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Chapter 2. Installing and Upgrading

Table of Contents

2.1. Preparation
2.1.1. Supported Platforms
2.1.2. Hardware Requirements
2.1.3. Storage Requirements
2.1.4. Supported Web Browsers
2.1.5. Network Ports
2.2. Installing Couchbase Server
2.2.1. Red Hat Linux Installation
2.2.2. Ubuntu Linux Installation
2.2.3. Microsoft Windows Installation
2.2.4. Mac OS X Installation
2.3. Initial Server Setup
2.4. Using Hostnames with Couchbase Server
2.4.1. Hostnames for Couchbase Server 2.0.1 and Earlier
2.5. Upgrading to Couchbase Server 2.0.x
2.5.1. Online Upgrades
2.5.2. Online Upgrade with Swap Rebalance
2.5.3. Offline Upgrade Process
2.6. Upgrading Individual Nodes
2.7. Upgrades Notes 1.8.1 to 2.0 +
2.7.1. Upgrade Notes 1.8 and Earlier to 2.0 +
2.7.2. Upgrading from Community Edition to Enterprise Edition
2.8. Testing Couchbase Server
2.8.1. Testing Couchbase Server using cbworkloadgen
2.8.2. Testing Couchbase Server using Telnet
2.9. Next Steps

To start using Couchbase Server, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Make sure your machine meets the system requirements. See Section 2.1, “Preparation”.

  2. Install Couchbase Server. See Section 2.2, “Installing Couchbase Server”.

  3. For more information on Upgrading Couchbase Server from a previous version, see Section 2.5, “Upgrading to Couchbase Server 2.0.x”.

  4. Test the installation by connecting and storing some data using the native Memcached protocol. See Section 2.8, “Testing Couchbase Server”.

  5. Setup the new Couchbase Server system by completing the web-based setup instructions. See Section 2.3, “Initial Server Setup”.