MySQL Bugs: #79958: installer unable to proceed with upgrade if no internet connection.

Bug #79958	installer unable to proceed with upgrade if no internet connection.
Submitted:	13 Jan 2016 16:38	Modified:	21 Jul 2016 17:47
Reporter:	Desiree Gennaro	Email Updates:
Status:	Not a Bug	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL for Windows: Installer	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	5.7.10.0	OS:	Windows
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
Try running standalone mysql-installer-community-5.7.10.0.msi to upgrade an existing installation without network connectivity.

How to repeat:
1. yank network cable.
2. run installer.
3. Next
4. Select "MySQL Server" to upgrade
5. Next
6. MySQL Server is "Ready to download" instead of "Ready to install"
Even after hitting "Execute" it fails due to no internet connection.

Suggested fix:
Include required update files with non-web access Windows Installer package.

Hello Desiree Gennaro,

Thank you for the bug report.
Verified as described on MySQL for Windows Installer with 5.7.10 version.
Similar to Bug# 72176.

Thanks,
Chiranjeevi.

This is still an issue with 5.7.11.0

Is there an alternative method to upgrade my MySQL Server within my dev environment? It does not have access to the internet and will not be able to use the web installer.

You should be able to upgrade products even if you do not have an internet connection as long as you are able to download the latest full bundle from another external source and copy it to the machine you need products to be upgraded.

For this test I downloaded 2 full installers (around 320Mb each), mysql-installer-community-5.7.10.0.msi and mysql-installer-community-5.7.13.0.msi

First, you run mysql-installer-community-5.7.10.0.msi and install and configure MySQL Server 5.7.10.
Then you unplug from the internet.
Then, you run mysql-installer-community-5.7.13.0.msi and follow steps to upgrade MySQL Server 5.7.10 to Server 5.7.13.

Please NOTE that NONE of those files include the 'WEB' word in their file names. I'll attach a couple of screenshots of the expected result.

Remember that in the installers download page (mysql.com/downloads/installer) there are two downloads available.
The Web installer (~1.6 Mb) will always depend on the internet connection to download new products, while the full bundle (~320Mb) is the usual path to copy and perform offline installations.

Upgrade screen

Attachment: 01.png (image/png, text), 48.38 KiB.

Upgrade process

Attachment: 02.png (image/png, text), 46.65 KiB.

Upgrade finished

Attachment: 03.png (image/png, text), 31.30 KiB.

The problem still persists with mysql-installer-community-5.7.19.0.msi

I can't see, why it woulnd't be a bug, if an installer, which is supposed to work offline, doesn't work offline.