FAQ

# Update & Upgrade

To update and upgrade is one of the main task for system maintenance. Like buildings without maintenance for a long time, programs without upgrading will age faster, lose functionality until they are unavailable.

Get to know the differences between the terms Update and Upgrade(Extended reading (opens new window))

  • Patching operating system is Updating, while Ubuntu16.04 to Ubuntu18.04 means Upgrading.
  • MySQL5.6.25 to MySQL5.6.30 means Updating, yet MySQL5.6 to MySQL5.7 means Upgrading.

Maintenance for RabbitMQ includes the following two tasks.

  • Update system (Operating System and Runtime)
  • Upgrade RabbitMQ

# Update System

# For Linux

Run a command to complete updating the Linux system:

#For Ubuntu&Debian
apt update && apt upgrade -y

#For Centos&Redhat
yum update -y --skip-broken

This deployment package is pre-configured with a scheduled task for automatic updating. If you want to remove the automatic updating, please delete the corresponding Cron.

# For Windows

The update of the Windows server is similar to that of the local computer. Manually find the update management program and set the automatic download automatic update.

# Upgrade application

Different application have different upgrade solution, you can refer to each application administrator guide for upgrade.

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