relnotes-unix.txt #2

                            Release Notes for
                 SDP - the Server Deployment Package
                          for the Perforce Server

Introduction

   This document notes major changes to the SDP, in particular
   those changes which will require extra steps if upgrading
   a previous SDP installation.

   SDP is identified by a Version file in the root directory
   of the SDP package.

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Upgrading the Unix SDP

   To incorporate a new version of the SDP into an existing
   SDP installation, first stage the deployment as in this
   example, assuming you have put the SDP distribution tar file
   in /depotdata.  Working as user root on a Perforce server:

   cd /depotdata

   # If an sdp folder exists here, move it aside, e.g. to
   # sdp.MOVED_2014-09-11

   tar -xzpf sdp.Unix.2014.2.10148.tgz
   chown -R perforce:perforce sdp.Unix.2014.2.10148.tgz /depotdata/sdp

   cd /depotdata/sdp/Server/Unix/p4/common/bin

   # Copy 'p4', 'p4d', 'p4broker', 'p4web', 'p4p', etc. (only
   # those currently used) into this 'bin' folder.

   cd /depotdata/sdp/Server/Unix/setup
   vi mkdirs.sh
   # Review and adjustments to mkdirs.sh suit your environment.

   ./mkdirs.sh 1 -test

  
   Using 'mkdirs.sh' script with the '-test' flag as illustrated
   above will deploy to the SDP to /tmp/p4 rather than /p4 area.

   If working on the Production server directly, DO NOT forget
   to use the '-test' flag.

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Versioning the Unix SDP

    We strongly recommend that files in the following locations are 
    versioned (in Perforce):

        /p4/<instance>/bin
        /p4/common

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CHANGE HISTORY:

SDP/Unix/2014.2/10464 (2014/09/30):
   Minor adjustments to Maintenance scripts, e.g. fixing typos and adding
   import sys.

   Adjusted SDP test Vagrant file comments to account for new home in The
   Workshop.

SDP/Unix/2014.2/10148 (2014/09/11):
   First release of the Server Deployment Package (SDP), into
   The Perforce Workshop.