Environment updates and storage optimization
Use Updates & Optimization in an environment to install new Flowize software versions or recover storage space after deleting data records. You can request either operation manually or configure a recurring schedule.
Environment software updates are separate from deploying and updating projects.
To upgrade the server package or add storage capacity, see Increase environment capacity.
Before you start
Open the environment and select Updates & Optimization. The environment must be ready for the page to show Update now! and Save configuration, or enable Optimize storage. Saving these requests is subject to an access check.
Software updates and scheduled maintenance put the environment in Maintenance. During this time, it cannot process or receive data until the operation finishes. Manual storage optimization also puts the environment in Maintenance and stops processing until it finishes.
Choose a maintenance time that suits the projects hosted in the environment.
Install the latest software version
- Review the available versions and their changelogs.
- Select Update now!.
- Read the maintenance warning and select Confirm.
This saves a request to update to the latest version. The success message reports that the operation has been scheduled; it does not confirm that installation has finished.
The page also displays an automatic-update notice when new versions are available. Use the number of days shown in that notice to check when Flowize will update an environment that has not been updated within the stated release window.
Schedule recurring updates or optimization
Use Automation to schedule software updates, storage optimization, or both.
- Select Install new updates, Optimize storage, or both options.
- Select one or more days of the week.
- Set the execution time.
- Select Save configuration.
- Read the maintenance warning and select Confirm.
The schedule uses the environment's timezone, which is displayed beside the time field. You can also review the timezone in the information table under General settings.
Selecting either operation reveals the day and time controls and changes the Automation indicator to Yes. Clearing both options hides those controls and changes the indicator to No. To cancel this recurring automation, clear both options and save the configuration.
Select at least one day when enabling a schedule. If no days are selected, saving cancels the automation rather than scheduling it.
Optimize storage manually
If you have deleted data records but the environment's storage usage has not decreased, Storage optimization can defragment storage and recover free space. For deletion and retention settings, see Data retention and cleanup.
- Open Storage optimization in Updates & Optimization.
- Review the duration estimate, if one is displayed for the environment's current storage.
- Select Optimize storage.
- Read the maintenance warning and select Confirm.
Confirmation saves a storage optimization request. Wait for the operation to finish before expecting processing to resume. The duration displayed on the page is an estimate.
Monitor progress and handle errors
The Environment status card under General settings is hidden when the environment is ready. During an update, it displays the current activity and a progress bar. The environment page checks for status changes periodically while the environment is neither ready nor in an error state.
If an update fails, the card changes to Error and instructs you to contact the Support team. Follow that instruction when the environment reports an update error.
When no newer versions are available, Updates & Optimization shows Environment Updated and a See what's new link to the current version's changelog.
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