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Get Products and Docs

  1. Go Navigate to the Downloads section on the DataCore Support Portal.

  2. Scroll down and open the Swarm toggle

    • When a new component version is available (such as a new release of Content Gateway), these These bundles are updated and the ZIP file name changes to reflect the release date for the bundle.

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    • when an updated component version is available such as an updated release of Content Gateway.

  3. Download the corresponding PDF from the Documentation Archive page, download the corresponding PDF. 

    • The comprehensive PDF that matches matching all of the components at those versions is uploaded to the Documentation Archive using a filename that includes that including the same release date for its the matching bundle.

    • The Swarm online documentation is continually updated to the current release; because the PDF is a snapshot that is tied to a bundle release, consider it the definitive source for that bundle.

    • Our The DataCore Support team's searchable Knowledge Base contains both technical articles and the very latest documentation, which may be newer than the installed version. 

  4. Expand the software bundle. In the top-level directory of the bundle, locate and read the README.txt for the version guidance on using the bundle.

  5. Open the PDF for the bundle and see the Release Notes for each component, which include upgrade instructions as well as changes and watch items.

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  1. Swarm 11 bundle:

    1. Upgrade Swarm to 11.3, as guided by DataCore Support and the Settings Checker report.

    2. Upgrade to Gateway 5.4.1 if currently running Elasticsearch 2.3.3. Upgrade to Gateway 7.0 if currently running Elasticsearch 5.6.12. Refer to Upgrading from Gateway 5.x.

    3. Add an Elasticsearch 6 cluster and start a search feed, leaving the old feed as primary (see Migrating from Older Elasticsearch).

    4. When the feed completes, make it primary.

    5. Upgrade to Gateway 7.0 if currently running Gateway 5.4.1.

    6. Configure gateway.cfg indexerHosts to point to the new Elasticsearch 6 cluster and restart CloudGateway, using sudo systemctl restart cloudgateway command.

  2. Swarm 14 bundle:

    • Follow the appropriate column in Upgrade Paths, above.
      This is the general order:

      1. Upgrade to Swarm 14.

      2. Upgrade to Gateway 7.7 (from version 5.4.1, follow Upgrading from Gateway 5.x)

      3. Verify Swarm operations (this is the time to downgrade).

      4. Run the ES config script to upgrade in-place to Elasticsearch 7.

      5. Upgrade Gateway 7.7 to Gateway 7.8.