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HOWTO update the P5 software on an ARDIS DDP device
Posted by Andre Kuehnemund, Last modified by Andre Kuehnemund on 09 August 2019 16:07

On an Ardis DDP device (http://www.dynamicdrivepool.com/), P5 is installed under /tmp/avfs-dbase/aw. To update the P5 software, download the current Linux installer(https://p5.archiware.com/download), then follow these instructions.

The examples assume the DDP uses IP address 192.168.222.88 and the P5 version to be installed is 5.1.6. Please adjust as needed.

 

 IMPORTANT: It is highly recommended to make a backup copy of the current 'aw' folder before updating the software!!!

 

1. Copy the awpst5xx.tgz installer from your workstation to the DDP, e.g.: scp ./Downloads/awpst516.tgz root@192.168.222.88:

2. Open a secure shell connection to the DDP, e.g.: ssh root@192.168.222.88

3. Copy the P5 installer to the P5 installation folder, e.g.: cp /root/awpst516.tgz /tmp/avfs-dbase/aw/

4. Change to P5 install folder: cd /tmp/avfs-dbase/aw/

5. Stop P5: ./stop-server

6. Extract installer files: tar zxvf awpst516.tgz

7. Start P5: ./start-server , wait for success message

8. Login to P5 running on the DDP by going to http://[DDPs_IP_address]:8000/login

 

 

 

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Maitland Buchanan
28 November 2019 13:59
If you have the DDP connected as a client on on a p5 server can you use the update button on the server to update on the DDP?
Andre Kuehnemund
13 December 2019 17:06
To the best of my knowledge it won't work due to the fact that P5 is installed on a DDP under a custom path, i.e. not user the default path of '/usr/local/aw/'.
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