DOWNLOAD the latest RPM/TAR file from the MCS download page.

BACKUP the MyConnection Server installation directory.

All this requires is copying the root directory. For more information see "points of interest" at the bottom of this section.

The rpm command to UPDATE a package is:

rpm -Uvh myconnectionsvr.rpm

This update process first closes down the installed and running MyConnection Server.

Once the installation has completed the service will automatically start.

If upgrading from MCS v9.6 or below we HIGHLY RECOMMEND reading up on SIGNED APPLET changes and why we use JAVA by clicking here.

When UPDATING using the .tar file it is the same process as installing.

Untar the installation file into the current MCS directory and then run the configure script:

sh mcs_configure.sh

This update process first closes down the installed and running MyConnection Server and then proceed with the installation.

If upgrading from MCS v9.6 or below we HIGHLY RECOMMEND reading up on SIGNED APPLET changes and why we use JAVA by clicking here.

Once MCS has been installed it should automatically start the service and display the IP/Port it's running on.

If not use the sh start_mcs.sh command to manually start the service.

• MCS is intentionally designed to operate from within the root directory. (Please note you can copy the MCS root directory from a Linux or MAC platform to a Windows platform and run the Windows executable. Also note that once the root directory has been copied it's necessary to over-install to that directory for it to run correctly.)

• As the install directory can be copied, this obviously allows you to test the upgrade on a test server very easily before committing this to the production install.

• This process assumes that the install templates files have not been manually changed, upgrading will never overwrite any custom changes made unless these changes have been made to the master template files erroneously.

• The save copy of the MCS root install can obviously be used to revert back to the prior install quickly.