[ixpmanager] Upgrade from 4x to 6x

[Kyle Spencer]

Barry,

Thanks for the detailed explanation. We'll give this a try and see
what happens :)

Regards,
Kyle Spencer

On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 8:01 PM Barry O'Donovan (INEX)
<barry.odonovan at inex.ie> wrote:
>
>
>
> Kyle Spencer via ixpmanager wrote on 21/01/2022 16:49:
> > As the title says, we would like to upgrade from version 4x to 6x.
>  >
> > We're happy to start fresh and re-enter the data manually but we're
> > keen to preserve the years of MRTG data we've accumulated.
>
> The MRTG file naming schema changed at some point so your best bet is to
> upgrade rather than fresh install.
>
> See the video tutorials here:
>
> https://www.ixpmanager.org/support/tutorials
>
> and proceed as follows:
>
> 1. 'Legacy Upgrades (v4.9.3 to v5.7.0)' under Workshops
>
> 2. then upgrade v5.7 to v5.8 via:
> https://docs.ixpmanager.org/install/upgrade-v5/
>
> 3. then the video tutorial '4. Upgrade from v5.8.0 to v6.0.0' under
> Course #1 on the same page
>
> 4. and finally upgrade v6 to current via:
> https://docs.ixpmanager.org/install/upgrading/
>
> You're quite far behind with v4.x so you'll need to invest some time
> (and take backups!) but the process should be quicker than a fresh install.
>
>
> NB: I would strongly recommend priming yourself before any of the above
> by watching the general upgrading tutorial called 'Upgrading IXP Manager
> (within the v5.x releases)' on the same video tutorials page.
>
>
>   - Barry
>
> >
> > We run a separate MRTG server (i.e. it's decoupled from IXP Manager).
> > Would a fresh installation of the new version smoothly re-integrate
> > with MRTG (e.g. by using the same internal references for each
> > customer)?
> >
> > If not, how much of a nightmare would the upgrade process be?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Kyle Spencer
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Kind regards,
> Barry O'Donovan
> INEX
>
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