# Client Upgrade

# Upgrading through the CLIMS Clients Page

Open a web browser and access the CLIMS Server web interface.
Log in and go to the Clients page.

Clients Page

Click the upgrade icon of the target client.

Clients Page: Upgrading a Single Client
Click Confirm to proceed.

Clients Page: Confirm Upgrade

Click the Upgrade All button.

Clients Page: Upgrading All Clients
Click Confirm to proceed.

Clients Page: Confirm Upgrade

# Upgrading Manually

Start by Getting the Client Installers to download the latest client installer or use the commands to download and automatically run the installer file.

# Upgrading through the Windows Installer Interface

Double-click the new installer.
In the setup wizard, click Next.

Welcome Screen
Read and accept the License Agreement, then click Next.

End-User License Agreement
The installer automatically detects the previous installation directory.

Click Change to specify a new directory; otherwise, click Next.

Destination Folder

Changing the Installation Directory
The installer automatically detects the previous CLIMS Server URL.

Use the previous configuration or update the URL. Click Next.

CLIMS Server Details
Click Install to start the upgrade process.

Alternatively, click Back to review any installation setting.

Ready to Install
The installer will set up all necessary files on the computer. Click Finish.

Complete Installation

# Upgrading using the Downloaded Installer

This is only applicable for installing on OL/RHEL/CentOS 7.

Open a terminal with root user privileges.

Run the following command:

Command Syntax
export SERVER_URL="http(s)://<clims_server_hostname>:<port_number>" && rpm -Uvh "<path_to_installer>/OpeniTCLIMSClient-linux-x64.rpm"

Parameter	Description
`<clims_server_hostname>`	Use this parameter to specify the hostname of the machine where the CLIMS Server is installed
`<port_number>`	Use this parameter to specify the port number used by the web service, which is 8888 by default; this is specified upon CLIMS Server installation
`<path_to_installer>`	Use this to specify the path to the installer file

Command Parameters

# Example

To install OpeniTCLIMSClient-linux-x64.rpm from /root/Installers/, using the CLIMS Server URL, http://mnl1180win:8888:

Example
export SERVER_URL="http://mnl1180win:8888" && rpm -Uvh "/root/Installers/OpeniTCLIMSClient-linux-x64.rpm"

# Next Step?

After upgrading, proceed with verifying the installation.

Verifying CLIMS Client Installation