This page contains the instructions for updating Nexus from version 1.5.0.2 to 1.7.1.

1. Review the notes from Sonatype about updating to Nexus 1.6 and 1.7. (http://nexus.sonatype.org/upgrading-nexus.html)
2. Download Nexus 1.7.1 from Sonatype (http://www.sonatype.com/products/downloads)
3. Extract the zip or tar.gz file on the server in the appropriate directory (/services/nexus).
4. Stop nexus and httpd
   1. service httpd stop
   2. service nexus stop
5. Copy the http url realm authentication plugin to the new version of  nexus
   1. cd /services/nexus
   2. cp  nexus-professional-webapp-1.5.0.2/runtime/apps/nexus/lib/security-url-realm-1.1.7.jar nexus-professional-webapp-1.7.1/runtime/apps/nexus/lib/
6. Update  the configruation of the nexus branding plugin (displays the  jboss.org  logo)
   1. cd /services/nexus
   2. rm -rf   sonatype-work/nexus/plugin-repository/nexus-branding-plugin-1.4.1/

   3. cp -r  nexus-professional-webapp-1.7.1/runtime/apps/nexus/optional-plugins/nexus-branding-plugin-1.4.2  nexus-professional-webapp-1.7.1/runtime/apps/nexus/plugin-repository/

   4. cp nexus-professional-webapp-1.5.0.2/jbossorg_logo.png sonatype-work/nexus/conf/
7. Remove the symlink to the old nexus install directory
   1. cd /services/nexus
   2. rm current
8. Remove the wrapper.conf file in the custom-app-configs directory (these settings have changed and the default values are now ok)
9. Add the attached plexus.properties file to the custom-app-configs directory (this will replace the existing file).
10. Link the nexus-professional-webapp-1.7.1/conf/plexus.properties file to this file
    1. cd /services/nexus/nexus-professional-webapp-1.7.1/conf/
    2. mv plexus.properties plexus.properties.default
    3. ln -s ../../custom-app-configs/plexus.properties plexus.properties

11. Create a symlink to the nexus startup script in /etc/init.d

    1. cd /etc/init.d
    2. rm nexus
       
    3. ln -s /services/nexus/nexus-professional-webapp-1.7.1/bin/jsw/linux-x86-64/nexus nexus
12. Restart nexus
    
    1. service restart nexus
    2. service restart httpd
13. Check that the web interface is up and available
    
    
    

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