Updates and upgrades

Contents 1 Applying Openbravo 3 Maintenance Packs 2 Upgrading from 2.50 to Openbravo 3 3 Upgrading from the 2.50 Appliance to the 3.0 Appliance 4 Keeping the Openbravo Appliance up to date 5 Keeping Ubuntu up to date 6 Subscribing to update notifications

Applying Openbravo 3 Maintenance Packs

To update an Openbravo 3 installation to the latest Openbravo 3 maintenance pack (e.g. 3.0MP10.2), sign on with the System Administrator role, and go to the Module Management Console inside Openbravo. Then click on Scan for updates.

Then apply the updates:

And finally rebuild Openbravo (note that the during this time the system will NOT be accessible to end users!):

Upgrading from 2.50 to Openbravo 3

If you are running a 2.50 installation and you'd like to upgrade to Openbravo 3, then follow these upgrade instructions.

Upgrading from the 2.50 Appliance to the 3.0 Appliance

To upgrade from the 2.50 Appliance to the 3.0 Appliance follow these steps. Firstly, log into the 2.50 Appliance's administration console and apply all the available updates.

Once this process is completed you will see a new menu item called Migrate to 3.0 Appliance. Click on it and then on Migrate. This process upgrades the appliance to the 3.0 version.

When this migration finishes, you'll see that the administration console shows "3.0 series" at the top left corner of the screen.

Keeping the Openbravo Appliance up to date

The Openbravo Appliance consists of two updateable parts:

1. Openbravo 3.
2. The operating system (the software stack). Keeping the stack up to date ensures that you're operating system always has the latest fixes for potential security and performance issues.

These two updates are handled separately and independently. To apply Openbravo 3 update see the instructions to apply maintenance packs. And to apply stack updates in the Appliance read these instructions.

Keeping Ubuntu up to date

Those who use the Openbravo Ubuntu package have a similar scenario as in the Appliance. There are two kind of updates to handle independently:

1. Openbravo 3: updates go though the Module Management Console within Openbravo.
2. Stack updates: these are handled through the regular Ubuntu updates.

The stack updates can be applied either graphically, using the update wizard, or by command line by running these commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Subscribing to update notifications

It is strongly recommended that you subscribe to the Openbravo update mailing list. The on-update-announce@openbravo.com distribution list notifies you when maintenance packs or Appliance updates are available.

To join on-update-announce@openbravo.com distribution list, use the mailing list's subscription page.

Category: Maintenance