Upgrade

Upgrading through the CLIMS Clients Page

1. Open a web browser and access the Open iT Server web interface.

2. Log in and go to CLIMS > Clients.

Upgrading a Single Client

1. Click the upgrade icon of the target client.

2. Click Confirm to proceed.

Upgrading All Clients

1. Click the Upgrade All button.

2. Click Confirm to proceed.

Upgrading Manually

Start by Getting the Client Installers to download the latest CLIMS Client installer or use the commands to download and automatically run the installer file.

Windows

Upgrading through the Windows Installer Interface

1. Double-click the new installer.

2. In the setup wizard, click Next.

   

   Welcome Screen

   
   

3. Read and accept the License Agreement, then click Next.

   

   End-User License Agreement

   
   

4. The installer automatically detects the previous installation directory.

   Click Change to specify a new directory; otherwise, click Next.

   

   Destination Folder

   
   

   

   Changing the Installation Directory

   
   

5. The installer automatically detects the previous Open iT Server URL.

   Use the previous configuration or update the URL. Click Next.

   

   Open iT Server Details

   
   

6. Click Install to start the upgrade process.

   Alternatively, click Back to review any installation setting.

   

   Ready to Install

   
   

7. The installer will set up all necessary files on the computer. Click Finish.

   

   Complete Installation

   
   

Unix

Upgrading using the Downloaded Installer

1. Open a terminal with root user privileges.

2. Run the following command:

   Command Syntax

   export SERVER_URL=<server_url>" && rpm -Uvh "<path_to_installer>/OpeniTCLIMSClient-linux-x64.rpm"

   Parameter	Description
   <server_url>	Use this parameter to specify the Open iT Server URL.
   <path_to_installer>	Use this to specify the path to the installer file.

   Command Parameters
   
   

Example

To install OpeniTCLIMSClient-linux-x64.rpm from /root/Installers/, using the CLIMS Server URL, https://openit.customer.com:

Example

export SERVER_URL="https://openit.customer.com" && rpm -Uvh "/root/Installers/OpeniTCLIMSClient-linux-x64.rpm"

Next Steps?

After upgrading, proceed with verifying the installation.

Verifying CLIMS Client Installation