IP Fabric Releases
Upgrade Notice
An upgrade to 7.5.x
or later is only possible from release 7.3.17
.
When upgrading to 7.5
release, database will be migrated from ArangoDB to PostgreSQL.
For detailed upgrade guide, see Upgrade Guide for 7.5 Release.
Note that hardware requirements differ from previous releases.
We strongly recommend installing release 7.5
only on secondary instances within the EA program.
Before upgrading, review the API Changes, Backward Compatibility and Known Issues sections.
Our release naming follows semantic versioning, where the components of the version are:
major.minor.patch+build
- The
major
version changes if we introduce a (typically backwards incompatible) change affecting APIs, deployment, or key component of the platform. - The
minor
version means a significant change, typically a new feature being added. These are typically backwards compatible, and we also keep the promise of API compatibility. patch
releases are frequently bugfix releases.build
is an internal version that increases with every internal build and can thus be a large number. It is used to distinguish between different packages.
Clearing Browser Cache
After upgrading IP Fabric to a newer version, you should see the Your
application has been updated and must be refreshed
dialog in the main GUI.
It is usually sufficient to just click the Refresh button.
However, in case of issues with the main GUI or if you did not see the mentioned dialog, please force refresh your browser cache.
The key combination for doing this depends on your operating system. In your browser window with your IP Fabric appliance’s URL open, use one of the following key combinations:
- Windows:
Ctrl
+F5
- macOS:
Command
+Shift
+R
- Linux:
Ctrl
+F5
This will only affect the browser cache for the IP Fabric appliance.
Update Process
Our update process is based on Debian’s apt
package resolving. As a result, we
remove any configured apt
repositories during the update. If you have manually
configured any repositories, the update process will remove them. Please note
that we aim to keep the appliance as small and thin as possible, so any
unwanted packages may be automatically removed.