Hello,
Is there a way to upgrade from GeoServer 1.7.2 to 1.7.3 without losing all my settings? I am on OS X Server 10.5
I could not find any guide for upgrading. Should I upgrade or stick with 1.7.2?
/asle
Make a copy of your data directory and find a good place for it on your disk, then follow
http://geoserver.org/display/GEOSDOC/2.5+GeoServer+Data+Directory
The data directory should work without changes throughout the 1.7.x series, and probably in 2.x as well (automatic conversion).
-Arne
Asle Benoni wrote:
Hello,
Is there a way to upgrade from GeoServer 1.7.2 to 1.7.3 without losing all my settings? I am on OS X Server 10.5
I could not find any guide for upgrading. Should I upgrade or stick with 1.7.2?/asle
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Arne Kepp
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Asle Benoni ha scritto:
Hello,
Is there a way to upgrade from GeoServer 1.7.2 to 1.7.3 without losing all my settings? I am on OS X Server 10.5
I could not find any guide for upgrading. Should I upgrade or stick with 1.7.2?
The settings are stored in the "GeoServer data directory", described here:
http://geoserver.org/display/GEOSDOC/2.5+GeoServer+Data+Directory
So to ease your upgrade, move the data directory out of GeoServer
and change web.xml to point to it. This way all you have to do
is to upgrade GeoServer and change its web.xml each time to point
to your data dir.
Ah, one thing. The data dir contents are backwards compatible, but
not forward compatible. So before hitting the "save" button on
1.7.3 make sure everything its working fine and that you have
a backup of the data dir, otherwise you won't be able to go
back should you need that (say, for example, if you discover
a regression in 1.7.3).
Cheers
Andrea
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Andrea Aime
OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org
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