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Cascade CMS 8.4.1

End of Life

Cascade CMS 8.4.1 is a patch release that contains bug-fixes only.

5 Fixes

Release Notes

Fixed

  • Upgraded TinyMCE from v4.5.1 to v4.5.7 to address issues with image selection and alignment in browsers including Chrome and Firefox (and included numerous other improvements/fixes)
  • Added "Decimal" option to ordered list styles dropdown
  • Advanced submit when creating assets will only show available Create Workflows
  • Changing the parent Folder when creating/editing an asset will update available Workflows from the new parent Folder
  • Fixed a JavaScript error that was being thrown when viewing a draft or working copy of an asset

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 paths, 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 requirements for Cascade CMS releases
Upgrading From Full Installation Required
7.x Yes
8.0.x Yes
8.1.x Yes
8.2.x Yes
8.3 No
8.4 No

Requirements & Supported Platforms

Server Requirements (for CMS deployment)

Application server requirements (for the CMS)
  Requirement Notes
CPU
  • Quad core (recommended)
  • Dual Core Pentium / AMD Athlon (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
  • 20GB (recommended)
  • 10GB (minimum)
 

Supported Platforms

Supported platforms
  Supported platform(s) Supported version(s) Notes
Java platforms Oracle Server JRE or JDK
  • Java 8u60 or higher
  • Server JRE is recommended for Windows and Linux
  • 64-bit is recommended for all platforms
  • Other Java distributions including OpenJDK are not supported
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server
  • 2016
  • 2012 / 2012 R2
 
Mac OS X Server
  • 10.4 or later
 
Linux
  • 64-bit (recommended)
  • 32-bit
 
Databases MySQL
  • 5.7
  • 5.6
  • 5.5
 
Microsoft SQL Server
  • 2016
  • 2014
  • 2012
 
Oracle
  • 12c
  • 11g
 
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+