The upgrade of Access Commander should always be done incrementally, with each upgrade being made to the next sequential version, rather than jumping from a very old version to the latest one. Upgrades between versions are usually performed online via the ‚settings‘ section of Access Commander’s web interface. The exception to this is the upgrade between version 1.9.1 and 1.10.0. This step involves some fundamental changes to the Linux operating environment, so this upgrade is only possible offline by a parallel deployment of the new version. Upgrade from the version 1.10.0 of Access Commander to newer versions is once again possible onlinevia the web interface.
The table shows it in graphical way :
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1 – Upgrade procedure from 1.10.0 to higher version - online
Login to 2N® Access Commander via web interface.
Go to section Settings.
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- Login to 2N® Access Commander via web interface.
- Go to section Settings.
- In SYSTEM UPDATE section check the current version of your Access Commander.
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Before next steps please always make a system backup via SAMBA or whole virtual machine backup as described below:
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Find the right steps for your current version
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If your current Access Commander version is 1.10.0 and higher
- Please ensure the access to the Internet for Access Commander appliance.
Be sure, that network configuration is set properly, you can follow this wiki page:
Static IP address - How to set up static IP address in 2N® Access Commander. - In SYSTEM UPDATE section you will see a notification about available upgrade - you can read what is new in this version.
The upgrade must be proceeded incrementally to the next sequential version. It is not possible to jump to the latest version directly.
2 – Upgrade procedure from 1.9.1 to 1.10.0:
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Due to the transition from Linux Debian version 7 to version 9, the ONLINE UPGRADE from 2N® Access Commander version 1.9.1 to the version 1.10.0 is NOT AVAILABLE. However, you may easily upgrade your system to the latest version following way:
(1) Run your existing 2N® Access Commander system version 1.9.1 as usual
(2) Go to the administration console of (1) and enable the SSH connection. Root password change might be requested.
(3) Install a fresh new 2N® Access Commander system version 1.10.0
(4) Go to the administration console of (3), login as root (default pass '2n', change required) and choose 'Backup and restore - Import configuration from another Access Commander'
(5) Enter the IP address and root login credentials of (1)
(6) The complete configuration backup gets uploaded to the new 2N® Access Commander, the originating system gets suspended
(7) Keep using (3), uninstall (1).
How-to: 
- To upgrade please follow this procedure
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During preparation of necessary components to update the system you will loose the access to the system. Please be patient and wait few minutes till the update process starts. |
When all necessary components are ready to update the system, you will see an upgrade console window to see the upgrade process status.
IMPORTANT: In some versions, the upgrade is still being performed even when the message about finished upgrade appears. After this message is displayed, watch the "GO TO LOGIN" button. This button is gray while the upgrade is being performed. As soon as the upgrade process is finished, this button turns green and you can use it to login. Do not turn off or reboot the appliance while in upgrade process.
- Now you can repeat the procedure up to the latest available version.
If your current Access Commander version is 1.9.1
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It is not possible to upgrade the version 1.9.1 to the version 1.10.0 via online upgrade process due to the transition from Linux Debian version 7 to version 9. |
Please follow this offline procedure (import of the database to a fresh new Access Commander 1.10.0) to uprade the system to the version 1.10.0.
Software Upgrade from Access Commander 1.9.1 to Access Commander 1.10
3 – Upgrade procedure up to
If your current Access Commander version is 1.9.0 and older
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Login to 2N® Access Commander via web interface.
Go to section Settings.
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It is possible to upgrade the Access Commander only up to the version 1.9.1 via the online procedure. When you are on the version 1.9.1 successfully, you can proceed the procedures above to go to the version 1.10.0 and after that to the latest one sequentialy. |
- Please ensure the access to the Internet for Access Commander appliance.
Be sure, that network configuration is set properly, you can follow this wiki page:
Static IP address - How to set up static IP address in 2N® Access Commander. - In SYSTEM UPDATE section you will see a notification about available upgrade - you can read what is new in this version.
The upgrade start results in download and installation of the latest system version. The entire process takes about four minutes. - You are strongly recommended to back up your system before update.
- As the system is shortly unavailable to users during upgrades, you are recommended to upgrade outside the working hours.
- must be proceeded incrementally to the next sequential version. It is not possible to jump to the version 1.9.1 directly.
