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  • [Ubuntu server] From 2.6.4 to 2.7.1 or 2.8.0

    From llp@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 13 23:19:36 2023
    Hi,

    What would be the best solution to move from a 2.6.4 version
    on an Ubuntu server deb package to a newer version (2.8 or
    2.7.1 at worst) with the least risk for a production server
    (and with the least downtime) ?

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Julien_=c3=89LIE?=@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 14 19:07:38 2023
    Bonjour LaLibreParole,

    What would be the best solution to move from a 2.6.4 version
    on an Ubuntu server deb package to a newer version (2.8 or
    2.7.1 at worst) with the least risk for a production server
    (and with the least downtime) ?

    There's normally no risk of a "downtime" during the migration from 2.6.4
    to 2.7.1 or 2.8.0 (at least in today's version). The news server should
    be ready to use again after the installation of the new binaries. It
    will just be stopped during the installation.

    Have a look at "Upgrading from 2.6 to 2.7" in <https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/inn/docs/news.html> to see what
    you need taking care of. Most of the changes are handled by the script
    called during an upgrade (innupgrade).

    You will probably want to set up Cancel-Lock in inn-secrets.conf; you
    can do this after the upgrade (it is not necessary for the upgrade). A
    mere restart of the news server is enough to take into account new
    admin/user keys, once configured.

    If you want to use the new ovsqlite overview method based on SQLite, a
    downtime of a few minutes will be necessary during the overview rebuild.
    It can also be done after the upgrade.


    I see that Ubuntu currently has 2.7.1~20230131-1build1 packaged, which
    is fine to use. You could upgrade to this version.

    I am not aware of a ready-to-use package of 2.8.0. If you really want
    it, you'll have to build INN from sources. (Using the same configure
    flags as the ones of the Ubuntu package will facilitate the migration.)

    --
    Julien ÉLIE

    « – Par Thor !
    – Par Odin !
    – Par exemple ! » (Astérix)

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  • From Adam W.@21:1/5 to llp on Sat Apr 15 00:02:35 2023
    llp <librelaparole@alfanet.usenet.ovh> wrote:

    What would be the best solution to move from a 2.6.4 version
    on an Ubuntu server deb package to a newer version (2.8 or
    2.7.1 at worst) with the least risk for a production server
    (and with the least downtime) ?

    My advice (apart from what Julien already said) would be first to copy the server somewhere (even to a virtual machine), and then make an exercise of upgrading it. This way, if anything should go wrong, you will be aware of
    it beforehand. Also, make a backup of everything (maybe excluding spools,
    if they're large), just in case.

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