This document will provide JBoss 4 release notes for all operating
systems offered by eApps. Please see the section specific to the
operating system of your subscription. To get the operating system of your subscription take the
steps below.
Log into your Control Panel > click My Account
tab > Subscriptions > click the Name of the subscription (with
type Virtuozzo Container)> the operating system is listed on the
Server section of the page.
CentOS 5
The latest version available on CentOS 5 plans is 4.2.3
Changes in 4.2.3
eApps Release Notes
- none
Official Release Notes
- https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=614346&group_id=22866
How to upgrade
- Log into your Control Panel > Click System Tab > All Applications > JBoss-4 > Upgrade To Latest
When you upgrade to the new version, it will create a new
/opt/jboss4/server directory while moving the old /opt/jboss4/server
directory to one called /opt/jboss4/server.backup.{date-stamp}. To
preserve
your old setup, you will have to move your application files, including
any libs not included with JBoss into the new /opt/jboss4/server
directory.
CentOS 4The latest version available on CentOS 4 plans is 4.2.1.
To take advantage of the most current version,
customers are encouraged to migrate to a CentOS 5 plan. For migration
details please send a request to support@eapps.com.
- INSTALLING – If
you are not currently running any version of JBoss, please use the
following instructions.
- Login to your Control Panel and go to the System Tab.
- Click on Add Application and install JBoss
4.2.1
- UPGRADING From JBoss 4.0.5 EJB3
- If you are
upgrading to JBoss 4.2.1 from the prior version of JBoss 4.0.5 EJB3,
follow the
steps below (these instructions are only valid with the 4.0.5 EJB3
version!).
- Backup your application and configuration files,
including server.xml
- Login to your Control Panel and go to the System Tab
- Click on Upgrade Applications and verify that you have
the older version of JBoss 4.0.5 EJB 3 installed.
- Then select version 4.2.1 from the drop-down
box
and click Upgrade. (Contact support@eapps.com if you do not
see this version in your control panel)
- When you install the new version, it will create a new
/opt/jboss4/server directory while moving the old /opt/jboss4/server
directory to one called /opt/jboss4/server.backup.{date-stamp}. To
preserve
your old setup, you will have to move your application files, including
any libs not included with JBoss into the new /opt/jboss4/server
directory.
- Move your server.xml file into the new
/opt/jbossx/server/default/deploy/jboss-web.deployer directory.
The old directory called
/opt/jbossx/server/default/deploy/jbossweb-tomcat55.sar is no longer
valid.
- UPGRADING From JBoss 4.0.5 (EJB2) version or
older versions of JBoss - If you are
upgrading to JBoss 4.2.1 from the prior version of JBoss 4.0.5 EJB2 or
any version prior to JBoss 4.2.1, follow the
steps below.
- Backup your application and configuration files,
including server.xml
- Login to your Control Panel and go to the System Tab
- Click on All Applications
- Click on your existing JBoss application and
uninstall it
- Now click on Add Application and select JBoss 4.2.1 and
click install
- After JBoss installs you will have to redeploy your
application. Please refer to the JBoss 4 User Guide at
http://support.eapps.com/hsp/jboss4
- CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS
- Major Version Release - JBoss
4.2.1 is a major version release which offers significant
benefits over the previous versions.
- Documentation - For more info, go
to: JBoss
4.2.1 Release Notes.
