Updates and fixes in this service pack (3.5 SP1)

Syndeia Cloud 3.5 SP1, including the REST API and the Syndeia Cloud Web Dashboard, has several improvements which are listed here: Syndeia 3.5 SP1 - Improvements.

Installation Process

Syndeia Cloud 3.5 SP1 is a full build of Syndeia Cloud and not a patch/incremental build. It is an in-place upgrade of the Syndeia Cloud services and does NOT require any data migration. Follow the steps below to deploy Syndeia Cloud 3.5 SP1.

1. Download & extract the three .zip files to your home dir, i.e. syndeia-cloud-3.5-SP1.zip, syndeia-cloud-3.5-SP1_janusgraph.zip, syndeia-cloud-3.5-SP1_cassandra_zookeeper_kafka_setup.zip

2. Identify your current Syndeia Cloud version and platform (Windows, Linux). The version can be identified by checking the Help > About menu in Syndeia Cloud.

3. Follow the instructions below for the scenario and platform relevant to your environment.

Scenario 1: If you are deploying SC 3.5 for the first time with this service pack (or starting from scratch)

Linux / Windows

1. Gather the three .zip files you downloaded for Syndeia Cloud 3.5 SP1 and follow the instructions here: Deployment

Scenario 2: If you are already running SC 3.5 and upgrading to this 3.5 SP1 release

Linux

1. To upgrade Syndeia Cloud (SC) to 3.5 SP1: in your bash shell, run the below and follow the prompts:  

   export SC_snapshot_version_old=3.5 cd ~/syndeia-cloud-3.5-SP1/bin/ ./syndeia-cloud-3.5_install.bash --upgrade -s -SC_v 3.5-SP1

   Note, if you are running a multi-node configuration you will also need to pass in --multi_node (or -m), ie:

   export SC_snapshot_version_old=3.5 cd ~/syndeia-cloud-3.5-SP1/bin/ ./syndeia-cloud-3.5_install.bash --upgrade -s --multi_node --SC_version=3.5-SP1

Windows

1. Stop all existing SC services via services.msc (SCM)

2. To upgrade Syndeia Cloud (SC) to 3.5 SP1: in a Cygwin/WSL terminal, run the below and follow the prompts:

   export SC_snapshot_version_old=3.5 cd ~/syndeia-cloud-3.5-SP1/bin/ ./syndeia-cloud-3.5_install_windows.bash --upgrade -s -SC_v 3.5-SP1

   Note, if you are running a multi-node configuration you will also need to pass in --multi_node (or -m), ie:

Scenario 3: If you are already running SC 3.4 SP3 and upgrading to this 3.5 SP1 release

Linux / Windows

1. Please follow the instructions on the Migration page but use SC 3.5 SP1 everywhere where it references SC 3.5.

Verification

1. Scenario 2 ONLY: Confirm batch_size_warn_threshold_in_kb and batch_size_fail_threshold_in_kb in /etc/cassandra/default.conf/cassandra.yaml have been bumped up from their defaults, ex:

   If you make changes to the above, restart the Cassandra service:

   If you frequently deal with large artifact sizes you may want to configure your monitoring to watch for the “batch size” warn messages and bump up as needed.

2. Scenario 2 ONLY: Make sure sc-store service’s application.conf at /opt/icx/syndeia-cloud-current/store-impl-3.5-SP1/conf/application.conf contains the following performance tuning enhancements on ~L95:

   If not, add them and restart the sc-store service.

3. Follow the steps in the section Validating Syndeia Cloud Installation & Configuration on the following page to verify your installation:

   • Linux: Syndeia Cloud Installation Instructions for RHEL/CentOS/Alma Linux 7-8 | SyndeiaCloudInstallationInstructionsforRHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux7 8 ValidatingSynde...

   • Windows: Syndeia Cloud Installation Instructions for Windows (2012-R2 x64) | SyndeiaCloudInstallationInstructionsforWindows(2012 R2x64) ValidatingSyndeiaClo...