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Upgrade from 7.x or 8.x DI Server to 8.3

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The upgrade process from version 7.x or 8.x Data Integration (DI) Server to version 8.3 Pentaho Server assumes that you installed your original DI Server using an archive installation. This process is similar whether you are upgrading the Pentaho Business Analytics (BA) Server or the Data Integration (DI) Server.

NoteIf you are currently using Pentaho 7.x or 8.x, and are upgrading to 8.3 on the same server as your current archive installation, use the Upgrade instructions.

This upgrade documentation describes how to upgrade from Pentaho 7.x or 8.x DI Server to Pentaho 8.3. It assumes that you are upgrading to 8.3 on the same server as your current archive installation. We recommend that you read through this material completely before starting.

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Get started with the 7.x or 8.x DI Server to 8.3 upgrade

To perform this upgrade process, you need to know how to access the DI Server as an Administrator from a command line.

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Before you begin
You must also perform the following prerequisites:

Procedure

  1. Verify your current version of the DI Server and PDI. Start with a working installation of at least DI Server 7.x or PDI 7.x.

  2. Verify your system components are current. Ensure that your system components, such as web browsers, Java version, or repository databases, are up-to-date for Pentaho.

  3. Create backups for all the following Pentaho DI databases:

    • di_hibernate
    • di_quartz
    • di_jackrabbit

  4. For Linux installations only, verify Info-ZIP has been installed and configured.

    If needed, you can download, install, and configure Info-ZIP open source compression utility using the Info-ZIP documentation. Info-ZIP is available at http://www.info‐zip.org/. A BSD-style license is provided and used for most Linux and Unix variants. A Windows version of Info-ZIP is preconfigured and included in the Pentaho update package.

  5. Verify that no users are logged on to the server.

    The upgrade process should be performed during off-business hours to minimize impact to your day-to-day operations.

  6. Make sure to obtain the correct version of Java for your system.

    See Components Reference for more details.

Next steps

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Get the Pentaho upgrade and utility files

The upgrade process involves utility and installation files that you must download from the Pentaho Customer Support Portal site.

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Download the upgrade and utility files
Perform the following steps to download these files:

Procedure

  1. On the Customer Portal home page, sign in using the Pentaho support user name and password provided in your Pentaho Welcome Packet.

  2. Click Downloads, then click Pentaho 8.3 GA Release in the 8.x list.

  3. On the bottom of the Pentaho 8.3 GA Release page, browse the folders in the Box widget to find the files you need.

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Available update files

The following files are required to perform a complete Pentaho 8.3 update:

ComponentFile Name
DI Server Upgrade Utilitypentaho-upgrade-utility-8.3.x.yy-pdi
Pentaho Server Installationpentaho-server-ee-8.3.x.yy-dist
PDI clientpdi-ee-client-8.3.x.yy-dist
License FilesPentaho [component] Enterprise Edition.lic
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Unzip the downloaded files
Perform the following steps to unzip the downloaded files:

Procedure

  1. If needed, move the downloaded files to a temporary location on your current server.

  2. Unzip each downloaded file.

Results

You are now prepared to begin your Pentaho 8.3 upgrade.
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Upgrade the Pentaho Data Integration Server

After you finish the prerequisite tasks located in Get Started section, then you are ready to upgrade to Pentaho 8.3.

These sections will guide you through the Pentaho DI upgrade process:

  1. Back up your DI Server configuration and solutions files
  2. Install the version 8.3 Pentaho Server
  3. Restore your DI Server configuration and solutions files
  4. Start and test the DI Server
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Step 1: Back up your DI Server configuration and solutions files
The backup utility copies your Pentaho configuration and solutions files, then stores the created ZIP files in your user's home directory.

Complete the following steps to back up your configuration and solutions files:

Procedure

  1. Stop your DI Server.

  2. Navigate to the directory where the upgrade utility (pentaho-upgrade-utility-8.3.x.yy-pdi) was unpacked and open a command line prompt.

  3. At the prompt, run the DIServerConfigAndSolutionsBackup utility for your operating system as shown in the following examples:

    • Windows: DIServerConfigAndSolutionsBackup.bat <path to your 7.x or 8.x DI server>
      NoteIf you are using Windows and the directory path you specified contains white spaces, then be sure to wrap it in double quotation marks (“).
    • Linux: ./DIServerConfigAndSolutionsBackup.sh <path to your 7.x or 8.x DI server>
    The backup utility has the following optional parameters:

    • pentaho_solutions_folder

      Specifies the path to the pentaho-solutions directory if you manually installed it outside of the main pentaho directory structure.

    • pentaho_version

      Specifies your DI version if a valid version cannot be automatically found during the backup process.

Next steps

After the backup utility finishes, you can install a new instance of the Pentaho 8.3 software.
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Step 2: Install the 8.3 Pentaho Server
After completing Step 1, you are ready to install the version 8.3 Pentaho Server.

Make sure to install the new instance of Pentaho on the same server, but leave your Pentaho 7.x or 8.x instance "as is" and unpack Pentaho 8.3 into a new directory.

Perform the following steps to install the 8.3 version of the Pentaho Server:

Procedure

  1. Verify Java 8 is installed on the server machine.

    If you need to install Java 8, you can download a supported version of JRE or JDK.

  2. Verify the PENTAHO_JAVA_HOME environment variable is set to the path of your Java installation.

    • If you need to set this variable, use the SET command in Windows or the export command in Linux.
    • If you are using a JRE, verify the JRE_HOME environment variable is also set to the correct location.

  3. Browse to the location where you unzipped the pentaho-server-ee-8.3.x.yy-dist file in the Available Update Files section.

  4. Execute the supplied install.bat or install.sh file.

  5. Agree to the end-user license agreement.

  6. Select the pentaho/server/pentaho-server directory as the location to store the extracted files.

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Step 3: Restore your DI Server configuration and solutions files

After you have unpacked your Pentaho 8.3 bundle, restore your custom data to your 8.3 instance with the restore utility.

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Apply the restore utility
Perform the following steps to apply the DIServerConfigAndSolutionsRestore utility:

Procedure

  1. Delete all the content in the Pentaho Server 8.3 pentaho-solutions/system/default-content directory.

  2. Open a cmd prompt on the DI Server host machine.

  3. In the prompt, run the DIServerConfigAndSolutionsRestore utility to restore your data from the ZIP files in your user home directory as shown below.

    • Windows: DIServerConfigAndSolutionsRestore.bat <path to your 8.3 pentaho server>
      NoteIf you are using Windows and the directory path you specified contains white spaces, then be sure to wrap it in double quotation marks (“).
    • Linux: ./DIServerConfigAndSolutionsRestore.sh <path to your 8.3 pentaho server>
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Review previous version upgrades and customizations

This section includes version specific and configuration changes that should be reviewed.

ImportantIf upgrading from version 7.0, follow the tasks in the "Step Four: Review previous version upgrades and customizations" article in the Pentaho 8.1 upgrade documentation. These additional steps may include updates for plugins, spring-security property files, and database connection pool information.
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Verify spring security namespace header updates
If you performed the upgrade process using tools other than those supplied in the installation kit, ensure the spring-security namespace headers are updated in the user-configurable Pentaho Server files.

Perform the following steps to verify the spring-security namespace headers:

Procedure

  1. Stop the Pentaho Server.

  2. Open the following three files:

    1. /pentaho-server/pentaho-solutions/system/applicationContext-spring-security.xml

    2. /pentaho-server/pentaho-solutions/system/applicationContext-spring-security-cas.xml

    3. /pentaho-server/pentaho-solutions/system/repository.spring.xml

  3. Locate the spring-security namespace in each file header. If it is not already updated, enter the following version:

    http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/spring-security-4.2.xsd

  4. Save and close the files.

Results

The spring-security namespace headers are updated.
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Karaf customizations

The Pentaho Server installs all the Karaf features upon installation. The system waits for these features to be installed before timing out. The default is to wait two minutes before timing out. If you modified any Karaf feature, you should consider changing the Karaf startup timeout setting.

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Password encoding
Pentaho version 8.0 changed the password encoding from previous versions.
NoteThis update is not necessary if:
  • You are upgrading from version 8.1 to 8.3.
  • You are using your own password encoding or you previously applied this version of encoding

If you wish to use this version of password encoding, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the pentaho/server/pentaho-server/pentaho-solutions/system directory and open the pentahoObjects.spring.xml file with any text editor.

  2. Locate the line that contains bean id="IPasswordService"

  3. Verify or modify the class=<value> with the following value:

    bean id="IPasswordService" class="org.pentaho.platform.util.KettlePasswordService" scope="singleton"/>

  4. Save and close the file.

  5. If you modified the class=<value> above, you must make the following modification to encrypt the Pentaho Admin password.

    In the same pentaho/server/pentaho-server/pentaho-solutions/system directory, open the defaultUser.spring.properties file with any text editor.

  6. Locate the following lines:

    defaultAdminUserPassword=cGFzc3dvcmQ= defaultNonAdminUserPassword=cGFzc3dvcmQ=

  7. Replace the values in these lines with the following values:

    defaultAdminUserPassword=Encrypted 2be98afc86aa7f2e4bb18bd63c99dbdde defaultNonAdminUserPassword=Encrypted 2be98afc86aa7f2e4bb18bd63c99dbdde

  8. Save and close the file.

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Documentation version link
The default URL of the online Pentaho documentation changes with each release. When upgrading, this URL parameter may need to be updated in the pentaho.xml file.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the pentaho/server/pentaho-server/pentaho-solutions/system directory and open the pentaho.xml file with any text editor.

  2. Modify the following <documentation-url> line and replace the previous documentation value with the current documentation value: <documentation-url>https://help.pentaho.com/Documentation/8.3</documentation-url>

  3. Save and close the file.

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CORS (for embedding CTools)
If your Pentaho deployment requires the ability to embed CTools, you can modify the following settings.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the pentaho/server/pentaho-server/pentaho-solutions/system directory and open the pentaho.xml file with any text editor.

  2. Modify or add the following CORS lines:

    <!--
cors-requests-allowed:
Flag indicating if cross-origin requests are allowed or not.
accepted values are: true | false
-->


<cors-requests-allowed>false</cors-requests-allowed>


<!--
cors-requests-allowed-domains:
Comma separated list of domains allowed to do cross-origin requests to the server.
Example:
http://domainA.com, http://localhost:1337
-->


<cors-requests-allowed-domains><!-- allowed domains here --></cors-requests-allowed-domains>

  3. If you are embedding CTools, add the following line (as shown above) and set the value to true.

    <cors-requests-allowed>true</cors-requests-allowed>

  4. Save and close the file.

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Previously customized files

If you have previously customized any of the following items, verify that your customizations have been carried forward:

  • server.xml
  • Startup and shutdown scripts
  • System listeners
  • Security configuration files

If your previous customizations have not been merged, incorporate them into their 8.3 files.

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Step 4: Start and test the DI Server

You are now ready to Start the DI Server.

CautionDo not pause or stop the initial starting of the DI Server.
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Test your server
You can use the following actions to ensure your content has been restored to the 8.3 Pentaho Server:

Procedure

  1. Clear your web browser cache and history.

  2. Navigate to your Pentaho URL (the default URL is http://localhost:9080/pentaho-di) and ensure the login screen appears.

  3. Navigate to the kettle/status page.

  4. Log on to the PDI client (Spoon) and try to run your existing content.

  5. Ensure that a repository connection can be made using the PDI client (Spoon).

  6. Verify any scheduled items exist and are working properly.

  7. Check your application server logs for any errors:

    The Catalina and Pentaho logs are located at server/pentaho-server/tomcat/logs.

Next steps

For troubleshooting issues, refer to the Installation and Upgrade Issues article.
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For customers using Ops Mart

If you are interested in installing and using DI Ops Mart, see Install DI Operations Mart.

NoteIn Pentaho 8.3, the maximum number of characters in an audit table field can be increased to allow you to store more information, as described here.
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Update your design tool
After completing the upgrade to 8.3, perform the following steps to upgrade the PDI client design tool on your workstations.

Procedure

  1. Exit the PDI client, if it is currently running.

  2. Back up and rename the 7.x or 8.x existing data-integration directory in the pentaho/design-tools directory to a separate, temporary directory.

  3. Browse to the location where you downloaded the pdi-ee-client-8.3.x.yy-dist file in the Available Update Files section.

  4. If you have not already done so, unzip the new data-integration directory and install it into your existing pentaho/design-tools directory.

  5. Start your new PDI client design tool to verify it has been upgraded to 8.3.

  6. Test the functionality of the new PDI client design tool.

Results

You have now completed your Pentaho upgrade from 7.x or 8.x DI Server to 8.3.
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