Upgrading
This section will walk you through upgrading Qommentary to a newer version.
Please note that in version 21.4.0 the .NET Core Hosting Bundle version was upgraded to 3.1.19.
If upgrading to this version or higher, you will need to manually install the .NET Core Hosting Bundle executable which is included in the upgrade package under Dependencies.
Backup
Before upgrading, we recommend creating a backup of:
the Qommentary installation folder
the Qommentary PostgreSQL database
all Qommentary extensions stored under the Static Content folder (Shared Persistence)
To find out what is your Shared Persistence network location, please go to the QMC > Service Cluster, under Cluster Settings.
Setup
Download the Qommentary Service Release package on the server to be upgraded
Unzip contents to a server path location of your choice
Qommentary Engine/Manager
Search for Windows Powershell and open with "Run as an administrator"
Change paths to the package download location
Run
.\upgrade.ps1You should see a success confirmation message as below:
For a Qlik Sense multi-node architecture, this process should be run on each node.
Qommentary Database
Open PGAdmin
Go to package download location
Run SQL scripts found in Qommentary Database folder
Qommentary Extensions
In your upgrade package, you will find a Qommentary Extension folder with the patched extensions. You will be required to manually import these extensions in Qlik Sense.
To upgrade an extension in Qlik Sense, please follow these steps:
Navigate to Dev Hub
Search for "Qom"
Click on the extension targeted for upgrade
Back up environment config in a text file
Navigate to QMC » Extensions
Delete the extension targeted for upgrade
Import the upgraded extension
Navigate back to Dev Hub
Paste back your environment config
Click on Save
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