Upgrade a PingAccess cluster to a newer version using the incremental update package.
- Make a backup copy of the PingAccess home directory. If the upgrade fails, use the backup copy to restore PingAccess.
- Review the release notes for every version between your current version and the target version.
- Verify that each node is using the same PingAccess version. You can check the version by viewing the <PA_HOME>/lib/pingaccess-admin-ui-<version number>.jar file.
- Verify that the PingAccess administrative node is running.
- Verify that basic authentication is configured and enabled for the running PingAccess administrative node.
- Download the PingAccess incremental update .zip file for the target version.
Use the PingAccess incremental update bundle to upgrade a cluster from PingAccess 6.3, the source version, to the most recent maintenance release for PingAccess 6.3, the target version.
Note:
This upgrade procedure causes some downtime. To upgrade a cluster with no downtime, see the Zero Downtime Upgrade guide.
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Upgrade the administrative node.
- Extract the .zip file for the target version of PingAccess.
- Open the readme file included in the extracted .zip bundle.
- Make the file changes specified in the readme file.
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Upgrade the replica administrative node.
- Extract the .zip file for the target version of PingAccess.
- Open the readme file included in the extracted .zip bundle.
- Make the file changes specified in the readme file.
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Upgrade each engine node.
- Extract the .zip file for the target version of PingAccess.
- Open the readme file included in the extracted .zip bundle.
- Make the file changes specified in the readme file.
- Shut down the entire cluster.
- Start the upgraded administrative node.
- Start the upgraded replica administrative node.
- Start each upgraded engine node.
After you complete the upgrade, see Performing post-upgrade tasks.