CrashPlan ver 4.7

[nello]

I'm looking for a way to upgrade CrashPlan (in a FreeNAS Jail) to version 4.7

According to Code42:

Beginning on May 16, 2016, all computers that connect to the Code42 cloud, and that use a supported operating system, will upgrade to CrashPlan app version 4.7. If you use another computer you own or a friend's computer as a backup destination, both computers must upgrade to CrashPlan app version 4.7 in order for computer-to-computer backups to continue.
(Emphasis mine.)
Source: https://support.code42.com/CrashPla...ing_Between_Version_4.7_And_Earlier_Versions?​

So, I take it that I need to update the version of CrashPlan in my FreeNAS Jail to version 4.7 or it will no longer backup my desktop/laptop computers.

What are others doing to prepare for version 4.7?

 

[dlavigne]

Waiting for it to become available: https://bugs.freenas.org/issues/14994.

 

[Andrew076]

Updating the Crashplan has been manually written about here and seems to work very well.

Assuming crashplan currently works for you, then the main steps are:

Code:

$ cd /usr/pbi/crashplan-amd64/share/crashplan
$ wget --no-check-certificate http://download.code42.com/installs/linux/install/CrashPlan/CrashPlan_4.5.2_Linux.tgz
$ tar -xf CrashPlan_4.5.2_Linux.tgz
$ cd crashplan-install
$ cpio -idv < CrashPlan_4.5.0.cpi
$ service crashplan stop
$  cd ..
$ rm -r lib*
$ cp -r crashplan-install/lib* .
$ service crashplan start

Change line 2 to the actual file name (probably would be something like CrashPlan_4.7.0_Linux.tgz but that can be easily figured out by going to the website).

Change line 3 to match the file name

Change line 5 to match the version number i.e. "CrashPlan_4.7.0.cpi"

You would then have to do all your fixes to
/var/lib/crashplan/.ui_info
/usr/pbi/crashplan-amd64/share/crashplan/conf/my.service.xml
/usr/pbi/crashplan-amd64/share/crashplan/bin/run.conf
(or be sure they are correct)

Then it should work... at least it has up to version 4.6 for me.

Also, I had an issue at one point in the transition from 9.3 to 9.10, and had to delete and reinstall my plugin and jail. It was suggested at that time that I use the newer version of the jail, which I did.

The thread wherein I was dealing with the new jail is here if you need context, but the main info is below (be sure you click to expand there are two templates listed).

Show : Info for New Jail Version

I'm an idiot... I posted the wrong links. Using the tgz and mtree links in my prior post, name it: Standard

Template 1:

• Name: PluginJail
  • URL: http://download.freenas.org/jails/10/x64/freenas-pluginjail-10.3-RELEASE.tgz
  • Mtree: http://download.freenas.org/jails/10/x64/freenas-pluginjail-10.3-RELEASE.mtree

Template 2:

• Name: Standard
  • URL: http://download.freenas.org/jails/10/x64/freenas-standard-10.3-RELEASE.tgz
  • Mtree: http://download.freenas.org/jails/10/x64/freenas-standard-10.3-RELEASE.mtree

All FreeNAS FTP content: download.freenas.org
10.3 Jails: download.freenas.org/jails/10/x64/

 

[nello]

... at least it has up to version 4.6 for me.

You mention version 4.6 but the directions refer to version 4.5.2 (CrashPlan_4.5.2_Linux.tgz).

Are you actually running 4.6 on your FreeNAS server? Did it automatically update from 4.5.x or did you have to manually install it?

 

[Andrew076]

You mention version 4.6 but the directions refer to version 4.5.2 (CrashPlan_4.5.2_Linux.tgz).

Are you actually running 4.6 on your FreeNAS server? Did it automatically update from 4.5.x or did you have to manually install it?

So, I left the text the way it was developed by Martin Aspeli since he was the original author.

I do have crashplan running on 4.6 and it did not automatically update from 4.5.x. What I was saying was this is how I have been upgrading crashplan now for a long time. At somepoint I had an issue and had to reinstall the plugin, 3.x is what gets installed with the plugin and I had to manually install from that point on. It has consistently worked for me. Below are the steps I took, I put in bold the changes I made to the original post by Martin Aspeli so hopefully that will make more sense.

$ cd /usr/pbi/crashplan-amd64/share/crashplan
$ wget --no-check-certificate http://download.code42.com/installs/linux/install/CrashPlan/CrashPlan_4.6.0_Linux.tgz
$ tar -xf CrashPlan_4.6.0_Linux.tgz
$ cd crashplan-install
$ cpio -idv < CrashPlan_4.6.0.cpi
$ service crashplan stop
$ cd ..
$ rm -r lib*
$ cp -r crashplan-install/lib* .
$ service crashplan start

Once this is done you will have installed 4.6.0 - you now just need to get it to work - which is the subject of many other threads...

 

[nello]

My Macintosh CrashPlan client updated to 4.7 and it is still working with CrashPlan 4.5 on FreeNAS.

Update 2016.05.20
Stopped working the next day, May 17.

 

[nello]

Change line 2 to the actual file name (probably would be something like CrashPlan_4.7.0_Linux.tgz

When I asked Code42 online chat for the URL to the Linux 4.7 tarball, they gave me this:

https://download2.code42.com/installs/linux/install/CrashPlan/CrashPlan_4.7.0_Linux.tgz