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Chapter 4. Upgrade to the Latest Release
4.1. Upgrade the JBoss EAP 6 ZIP Installation
Summary
Upgrading to the latest release of JBoss EAP 6 requires some initial work to back up the existing installation. This topic covers upgrading the ZIP installation.
Prerequisites
- Ensure that the base operating system is up to date.
- Determine which files have been modified since JBoss EAP 6 was installed.
- Back up any modified configuration files, deployments, and all user data.
Warning
For managed domains, the master Host Controller (or Domain Controller) instance should be upgraded first, before each Host Controller is upgraded.
Procedure 4.1. Upgrade to the latest JBoss EAP 6 version
- Move the downloaded ZIP archive to the desired location. It is recommended that this is a different location to the existing JBoss EAP 6 installation.
Important
If you wish to install the latest version of JBoss EAP 6 to the same directory location as the existing installation, you will need to move the existing installation to a different location before proceeding. This is to prevent modified configuration files, deployments, and upgrades from being lost. - Unzip the archive. This step installs a clean instance of the latest JBoss EAP 6 release.
- Copy the
EAP_HOME/domain/andEAP_HOME/standalone/directories from the previous installation over the new installation directories. - Review the changes made to the
bindirectory of the previous installation, and make the equivalent modifications to the new directory.Warning
Files in thebindirectory should not be overwritten by the files from previous versions. Changes should be made manually. - Review the remaining modified files from the previous installation, and move these changes into the new installation. These files may include:
- The
welcome-contentdirectory. - Custom modules in the
modulesdirectory. - Custom bundles in the
bundlesdirectory.
Result
The JBoss EAP 6 ZIP installation has been successfully upgraded to the latest release.
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