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-# SME Inplace upgrade to 1712 
-(Last Updated 23 August 2018) 
  
-The SME Enterprise File Fabric platform is shipped as a virtual appliance, this makes it easy to deploy. The new generation of Enterprise File Fabric has a more comprehensive way to upgrade.  Upgrades from v10.x SME appliance or later are accomplished without the need to redeploy a new virtual machine.  
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-Please note that this procedure is written for systems that following "standard" supported deployment architectures, for advanced deployments please contact support. 
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-## Prerequisites 
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-Ensure the following prerequisites are met before beginning an upgrade: 
-  * SME version 10.0.X or 1705.X is installed and functional 
-  * Public internet access for download patches 
-  * A complete backup / snapshot has been done of both the system and the database 
-  * Verify API based storage providers have a valid certificates (especially when upgrading from 10.x or 1705). See [[cloudproviders:certificates]] for more information. 
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-In addition, you must ensure you have full administrator access to the systems.  The following user accounts and passwords will be required: 
-  * smeconfiguser  
-  * root 
-  * appladmin  
-  * organizational admin(s) of your organization 
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-During the upgrade, ongoing uploads will be cancelled and the site will be unavailable for a short duration, please schedule downtime accordingly. 
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-### Prepare for the upgrade 
-To receive upgrades for File Fabric you will need a valid support contract. 
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-Start by backing up the appliance. This upgrade will be an upgrade of both software and the database, please do not proceed without a good backup. SME does not support a database rollback, so if something does not go to plan, a system restore will be required. 
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-## Upgrade 
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-Log into the SME appliance as smeconfiguser e.g.  
-<code> 
-ssh smeconfiguser@cloudfiles.company.com 
-</code> 
-Change user to root 
-<code> 
-su - 
-</code> 
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-Update the File Fabric repository 
-<code> 
-yum install https://download.storagemadeeasy.com/sme-repo-release-latest.rpm 
-</code> 
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-Clear the yum cache, and rebuild it.  
-<code> 
-yum clean all; yum makecache 
-</code> 
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-To verify the repository is installed and enabled, you can execute the following command: 
-<code> 
-yum repolist enabled 
-</code> 
-and search for "sme-enterprise" in the results. If you don't see it, abandon the upgrade process and contact Support at Storage Made Easy. 
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-Now update the appliance with the following command 
-<code> 
-yum install sme-upgradeto1712 sme-release -y 
-</code> 
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-Next install the 1712.02 hotfix 
-<code> 
-su - smestorage 
-cd patches 
-wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/smevm/1712/patch_public_html_1712.02.tar.gz 
-./patch -patch patch_public_html_1712.02.tar.gz 
-exit 
-</code> 
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-After the update is complete, please reboot the system. 
-<code> 
-reboot 
-</code>