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| + | <span style="font-size:150%;">Announcing '''Koozali SME Server 8 series is discontinued'''</span><br> |
| + | The Koozali SME Server development team is announcing the discontinuation of the Koozali SME Server 8.x series as per <br>'''March 31, 2017'''.<br> |
| + | Please see [https://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,52058.0.html this post] for more information.</center></blockquote> |
| + | {{Donate}} |
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| ===Status: Final Release=== | | ===Status: Final Release=== |
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− | SME Server Version 8.0 is the current major version of SME Server, and is based on CentOS 5.8. | + | SME Server Version 8.0 is the current major version of SME Server, and is based on CentOS 5.8. http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:About |
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| See the [http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,48671.0.html Release Announcement for 8.0 Final]. | | See the [http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,48671.0.html Release Announcement for 8.0 Final]. |
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| A copy of the latest CD image can be downloaded [http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/8/iso/i386/ here]. | | A copy of the latest CD image can be downloaded [http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/8/iso/i386/ here]. |
| + | ===SME Server 8.1beta2=== |
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| + | Due to the large number and size of updates for SME 8.0, we are working on a new installer ISO to include all updates of CentOS 5.9 in SME Server 8.1. Please, use only for test purpose to help with development. You should read these [[SME_Server:8.1|notes]] to be aware of any and all new features. |
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| + | See this [[SME_Server:Download#Testing_release|wiki page]] to download the ISO. |
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| ===Testing=== | | ===Testing=== |
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| ===Considerations before installing=== | | ===Considerations before installing=== |
− | {{Note box|During beta testing, users were encouraged to install updates from the smeupdates-testing repository, either manually or automatically. | + | {{Note box|After installing the 8.0 final release, users should ensure that smeupdates-testing repo is disabled in the server-manager panel, if it was previously enabled during beta testing.}} |
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− | After installing the 8.0 final release, users should ensure that smeupdates-testing repo is disabled in the server-manager panel, if it was previously enabled during beta testing.}}
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| {{Note box|You are advised to only upgrade clean machines, e.g. without contribs or other modifications. If any contribs is installed you must remove them; you may re-install contribs after upgrade. All contribs settings are saved in /etc/e-smith/templates or /etc/e-smith/templates-custom so when you re-install any contrib settings will be retrieved.}} | | {{Note box|You are advised to only upgrade clean machines, e.g. without contribs or other modifications. If any contribs is installed you must remove them; you may re-install contribs after upgrade. All contribs settings are saved in /etc/e-smith/templates or /etc/e-smith/templates-custom so when you re-install any contrib settings will be retrieved.}} |
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| + | See [[Bugzilla: 6732]] and [[Bugzilla: 7056]] |
| + | {{Note box|Before performing an upgrade to SME 8 from version 7.xx you need to fully update the installation of version 7.xx before attempting the upgrade.}} |
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| Please report any issues to our bug tracker under the SME Server 8 section only if you have installed all current updates. | | Please report any issues to our bug tracker under the SME Server 8 section only if you have installed all current updates. |
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| ==== VMWare ==== | | ==== VMWare ==== |
− | VMware-server installations need some tweaking at this stage, see [[VMware_server_on_SME8.0beta5]]. | + | VMware-server installations now work per the wiki entry, see [[Vmware]]. Previous work arounds dated SME8beta5 are no longer required. |
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| ===Problems and bugs=== | | ===Problems and bugs=== |
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| [[Category:SME Server]] | | [[Category:SME Server]] |
| + | [[Category:SME Server Releases]] |