The version is used not just in the title and description but also in the starting script (to setup the classpath and such). This is done on purpose, to make sure the incorrect version is not loaded by accident (path rename, reinstall, etc...). You could use sym links but then you'd have to re-edit the startup scripts as well. It's simpler to reinstall the service:
service remove <upgrade> service install On 12/3/14 7:26 PM, Steve Camire wrote:
Would setting up a symbolic link still necessitate re-installing the Windows service after each upgrade? I noticed that the service, when installed, contains version-specific information in places such as the display name and description. IE: Elasticsearch 1.4.1 (node-01) Elasticsearch 1.4.1 Windows Service - http://elasticsearch.org Is there anything else (and possibly more important) that would make the Windows service more version-specific and necessitate re-installing it after every upgrade? On Thursday, July 17, 2014 3:51:31 AM UTC-4, Costin Leau wrote: Hi, Remove the old service (service remove) then install it again using the new path. Going forward you might want to look into using file-system links (which Windows Vista + supports) so that you can make an alias to the folder, install the service for it and reuse that across installs. That is, install under c:\elasticsearch\current (which can point to 1.1.0, then 1.1.1, 1.2.2, etc...) while your service points to \current. Of course, you need to check whether each version introduces some changes into the init/stop script (does happen though rarely) and use that. Cheers, -- Costin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elasticsearch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8d94910a-6003-475e-bf9c-d670db61fa59%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8d94910a-6003-475e-bf9c-d670db61fa59%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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