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ThingsBoard PE v3.5.x upgrade instructions for CentOS

Prepare for upgrading ThingsBoard

Stop ThingsBoard Check if ThingsBoard and database services are running Initially ThingsBoard, check status to ensure it is stopped and then databases.

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sudo systemctl stop thingsboard

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sudo systemctl status thingsboard

Backup Database

Make a backup of the database before upgrading.

PostgreSQL

Check PostgreSQL status. It is unnecessary to stop PostgreSQL for the backup.

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sudo systemctl status postgresql

Make sure you have enough space to place a backup of the database Check database size

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sudo -u postgres psql -c "SELECT pg_size_pretty( pg_database_size('thingsboard') );"

Check free space

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df -h /

If there is enough free space - make a backup.

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sudo -Hiu postgres pg_dump thingsboard > thingsboard.sql.bak

Check backup file being created.

Cassandra

Check Cassandra status. It is necessary to stop Cassandra for the backup.

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sudo systemctl status cassandra

Flush all memtables from the node to SSTables on disk.

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nodetool drain

Stop Cassandra.

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sudo systemctl stop cassandra

And you have to check the status again to ensure they are surely stopped.

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sudo systemctl status cassandra

Make sure you have enough space to place a backup of the database Check database size.

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du -h /var/lib/cassandra/ | tail -1

Check free space.

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df -h /

Make a backup of Cassandra database.

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mkdir backup
sudo tar -cvf backup/cassandra.tar /var/lib/cassandra

Check archive being created

Start Database

Cassandra

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sudo systemctl start cassandra

PostgreSQL Do nothing, postgresql is already running.

Upgrading ThingsBoard PE to 3.5.1.1

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NOTE:

These upgrade steps are applicable for ThingsBoard version 3.5.1PE. In order to upgrade to 3.5.1.1PE you need to upgrade to 3.5.1PE first.
Prepare for upgrading ThingsBoard.

ThingsBoard PE package download

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wget https://dist.thingsboard.io/thingsboard-3.5.1.1pe.rpm

ThingsBoard PE service upgrade

  • Stop ThingsBoard service if it is running.
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sudo service thingsboard stop
  • Install Thingsboard Web Report component as described here.
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sudo rpm -Uvh thingsboard-3.5.1.1pe.rpm

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sudo /usr/share/thingsboard/bin/install/upgrade.sh

Start the service

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sudo service thingsboard start

Upgrading ThingsBoard PE to 3.5.1

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NOTE:

These upgrade steps are applicable for ThingsBoard version 3.5PE. In order to upgrade to 3.5.1PE you need to upgrade to 3.5PE first.
Prepare for upgrading ThingsBoard.

ThingsBoard PE package download

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wget https://dist.thingsboard.io/thingsboard-3.5.1pe.rpm

ThingsBoard PE service upgrade

  • Stop ThingsBoard service if it is running.
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sudo service thingsboard stop
  • Install Thingsboard Web Report component as described here.
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sudo rpm -Uvh thingsboard-3.5.1pe.rpm

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sudo /usr/share/thingsboard/bin/install/upgrade.sh --fromVersion=3.5.0

Start the service

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sudo service thingsboard start

Upgrading ThingsBoard PE to 3.5

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NOTE:

These upgrade steps are applicable for ThingsBoard version 3.4.4PE. In order to upgrade to 3.5PE you need to upgrade to 3.4.4PE first.
Prepare for upgrading ThingsBoard.

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Important note before upgrading to ThingsBoard 3.5

ThingsBoard UI was migrated to Angular 15. You need to re-build your custom widgets and rule nodes (which use UI) on Angular 15.

We suggest consulting this guide.

ThingsBoard PE package download

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wget https://dist.thingsboard.io/thingsboard-3.5pe.rpm

ThingsBoard PE service upgrade

  • Stop ThingsBoard service if it is running.
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sudo service thingsboard stop
  • Install Thingsboard Web Report component as described here.
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sudo rpm -Uvh thingsboard-3.5pe.rpm

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sudo /usr/share/thingsboard/bin/install/upgrade.sh --fromVersion=3.4.4

Start the service

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sudo service thingsboard start