Software Updates and Patches

How to get the latest CryoSPARC features and fixes or roll back to a previous version.
Software updates
New versions
When we release a new version of CryoSPARC, the Dashboard will display an update notification.
In CryoSPARC v4.0+, the update notification is displayed at the top of the Dashboard:
In CryoSPARC v3, the update notification is displayed in the footer:
Look for the new version notification in the bottom status bar of the cryoSPARC dashboard.
You can sign up for the newsletter to receive an email when we release a new update or patch.
Patches
We also periodically release patch updates for CryoSPARC, to address issues outside of normal updates. To learn more about patches, see: https://guide.cryosparc.com/setup-configuration-and-management/software-updates#apply-patches​
Software Updates
CryoSPARC Guide
Before you update or downgrade: complete or kill running jobs
Before installing an update or downgrading to a previous version, wait for all presently running jobs to complete, or kill them from the Resource Manager. We also highly recommend making a backup of your database as described below.
IMPORTANT. Before you update your instance, we recommend making a backup of your database.​
In CryoSPARC v4.0+, you can use the Maintenance Mode feature to pause new jobs during an update: 
Guide: Maintenance Mode and Configurable User Facing Messages
Checking for updates
Unless otherwise noted:
Log in to the workstation or remote node where cryosparc_master is installed.
Use the same non-root UNIX user account that runs the cryoSPARC process and was used to install cryoSPARC.
Run all commands on this page in a terminal running bash
Run this command to check for CryoSPARC updates.
cryosparcm update --check
This checks online for available updates and indicates whether an update is available.
$ cryosparcm update --check
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CryoSPARC current version v2.15.0
          update starting on Wed Mar 18 12:09:52 EDT 2020
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  current version v2.15.0
      new version v3.0.0
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Update available!
You can also use cryosparcm update --list to get a full list of available versions (including old versions in case you would like to downgrade).
$ cryosparcm update --list
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CryoSPARC current version v2.14.0
          update starting on Wed Mar 18 12:11:42 EDT 2020
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Available versions:
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v2.0.18
v2.0.20
v2.0.23
...
v2.14.2
v2.15.0
v3.0.0
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To install a specific version, use 
    $ cryosparcm update --version=vXX.YY.ZZ[-branchname]
Installing automatic updates
Perform the following actions when installing the latest version of CryoSPARC.
To begin automatic master and non-cluster worker updates with the newest available version of CryoSPARC, run
cryosparcm update
Cluster workers are not updated automatically. See the "Manual Cluster Updates" section below
This commands executes the following:
1. Runs an automatic master update
Shuts down the running CryoSPARC instance
Downloads new the master (cryosparc_master.tar.gz) and worker (cryosparc_worker.tar.gz) releases
Extracts and installs the master release
If dependencies have changed, automatically re-installs these
CryoSPARC releases include many compressed files; the extraction step may take several minutes on slower disks.
2. Runs automatic worker updates
Once the master update is complete, master starts up and automatically updates registered workers:
Transfers the worker release cryosparc_worker.tar.gz to each worker node via scp
Extracts and installs the worker release
Updates dependencies
If multiple standalone worker nodes are registered that all share the same worker installation, the update is only applied once.
Manual Cluster Updates
Cluster installations do not update automatically because not all clusters have internet access on worker nodes.
Once the automatic update above is complete, navigate to the CryoSPARC master installation directory via command-line. Look for the latest downloaded worker release, named cryosparc_worker.tar.gz orcryosparc2_worker.tar.gz
Copy this file (via scp) to cluster worker's installation directory. It should be in the same directory as the bin and deps folders. Navigate to the installation directory and run
If you're updating from cryoSPARC v2 to v3, the downloaded file is calledcryosparc2_worker.tar.gz. Do not change this file name when you copy it into the worker directory.
bin/cryosparcw update
This updates the worker at the current location with the given release file.
cryoSPARC does not allow running mismatched versions of master and worker releases. If you see this error:
Version mismatch! Worker and master versions are not the same. Please update.
Then re-install your cryoSPARC master and worker and check they are on the same version.
Update or roll back/downgrade to a specific version
Follow this section to install or update/downgrade to a specific release of CryoSPARC.
Please see Before you update or downgrade.
Steps are as described above, but with this command instead
cryosparcm update --version=vX.Y.Z
Use cryosparcm update --list to see the list of available versions. Substitute the vX.Y.Z in the command above with one of the results.
For instructions on updating an existing CryoSPARC v3.x instance to v4.0, please see: Guide: Updating to CryoSPARC v4.0​
If your CryoSPARC instance is running v4.0.0 and later, the oldest version of CryoSPARC you can downgrade to is v3.4.0. For more information, see Downgrading from v4​​
Forced update
Follow this section when a cryoSPARC install or update process fails part-way, or if CryoSPARC cannot start after following the Troubleshooting steps.
This removes CryoSPARC and installs the latest available version, bypassing all file and dependency checks.
On the master node run
cryosparcm update --override
Then on each worker node run
bin/cryosparcw update --override
You cannot specify a version to install when overriding the update manager. Only the latest version of cryoSPARC will be installed.
Verify successful update or installation (optional)
CryoSPARC provides two methods of verifying that all components of an installation are correctly working and set up.
The first method is to run cryosparcm test install and cryosparcm test workers via the command line. For more information, see Guide: Installation Testing with cryosparcm test​
The second method is to run the Extensive Workflow job. See the Extensive Workflow guide here.​
This automatic workflow executes all steps in the T20S Introductory Tutorial and verifies the following system components:
CryoSPARC system and license installation
Worker/Cluster configuration
GPU and CUDA driver installation
SSD caching
Apply Patches
We periodically releases patches for specific versions of CryoSPARC to fix bugs which do not require a full formal software update. Subscribe to the CryoSPARC Newsletter to receive an email when we release a patch.
To check for available patches, run
cryosparcm patch --check
Before applying patches, ensure CryoSPARC is running:
cryosparcm start
Apply the patch with one of the following strategies (table):
If  a cluster is connected, use the cluster installation instructions even if CryoSPARC was initially installed in workstation or master/worker mode
Single Workstation
Master Node
Cluster
Automatically install all patches:
cryosparcm patch
Automatically install patches on the master and connected dedicated worker nodes
cryosparcm patch
From the master node, run
cryosparcm patch --download
This downloads master and worker tarballs to the cryosparc_master installation directory. Follow the resulting set of instructions for installing both patch files.
The instructions will involve the following:
Install the master patch file with cryosparcm patch --install
Copy or upload the downloaded cryosparc_worker_patch.tar.gz patch into the cryosparc_worker directory
Inside the cryosparc_worker directory, run bin/cryosparcw patch
Depending on your cluster setup, either install the patch once in the cryosparc_worker directory shared by all cluster nodes or repeatedly for each cluster node that hosts an independent cryosparc_worker directory.
Finally, reload CryoSPARC and refresh job types:
cryosparcm cli "reload()"
cryosparcm cli "refresh_job_types()"
Performance Benchmarks
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