Can I upgrade Apache Tomcat to the newer version?
Hi,
We'd used Bonita (7.7) as part of the system. Last month, the client had told us that they wanted to upgrade Apache Tomcat to the latest version. My concern is that when we firstly implemented the system, Bonita was installed with Tomcat bundle, so I'm not sure will there be any issue if Apache Tomcat was upgraded separately.
Is it ok if I upgrade Apache Tomcat without upgrading Bonita? Are there anything I need to concern after upgrading?
Thank you in advance.
Hi Voraprot,
I don't know what Apache Tomcat version you want to upgrade to. But in any case, the recommended path is to first upgrade Bonita, which will also upgrade the version of the Tomcat.
Please understand that Bonita and the processes run within rely on some of the generic libraries embedded in the Tomcat server, so upgrading the Tomcat (which may change some of those libraries) without upgrading Bonita may impact your Bonita service. The bigger the jump of Tomcat version, the bigger the risk.
If you then want to further upgrade your Tomcat beyond the version provided by the Bonita Tomcat bundle, you should install your upgraded Tomcat, then follow the instructions to install your Bonita on an existing Tomcat.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Unai