Update¶

For updating SEAL Operator/Print Client follow the steps below:

Check Preconditions and Requirements.
Execute version specific steps needed to be done before the respective update as described in the sections below. If no steps are listed continue with the next step.
Execute version specific steps needed to be done after the update as described in the sections below.

Hint - logon data

You receive the logon data for the SEAL Systems delivery platform from your Technical Project Manager at SEAL Systems.

Hint - configuration

The configuration in Consul etc. and the customer certificates will not be overwritten when updating.

Update to 1.6.0¶

MongoDB 4.4.4 has reached the end of its lifecycle. Please update your MongoDB to version 7.0.0. As of SEAL Operator 1.5.1, a replica set has to be configured in MongoDB, refer to Configuring a Shared Replica Set and Initializing the Database in MongoDB documentation.

seal-logrotate to cleanup outdated log files is no longer included in the installation of SEAL Operator. Please download and install SEAL Logrotate separately, refer to SEAL Logrotate documentation.

When connected to a PLOSSYS 4 system, the node-p4rest service has to be updated to version 6.4.6 or higher. Refer to Update the node-p4rest Service.

Update to 1.5.1¶

As of SEAL Operator 1.5.1, MongoDB 3.6.x is no longer supported for SEAL Operator. Additionally, a replica set has to be configured in MongoDB, refer to Configuring a Shared Replica Set and Initializing the Database in MongoDB documentation.

Update to 1.5.0¶

Before the Update (1.5.0)¶

Version 1.5.0 of SEAL Operator is a breaking change to previous versions. The SEAL NATS message broker has been introduced to improve the message handling. It has to be installed before updating to SEAL Operator 1.5.0. For more information about the SEAL NATS installation, refer to the SEAL NATS documentation.

In addition, when connected to a PLOSSYS 4 system, the node-p4rest service has to be updated to version 6.0.0 or higher. Refer to Update the node-p4rest Service.

Update to 1.4.0¶

After the Update (1.4.0)¶

With SEAL Operator 1.4.0 French has been added to the available languages to choose for the user interface. If it isn't showing up in the selection dialog, add 'fr' to the system key AVAILABLE_LANGUAGES.

SEAL OP-CLI needs to be updated to version 1.2.0 for the creation of Web Portal shares via script.

Update to 1.3.0¶

Before the Update (1.3.0)¶

With SEAL Operator 1.3.0, the MongoDB service has been replaced by a newer incompatible version. Therefore, the data stored in MongoDB has to be exported before the update and imported again after the update. For how to do this, refer to the SEAL-specific MongoDB documentation.

After the Update (1.3.0)¶

With SEAL Operator 1.3.0, the MongoDB service has been replaced by a newer incompatible version. Therefore, the MongoDB data exported before updating has to be re-imported. For how to do this, refer to the SEAL-specific MongoDB documentation.

Update to 1.2.0¶

Before the Update (1.2.0)¶

With SEAL Operator 1.2.0, the version of seal-consul-agent was increased from 0.9.3 to 1.7.4, which has an incompatible database structure. Therefore, the data stored in Consul has to be exported before the update and imported again after the update.

Before updating SEAL Operator, export the Consul data. For more information about exporting the data, refer to Administrate the System Configuration.
Remove all files from the %PROGRAMDATA%\SEAL Systems\data\seal-consul-agent directory.

After the Update (1.2.0)¶

After the update, start seal-consul-agent, refer to Administrate Services.
Import the data exported before the update, refer to Administrate the System Configuration.

Update SEAL Operator¶

Execute the following steps on the server on which SEAL Operator has been installed:

In a browser, log on to the SEAL Systems delivery platform with your logon data:

https://delivery.sealsystems.de

Hint - logon data

You receive the logon data from your Technical Project Manager at SEAL Systems.
Download the Operator - 1.6.2.779 - msi folder. It is saved as Operator - 1.6.2.779 - msi.zip.
Extract Operator - 1.6.2.779 - msi.zip.
Open a PowerShell (Administrator), change to the Operator - 1.6.2.779 - msi directory and start the installation of the packages:
```
cd "Operator - 1.6.2.779 - msi"
```
```
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; .\install.ps1
```
Close the PowerShell and start a new one for the further configuration. Otherwise, the paths are not set correctly.
Start SEAL Operator:
```
operator service start
```

Hint - no automatic start

After an installation or update, you need to start the operator service yourself. It won't start automatically.

Update the `node-p4rest` Service¶

The following steps are only required if the PLOSSYS 4 connector is used in your installation. You can update the node-p4rest service either before or after the operator update.

Execute the following steps on the server on which the PLOSSYS 4 system has been installed:

In a browser, log on to the SEAL Systems delivery platform with your user name and password:

https://delivery.sealsystems.de

Hint - logon data

You receive the logon data from your Technical Project Manager at SEAL Systems.
Download the node-p4rest-6.4.6.759.msi file from the SEAL Systems delivery platform. It is saved as node-p4rest-6.4.6.759.msi.
Install node-p4rest-6.4.6.759.msi.