newest ver. of cacti...install

jhermiz · Post by **jhermiz** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:17 pm

We just downloaded 0.8.6e for cacti the latest and greatest, but we are kind of hesitant to install it.

The reason is, is this just an upgrade or a complete install?
We are kind of new with linux so it was kind of painful getting the tool working the first time even after reading the manuals. So just wondering
how simple this install will be? Or is it just an upgrade?

BTW we are running linux redhat 9.0, rrdtool 1.2.8.

Thanks

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:33 pm

It's just an upgrade (aka copy the new files over the old and you're done).

It was quite painless for me on Win2K3. Follow the upgrade instructions and you should be set.

jhermiz · Post by **jhermiz** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:53 pm

Ya but we are running linux 9.0...
windows world vs linux world a BIG difference.

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:50 pm

Shouldn't be for an upgrade of Cacti.

Post by **TheWitness** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:06 pm

Agreed.

Larry

jhermiz · Post by **jhermiz** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:21 pm

TheWitness wrote:Agreed.

Larry

I guess my question is...

The download is another tarball...what is the requirement of upgrading now...am I just untarring and running some rpm? Or am I doing that whole setup found on the linux redhat 9.0 manual.

I understand that the windows update is double click and voila, but linux is completly different.

Jon

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:27 pm

jhermiz wrote:I understand that the windows update is double click and voila, but linux is completly different.

Not really. Just like the install instructions state, I download the zip file and extract the files. Backup the mysql database. I overwrite the new files over my existing cacti installation. Update the config.php. Log onto the cacti website, which converts my mysql database. Done.

Why don't you back up your mysql data and cacti installation. Then follow the upgrade instructions?

jhermiz · Post by **jhermiz** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:28 pm

BSOD2600 wrote:
jhermiz wrote:I understand that the windows update is double click and voila, but linux is completly different.
Not really. Just like the install instructions state, I download the zip file and extract the files. Backup the mysql database. I overwrite the new files over my existing cacti installation. Update the config.php. Log onto the cacti website, which converts my mysql database. Done.

Why don't you back up your mysql data and cacti installation. Then follow the upgrade instructions?

I'd really like someone with linux expertise to reply, although I do respect you helping.

jhermiz · Post by **jhermiz** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:34 pm

BSOD2600 wrote:
jhermiz wrote:I understand that the windows update is double click and voila, but linux is completly different.
Not really. Just like the install instructions state, I download the zip file and extract the files. Backup the mysql database. I overwrite the new files over my existing cacti installation. Update the config.php. Log onto the cacti website, which converts my mysql database. Done.

Why don't you back up your mysql data and cacti installation. Then follow the upgrade instructions?

Can you please post where the linux upgrade instructions are located ?

jhermiz · Post by **jhermiz** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:37 pm

My mistake found the upgrade instructions:

http://www.cacti.net/downloads/docs/html/upgrade.html

sorry

Post by **TheWitness** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:32 pm

That document requires updating. You should only update scripts from the old to the new that have not been updated since the last release. Some of the scripts are being released as part of the distribution and when you copy over the old ones, you break things.

I prefer the method of backing up your database and your cacti web site and then simply overwriting and then editing the include/config.php.dist and saving as include/config.php

TheWitness

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