Unix Upgrades
Thank you for using ScrumWorks Basic! The ScrumWorks Basic Upgrade Guide is intended to help users migrate from older releases of ScrumWorks Basic for Unix to the latest release. Unix upgrade is limited to ScrumWorks Basic versions 1.4.2 and higher. Please see our support pages for problems or questions about your upgrade.

Upgrade from 1.4.2+ to 1.8.4
Before you begin, please back up your data. Although the upgrade process should not affect your existing data, it is always a good idea to back up data before upgrading.
  1. Backup your ScrumWorks Basic database.
  2. Shut down your old version of ScrumWorks.
  3. Extract the new version of ScrumWorks:
    # tar jxvf scrumworks-version.tar.bz2
  4. Go into the scrumworks-version directory. # cd scrumworks-version
  5. Run ./setup.sh to download and install the required third party utilities.
  6. Go into the the upgrader directory
    # cd upgrader
  7. Run the upgrade script:
    # ./upgrade-unix.sh path_to_old_scrumworks_root path_to_new_scrumworks_root
  8. Change JBOSS_HOME to point to path_to_new_scrumworks_root.
  9. If you're running on Mac OS X, you will need to run these steps:
    1. # launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/scrumworks.plist
    2. Follow the daemon installation instructions on the OSX installation page.
  10. Start the new version.
Please check our support resources for help with your upgrade.


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