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Hi Heather, re: > Randy wants me to upgrade the ldm on our noaaport machines. I am > guessing I need to do the same thing on both machines? The LDM does not need to be upgraded in tandem; newer LDMs are backwardly compatible with newer versions. re: > I have never > done this before, Martha had always done it in the past. Is there a > set of instructions that you can send me? The best source of information on installing/upgrading an LDM is the LDM webpages: Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu Software -> LDM http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ Documentation http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-current/ Installing, Configuring, and Activating the LDM System http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-current/basics/index.html#installation Follow the instructions in: Installing from -> Source code https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-current/basics/source-install-steps.html NB: - you will need 'root' capability to fully install the LDM - but, do NOT do the LDM installation as 'root', and never run the LDM as 'root' !!!!! The LDM build/install process will ask you for the 'root' password at two points (or sudo if you don't have 'root'); that is where the 'root' access is needed. re: > Also, we have not upgraded for two years: Martha upgraded to version 6.9.8 > in June of 2011. I see the latest version is 6.11.6, do we need to do > an incremental update or can I just update once to the current version? No, you can upgrade directly. Note: The process is to build and install the LDM while the previous version is still running. When the build/install is complete (and correct), one cuts over to the newly built version by stopping the LDM; changing the runtime link to point to the newly built version; and then starting (the new) LDM: <as 'ldm' after the new version has been built and installed> cd ~ldm ldmadmin stop rm runtime && ln -s ldm-6.11.6 runtime ldmadmin start The process will be much the same on your machine that is running the NOAAPort ingest, but you will need to specify the --with_noaaport option to configure at the first step. re: > Thanks, I appreciate your help! No worries. Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CQQ-768862 Department: Support IDD Priority: Normal Status: Closed