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Cascade CMS 8.15.1

End of Life

Cascade CMS 8.15.1 is a patch release containing fixes for regressions introduced in Cascade CMS 8.15.

2 Fixes

Release Notes

Fixed

  • Editing certain JPEG files using the image editor will no longer display the error message: Missing Huffman code table entry.
  • Sending Template and Format assets through workflow will no longer prevent the workflow from completing.

Upgrade Guide

First time installation?

Be sure to import our default database schema prior to installing Cascade CMS for the first time. Then follow the appropriate installation instructions for your environment.

Upgrade Steps

  1. Shut down your currently running Cascade CMS environment.
  2. Before you upgrade, we strongly recommend that you back-up your production database as well as set up a test environment and perform a trial run of the upgrade. All customers are entitled to a test license for this purpose.
  3. Read the release notes and upgrade guides for all releases between your version and the latest version.
  4. Check the table below to see which installer type is required.

Which installer should I use?

With certain "Upgrade Path Table"s, a full installation of Cascade CMS is required in order to ensure that the application has the latest required libraries. See the table below for a summary of which installer you should use based on the version from which you are upgrading. For any versions that do not require a full installation, using the ROOT.war upgrade method is allowed.

Upgrade Path
Upgrading From Full Installation Required
7.x Yes
8.0.x - 8.14.x Yes
8.15 No

Requirements & Supported Platforms

Server Requirements (for CMS deployment)

Application server requirements (for the CMS)
  Requirement Notes
CPU
  • 8-core (recommended)
  • Quad core (minimum)
Cascade can be run in virtualized environments like VMware and Hyper-V.
Memory
  • 8GB RAM (recommended)
  • 6GB RAM (minimum)
It is recommended to allocate approximately 1/2 of the server’s total memory to Cascade.
Hard Drive Space
  • 25GB (recommended)
  • 15GB (minimum)
 

Supported Platforms

Supported platforms
  Supported platform(s) Supported version(s) Notes
Java platforms OpenJDK
  • OpenJDK 12.0.1
64-bit is recommended for all platforms.
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server
  • 2019
  • 2016
  • 2012 / 2012 R2
 
Mac OS X Server
  • 10.4 or later
 
Linux
  • 64-bit (recommended)
  • 32-bit
 
Databases MySQL
  • 8
  • 5.7
  • 5.6
  • 5.5 (deprecated)
Support for MySQL 5.5 will be removed in the next on-premise release on or after 5/15/2020.
Microsoft SQL Server
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2014
 
Oracle
  • 19c
  • 18c
  • 12c
  • 11g (deprecated)
Support for Oracle 11g will be removed in the next on-premise release on or after 01/01/2021.
Web servers Apache    
Microsoft IIS    
Sun Java System Web Server   Formerly Netscape Enterprise Server.
Zeus Web Server    
Web browsers Chrome
  • Chrome 50+
 
Microsoft
  • Edge
  • Internet Explorer 11
 
Mozilla Firefox
  • Firefox 45+


Safari
  • Safari 8+