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How to upgrade the W&B Enterprise Server installation |
Each W&B Enterprise Server comes equipped with the ability to self-update with new releases of our software. You'll be notified when new releases are available, and the upgrade process is available on the /vm-settings
page on your VM.
We will infrequently release new W&B VM versions which require a full replacement of the instance. Instructions for how to manage this process follow.
To seamlessly migrate your data from one W&B Enterprise Server to a new one on AWS, follow the following steps.
- In the "EC2 > Instances" section of the AWS Console, find your existing W&B server and select "Actions > Instance State > Stop".
- In the Instance Description area, find and click on "Block Devices > /dev/sdc > EBS ID" to navigate to the volume containing your server's data.
- Select "Actions > Create Snapshot". Give your snapshot a memorable description and name ("click to add a Name tag").
- When the snapshot is created, copy the snapshot ID.
- Navigate to "EC2 > AMIs" in the AWS Console and select the newly released W&B AMI that was shared with your account. Click "Launch".
- Proceed through the instance launch process as usual. In Step 4: Add Storage, for the second volume (/dev/sdc), paste your snapshot ID into the Snapshot column. You may also increase the size of your volume at this time.
- Continue to launch your instance as usual. When the instance comes live, it will contain the data of your previous W&B Server.
- You may now terminate the previous W&B Server Instance.