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In April 2017, with the Q1 Cumulative Update (CU) Bamboo introduced updated install/uninstall processes for component products (web parts). Instead of the Setup.exe Installation Application, we now supply two PowerShell scripts – one for Install/Upgrade and the other for Uninstall – to be used to install, upgrade, or uninstall the product. The install package downloaded from My Bamboo is now a *.zip file rather than a self-extracting executable.
The installation process was updated based on feedback from our customers. We are excited about the benefits the new processes offer:
| The processes are now very transparent; you know exactly what happens during the install/upgrade/uninstall. If you want/need to modify the scripts for your farm, you can do that. |
| If you are upgrading to a new version of a Bamboo product or if a new install updates a shared component used by another Bamboo product installed previously, the installed solution is saved before the upgrade. If the new install fails, you can easily rollback to the previously installed solution. |
| Rather than deploying each solution individually, deployments are queued which minimizes farm disruption by reducing the IIS Resets on the farm. |
| By design, the scripts are written to be compatible with PowerShell versions found on an SP2010 WFE server. Written to use the features of the older version of PowerShell, the scripts are simple and should work the same in all environments. If you would prefer to employ some PowerShell features available in new versions (e.g., output results to the grid/table), you can modify the scripts to use the PowerShell features available in your environment. |
Please note the following for the new scripts:
- The script installs all the WSPs found in the installation folder, in alpha order
- The install/upgrade script deploys to all content web apps. If you would prefer to deploy to a single web app, you can modify the script or deploy via Central Administration.
- Uses Upgrade instead of Install for existing components.
For additional information about how to use the updated processes: