Upgrade your SmartNodes to 1.2.2 version (Mac Version)

by @controllinghand
Updated 6/28/2018 * v1.2.3 now available
Updated 6/24/2018 * v1.2.2 fixes multiple issues including WatchDog error
Updated 6/24/2018
Original 6/22/2018

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Please visit this official link https://smartcash.cc/smartcash-v1-2-release-announcement-and-instructions/
If you want to see screen shots you can use this guide otherwise all information you need are provided in the above link.

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The new version of smartnodes has arrived. It's time to upgrade the environment.

Step 1

download and upgrade your smartcash wallet to 1.2.x
https://smartcash.cc/wallets/
Go to Node Wallets section

1. after you have upgraded check your version. You should see 1.2.x
   
   
2. Make your you Wallet is in sync. Check for the check-mark in the bottom right of the wallet
   

Step 2

1. logon to your VPS (if you installed as smartadmin or root make sure you are issuing the following commands as that user)
   
2. smartcash-cli stop
   
3. sudo apt-get update
   
4. sudo apt-get upgrade (and hit Y)
   
5. smartcashd -reindex *Note if you already upgrade to a 1.2 version you can just type smartcashd no need to reindex.
   

Then it will take a while (30 minute or so) until its done indexing and can be started from wallet.
You can type smartcash-cli getinfo and watch your blocks until they reach the current block count. It will pause on block 0 for a few mins so be patience.

Validate version is 1020x00 (x should be greater than 2)
protocolversion is 90026
Block is at the latest block

Once synced

Step 3 start alias on your wallet

Step 4 Check the status of your smartnode

1. smartcash-cli smartnode status
   

If you see "Smartnode successfully started" your are done

*note your wallet will take a while to go from pre-enabled to ENABLED

Congrats.