Windows – Downloading and installing updates for the server and the Integrated Portal Manager

General information about updates

Regular update

At Intrexx Silent Track you will receive updates with fixes at regular intervals. Each update changes the version of Intrexx.

Information on versioning Intrexx can be found in the section Intrexx versioning scheme.

Continue working without interruption while downloading

While an update is being downloaded, you can continue working in Intrexx.

(During the installation of the update, the Intrexx services will be stopped and restarted. This means that your portal is not available during the installation of the update)

Note on updates

You will be notified at the lower right corner of the Intrexx window that an update is available and can be installed.

Connection to the Internet

You need to be connected to the Internet while you download the update.

No Internet connection

You can also perform a software update if your Intrexx server does not have an Internet connection.

In this case, download the current Intrexx Setup. (This contains all the latest updates.) You will find this after successful registration in the download area of Intrexx Support Center.

For the setup, use the same setup or installation package for the new installation. That means there is no separate downloadable software package for Intrexx containing the files for an update only.

Next, copy the setup to the Intrexx server and extract it there.

Start the setup as you would a new installation. (See also the section Linux – Installing Intrexx)

"Overinstall" your already installed Intrexx instance. To do this, select the directory in which you installed Intrexx in the "Installation path" dialog box.

Then follow the installation routine.

Run update

Step-by-step guide

Proceed as follows to download and install an update:

1. Start the Portal Manager (server) as administrator.

   If an update is available, you will be notified at the bottom right of the Intrexx window.

   

   You can also check for an update manually at any time.

   To do this, click on "Extras > Check for software update...".

2. Click on "Start download".

   

   The Intrexx Download Manager will be started.

   This downloads the files required for the update.

   

   When updating for the first time, synchronization with the update server may take a little longer, as a full synchronization with the update server is performed.

   For future updates, only the files that differ on the update server and on your local installation will be downloaded. Only a short period of time is then required for the update.

   Once all the required files have been downloaded, the "Finish" button becomes active.

   

3. Click on "Finish".

   The dialog for starting the installation will open.

   

   Install updates

   Click on the "Install updates" button to install the downloaded update.

   During the installation, the Intrexx services are stopped and then restarted.

   Skip a version

   You can choose not to install the downloaded update and therefore skip the currently available version of Intrexx.

   Open changelog

   You can use the "Open changelog" button to display the new features and other changes in the current version in the online help.

4. Click on "Install updates".

   Note that during the installation of the update, the Intrexx services will be stopped and restarted.

   This means that during the installation of the update your portal will not be available.

   The Portal Manager (server) closes automatically.

   The setup is validated.

   This checks whether the download of the files was performed completely and without errors.

   

   The conditions of the license agreement will appear.

   

5. Read the license agreement.

6. Activate the checkbox "I accept all conditions of the license agreement."

7. Click on "Next".

   The installation is executed.

   

   Existing portals will be updated or patched to the new Intrexx version.

   

   After patching the portals, the "OK" button becomes active.

8. Click on "OK".

The "Finish installation" dialog box appears.



9. In the lower area of the dialog, the existing portals are displayed with the corresponding ports.
   
   Make a note of the ports.

10. Or

11. Download the portal information to the clipboard via the icon. Then paste the information from the clipboard into an editor. For example, the information may look like this:

12. 2B5E259016011BE0C9KK1065295EDCD912291E25 exampleportal 8107

    340C7AD0C35738E6E60KK86C8E2C1826B2D8AF43 demoportal 8108

    E63608C696F0114900EBKKFF81F314DD1A88C678 developmentportal 8109

13. You must know the port for a portal to connect to it in the Portal Manager.

14. You can find detailed information on this in the section Intrexx without Supervisor.
    
    

15. Click on "Finish".

    If you have activated the "Start Intrexx Portal Manager" checkbox, Intrexx will be restarted.

Download and install update via Windows command prompt

You can also initiate the download and installation of updates via the Windows command prompt.

The following two batch files are available for this purpose:

• downloadupdates.bat

• installupdates.bat

You must execute the batch files one after the other. You can find the batch files at the following location:

<installation directory-Intrexx>\bin\windows\downloadupdates.bat

<installation directory-Intrexx>\bin\windows\installupdates.bat

downloadupdates.bat --console

installupdates.bat --console

 

Perform Intrexx updates without an Internet connection

You can also perform a software update if your Intrexx server does not have an Internet connection.

In this case, download the current Intrexx Setup. (This contains all the latest updates.) You will find this after successful registration in the download area of Intrexx Support Center.

For the setup, use the same setup or installation package for the new installation. That means there is no separate downloadable software package for Intrexx containing the files for an update only.

Next, copy the setup to the Intrexx server and extract it there.

Start the setup as you would a new installation. (See also the section Linux – Installing Intrexx)

"Overinstall" your already installed Intrexx instance. To do this, select the directory in which you installed Intrexx in the "Installation path" dialog box.

Then follow the installation routine.