Upgrade the Variable Store

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Important

When upgrading to the latest Variable Store Java 1.8 is required!

1. Shut down the Variable Store: sudo service takipi-storage stop
2. Make a backup of the Variable Store: change to the takipi-storage directory and tar the directory:
   tar -zcvf takipi-storage.tar.gz /opt/takipi-storage.
3. Make a backup of the settings.yml: copy the settings.yml to settings.yml.old
cp /opt/takipi-storage/settings.yml settings.yml.old
4. From the following URL, download the latest Variable Store installation file:
   takipi-storage-latest.tar.gz.
5. Extract the files to your <installation-directory> typically /opt:
   sudo tar xvf takipi-storage-latest.tar.gz -C /opt
6. Merge any new parameters as needed for settings.yml.old + /opt/takipi-storage/settings.yml into settings.yml.new.
7. Copy the new configuration to the new installation:
   cp settings.yml.new /opt/takipi-storage/settings.yml
   8.. Optional: Verify that your SSL certificate information is in the settings.yml file. if you have HTTPS enabled, validate the following:

• keystore file (takipi-storage.jks - name might differ)
  and
• certificate (takipi-storage-certificate.pem - name might differ)
  are in the /opt/takipi-storage folder. If not, copy them from your back-up back into /opt/takipi-storage.

9. Start the Variable Store:
   sudo service takipi-storage start

Remember to watch the logs for any warnings or errors.
10. Verify the installation by following this article: Verifying Storage Server Installation.
11. Restart the Collectors and the applications attached to the Micro-Agents and verify functionality.