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

General information about updates

You will receive regular updates with new features for Intrexx at comparatively short intervals with the Intrexx Steady Track. Each update changes the version of Intrexx.

Continue working without interruption during 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 during the installation of the update your portal will not be available.)

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.

Internet connection

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

No Internet connection

You can also perform a software update even if your Intrexx server is not connected to the Internet.

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

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 etc.)

"Install over" your existing Intrexx instance. 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 the administrator.

   If an update is available, you will be notified of this at the lower right edge 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.

   After 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

   Click on the "Open changelog" button to view the new features and other changes of 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 "I accept all conditions of the license agreement" checkbox.

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 changes to active.

8. Click on "OK".

The "Finish installation" dialog appears.



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

10. Or

11. Load the portal information to the clipboard using 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. Detailed information on this can be found in the section Intrexx without Supervisor.
    
    

15. Click on "Finish".

    If you have activated the checkbox "Start Intrexx Portal Manager", 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:

<Installationsverzeichnis-Intrexx>\bin\windows\downloadupdates.bat

<Installationsverzeichnis-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 even if your Intrexx server is not connected to the Internet.

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

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 etc.)

"Install over" your existing Intrexx instance. Select the directory in which you installed Intrexx in the "Installation path" dialog box.

Then follow the installation routine.