Upgrading the PingDirectoryProxy server - PingDirectory

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9.2 Product PingDirectory

Assume that an existing version of the PingDirectoryProxy server is stored in the PingDirectoryProxy-old directory.

Make a complete, readable backup of the existing system.

Note:
Make sure you have a clear backout plan and schedule.
Download the latest version of the PingDirectoryProxy software and extract the file.
Assume the new server is located in the PingDirectoryProxy-new directory.
Use the --version option on any command-line utility to check the version number of the PingDirectoryProxy server instance that you downloaded in step 2.
You should see the latest revision number.
```
$ PingDirectoryProxy-new/setup --version PingDirectoryProxy 9.0.0.0 
Build 2011043200609Z Revision 9235
```
Run the update tool of the newly extracted build to update the PingDirectoryProxy server code.

Use the --serverRoot option to specify the PingDirectoryProxy server instance that you're upgrading.
```
$ PingDirectoryProxy-new/update --serverRoot PingDirectoryProxy-old
```
Note:
The PingDirectoryProxy server provides a web-based administrative console for configuring and monitoring the server. If you update the server version, you should also update the administrative console.
Note:
You must stop the PingDirectoryProxy server to apply this update.
To see which files are changed, go to the <server-root>/history directory and open the log file.
The file is labeled with the version number and revision.
```
$ view <server-root>/history/1272307020420-9.0.0.0.9235/update.log
```