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View the Grouper demo (if you have issues registering for the demo, click here for info)
Current Grouper release is
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v4.
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non-enhancement version
Read the Release Notes for Grouper 2.6v4
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Past Grouper release is v2.5.x
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non-enhancement version
Read the Release Notes for Grouper 2.5
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| Use version | In these conditions |
|---|---|
| v2v5.6*.* | You want new Grouper features as they are released |
| You have non trivial testing process on upgrades | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v2v5.6*.* at least every quarter | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v2v5.6*.* when security advisories are released | |
| Using the Grouper Provisioning Framework | |
| Use ABAC | |
v4.*.* v2.5.*(was 2.6) | You want as little change/risk as possible when upgrading containers (for OS / security / critical bug fixes) |
| You do not want to test thoroughly when upgrading | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v2.56.* at least every quarter | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v2.56.* when security advisories are released | |
| Using the Grouper Provisioning Framework | |
| v2.5.* | You want as little change/risk as possible when upgrading containers (for OS / security / critical bug fixes) |
| You do not want to test thoroughly when upgrading | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v4.*.* by May 2023Use PSPNG and other non-framework provisioners | |
| v2.4.* | Do not use |
| v2.3.* | Do not use |
| v2.2.* | Do not use |
| v2.1 or earlier | Seriously? |
Release components
Grouper in v2.5 v4 is a container. If your institution does not run containers regularly, it's ok, you can run Grouper without making investments in container orchestration.
For the Grouper container, which runs the Grouper UI, WS, daemon, scim, GSH, see:
- v2.5 v4 release notes to see which version to use
- v2.5 install Install instructions
- v2.5 Container maturity level -1 (quick start)
- v2.5 Container maturity level 0 instructions using installerv2.5 maturity level 0 instructions manual install
- v2.5 upgrade instructions
- The Grouper installer helps you install this container for the first time (and in non production)
- Download the version you want from maven. (download the grouper-installer-*.jar)
- Get a grouper.installer.example.properties e.g. for 2.5.X:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Internet2/grouper/GROUPER_RELEASE_2.5.XX/grouper-misc/grouper-installer/conf/grouper.installer.example.properties - Create a blank grouper.installer.properties and use any settings from the example Run: java -jar grouper-installer-2.5.X.jarv4 upgrade instructions
- The Grouper client is a java library for Grouper web services which can be used command line and can show example web service calls
- Download the version you want from maven. (download the grouperClient-*.jar)
- Get a grouper.client.base.properties e.g. for 2.5.X:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Internet2/grouper/GROUPER_RELEASE_2.5.XX/grouper-misc/grouperClient/conf/grouper.client.base.properties - Create a blank grouper.client.properties and use any settings from the base properties
- Run: java -jar grouperClient-2.5.X.jar
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