ≥1.2.9-funcrel.

**Docker Installer ≥1.2.11-funcrel has been changed and supports upgrading of the Docker Installer files themselves via a tool called imagingsetup (introduced in 1.2.11), meaning that any customizations that have been made to any of these Docker Installer configuration files will now be preserved during the upgrade process (this was not the case in the past). To proceed:

Manual action to resolve cache issue

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

CAST Imaging has sometimes been affected by a cache issue where after upgrade to a new release of CAST Imaging, the release number in the splash page was incorrect (still shows the old release number). This issue has now been fixed for new installations starting 2.11. For those upgrading to 2.11 (or above) and still facing the issue, it can be resolved by editing the nginx.conf file as detailed below:

CAST Imaging upgrade on Documentation - V2