Topic: SME Server 9.0

[TerryF]

It is preferable to carry out the restore to a clean server install and then reinstall any contribs.

As it is SME9 has very few contribs that have been morphed from SME8

[DanB35]

Looks like, despite having NFS as a config option for the workstation backup, the nfs-utils package isn't part of the SME 9.0-RELEASE installation, making it impossible to mount NFS shares.  I've filed bug # 8479 (http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8479) on this.

[TerryF]

See wiki entry http://wiki.contribs.org/Backup_with_dar#NFS although its for SME8 would think it also applies to SME9

[TerryF]

In particular the discussion in this Bug http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7006

[DanB35]

Certainly, it's easy enough to install nfs-utils using yum.  At least, it would be, if yum were working, though I suspect the problem here is just that the mirrors aren't up to date on the new release yet:

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[root@sme-test ~]# yum install nfs-utils
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, smeserver
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.itc.virginia.edu
 * smeaddons: mirror.canada.pialasse.com
 * smeextras: mirror.canada.pialasse.com
 * smeos: mirror.canada.pialasse.com
 * smeupdates: mirror.canada.pialasse.com
 * updates: mirror.unl.edu
http://mirror.canada.pialasse.com/releases/testing/9/smeaddons/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found"
Trying other mirror.
http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/9/smeaddons/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found"
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.pialasse.com/releases/testing/9/smeaddons/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found"
Trying other mirror.
http://sme-mirror.firewall-services.com/releases/testing/9/smeaddons/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found"
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.chiropratique.org/releases/testing/9/smeaddons/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found"
Trying other mirror.
http://smeserver.bhs.mirrors.ovh.net/smeserver/releases/testing/9/smeaddons/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 22 - "The requested URL returned error: 404 Not Found"
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: smeaddons. Please verify its path and try again
[root@sme-test ~]#

The problem is that a feature in the base installation simply doesn't work without the installation of additional software--that's a bug in my book.

[TerryF]

and that's why the Bug you raised was the right thing to do, I have had no probs installing nfs-utils just now including the portmap link as described in the SME8 bug..

[stephdl]

I don't think there is any pressing reason for you to upgrade to version 9, unless you have new hardware which doesn't work with sme8.

I would disagree and this is why

- Included softwares in sme8 repositories are really old , I have in mind dovecot which is used for sogo. Sogo now use dovecot 2 and the version available for sme8 is dovecot 1.1. Of course you can do a hack but it is not safe.

- There are some new features in ibays for example with a new panel available with a contrib smeserver-webhosting...specific to sme9

-Versions of sqlite, python, mysql are more recent, and you can simply install PHP55 or PHP54 (need to be tested a bit). These versions could bring new contribs not realizable with sme8.

Of course, maybe we can find other reasons to keep or to leave sme8

[guest22]

I don't think there is any pressing reason for you to upgrade to version 9, unless you have new hardware which doesn't work with sme8.

There is if you are using SME9 as a VM on a visualization platform and you care about resources. It is much less resource intense then SME8.

using ~2% of assigned resources on SME9 vs ~8-10% usage of assigned resources on SME8. Exact same VM machine

[TerryF]

Hi DanB35

In a previous post, not this thread, you describing doing a SME8 backup to a cifs share on a NAS, which then stopped working and subsequently used NFS on a SME8 box.

Of interest was your mentioning having tried NFS previously and that it had failed but now worked, which suggest that box has had the nfs-utils etc installed.

It would be good to post those details in the Bug as well.

[TerryF]

Must've been lucky yesterday, and managed to get the nfs-util from the one and only mirror that has the correct dirs. listed..

Thanks Daniel..

Today NADA..  

[nicolatiana]

1) "smeaddons" is still unavailable in mirrors:

sme-mirror.firewall-services.com
mirror.pialasse.com
mirror.chiropratique.org
mirror.canada.pialasse.com
smeserver.bhs.mirrors.ovh.net

2) I've upgraded (yum update) an exixting RC1/32; RC1 is still showed as current version in console.

Nicola

[stephdl]

probably time to open a bug nicolatiana, please do it

confirmed smeaddons is an empty directory and confirmed that after a full upgrade the file /etc/redhat-release is always 'SME Server release 9.0rc1'

[nicolatiana]

http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8481

Nicola

[nicolatiana]

Maybe a further yum update should be issued.

Nicola

[idp_qbn]

If we really have released SME 9, shouldn't an announcement be made in the Announcements section? It still has SME9 RC1 as the latest version.
Cheers
Ian