Upgrading to the latest version

[Frédéric GRANAT]

Hi,
I need to upgrade to the latest Nagiosxi version.
I plan to upgrade by the following manner :
1) Install NagiosXI on a VMware virtual machine (VM) using : https://www.nagios.com/downloads/nagios-xi/vmware/
2) Export my datas/configuration from the production to the new VM using : https://assets.nagios.com/.../nagiosxi/ ... ios-XI.pdf

Is it the good way to proceed ?

[benjaminsmith]

Hi Frederic,

That looks good. Follow the instructions in the Backing Up and Restoring Nagios XI for detailed steps. You want to migrate between the same versions. For example, if you have installed 5.6.3 on the new VM using the ova, you'll want to upgrade the current server to 5.6.3 before backing up and migrating the data.

Let me know if you need clarification on anything.

[Frédéric GRANAT]

Hi,
I want to upgrade to a new version : you mean I could simply upgrade my current production server without creating a new VM ?

[lmiltchev]

This is correct. Even if you started off with one of our "pre-built" VMs, you could always upgrade your Nagios XI instance by running:

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cd /tmp
rm -rf nagiosxi xi*.tar.gz
wget http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagiosxi/xi-latest.tar.gz
tar xzf xi-latest.tar.gz
cd nagiosxi
./upgrade

provided your Nagios XI instance is connected to the Internet. As always, make sure you do all of your backups prior to making any changes to the server.

[Frédéric GRANAT]

Hi,
I've just upgraded to latest and now my GUI displays version 5.6.3 (before it was 5.3.0)
But the GUI looks like the previous version. How can I check that the upgrade worked ?

The upgrade terminated by :

Nagios XI Upgrade Complete!
---------------------------

You can access the Nagios XI web interface by visiting:

[lmiltchev]

What version do you see when you run the following command?

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cat /usr/local/nagiosxi/var/xiversion

Can you switch to a dark theme?

Right-click on the username in the upper right corner > User Interface Theme = Modern Dark > Update Settings

Note: Dark theme was not available in Nagios XI 5.3.0.

[Frédéric GRANAT]

Hi

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[root@nagiosxi tmp]# cat /usr/local/nagiosxi/var/xiversion
###################################
# DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE!
# Nagios XI version information
###################################
full=5.6.3
major=5
minor=6.3
releasedate=2019-06-11
release=5603
You have mail in /var/spool/mail/root

Can you switch to a dark theme?
=> Yes

[lmiltchev]

Well, it seems like that you were able to upgrade successfully. Seeing Nagios XI 5.6.3 on the bottom left means that ALL of the files have been copied successfully. Is everything working as expected or you are having issues after the upgrade?

[Frédéric GRANAT]

No issues,
It seems to work.
Thanks, you can close the post