How do I upgrade Plesk?
Overview
Prior to June 26, 2012, (dv) Dedicated-Virtual 4.0 Servers were provisioned with Plesk 10.4. Since the product release, Plesk has released a new version upgrade. Currently, this stands at 11. The end-result of this guide will be to upgrade your system to that version.
CAUTION:
As with all guides for major server changes, there will always be edge cases that experience errors which can break things. While we have tried to account for possible fail-points, there is no way to guarantee with 100% certainty that the following commands won't cause more harm than good.
Before proceeding:
1. Make a back-up of your server.
2. Reboot your (dv) Dedicated-Virtual Server.
3. Be comfortable with the idea that there is always a possibility that you will need to re-install and/or revert to that backup data.
Requirements
- (dv) 4.0 - These instructions will not work on a (dv) 3.5 or 3.0. Please contact Sales for information on how to upgrade.
Before upgrading
Before performing the actual upgrade to Plesk, you should:
- Make a back-up of your entire server, preferably using the Snapshot Backup tool. A Snapshot Backup will give you the option of restoring to your old server setup if anything goes wrong during the upgrade.
- Reboot your server to clear out any active processes or memory usage.
Let's Upgrade!
Via Plesk
From the Control Panel
- Log into your Control Panel. See Figure 1:
Figure 1: The Plesk Control Panel. Click for a larger view. - Click on the Server tab, see Figure 2.
Figure 2. - A new window or tab will open, depending on your browser settings. If you are upgrading to the latest version of Plesk, click on Install or Upgrade Product. See Figure 3. If you are already on the latest version and just want to upgrade components, click on Update Components. See Figure 4.
Figure 3. Click to upgrade Plesk to the latest version.
Figure 4. Click to update components. - Click the Continue button to upgrade to the latest Plesk version, see Figure 5.
Figure 5. - Your upgrade will begin. Please be patient. This process can take up to 20 minutes to complete, depending on your Internet connection. Once completed, you will see a confirmation message like in Figure 6.
Figure 6.
From the Server Administrator Panel
- Log into your Server Administrator Panel, see Figure 7.
Figure 7: The Plesk Server Administration Panel. Click for a larger view. - From the left menu, click on Tools & Settings. See Figure 8:
Figure 8: Click on Tools & Settings. - Under the Panel section, click on Updates and Upgrades.
- A new window or tab will open, depending on your browser settings. If you are upgrading to the latest version of Plesk, click on Install or Upgrade Product. See Figure 9. If you are already on the latest version and just want to upgrade components, click on Update Components. See Figure 10.
Figure 9. Click to upgrade Plesk to the latest version.
Figure 10. Click to update components. - Click the Continue button to upgrade to the latest Plesk version, see Figure 11.
Figure 11. - Your upgrade will begin. Please be patient. This process can take up to 20 minutes to complete, depending on your Internet connection. Once completed, you will see a confirmation message like in Figure 12.
Figure 12.
Enable Nginx
You can add the nginx component at any time after the upgrade in Tools & Settings > Updates & Upgrades > Add Components. Once the component is added, you should run the Reverse Proxy Server (nginx) service in Tools & Settings > Services Management.
Resources
(dv) 4.0 - Making It Better series
- General MySQL Tuning
- General Apache Tuning
- Installing Monit
- Installing Munin
- Web Accessible phpMyAdmin
- Using mod suphp with Plesk