User guide states that upgrading between versions should be as simple as changing the Artemis version in the etc/artemis.profile file.
There are several differences between 2.4 and 2.3 that make this not possible. 2.4 requires etc/management.xml to be created. Additionally jolokia-access.xml is created but not required. bootstrap.xml needs the web section updated to remove the url="jolokia" line. Additionally after updating and adding, starting up of the service then reports insufficient roles/credentials everywhere on the jolokia UI when accessing remotely (cannot test locally as running on a linux box). This is the same when using the 2.4 instance instead of the upgraded one when trying to view anything remotely from the Please update the documentation to correctly indicate how to upgrade Artemis versions. -- Sent from: http://activemq.2283324.n4.nabble.com/ActiveMQ-User-f2341805.html