This guide covers the procedures to upgrade your current version of ExtraView on Solaris, Windows and Linux platforms. This manual will lead you through many of the design decisions that will help you size the appropriate hardware, and install supporting web and application servers. Follow the instructions step-by-step through the appropriate section for your installation.
It is assumed that the reader of this manual is familiar with the following topics:
- Installation and configuration of your operating system software, whether it be Windows, Solaris or Linux
- Installation and configuration of Oracle database
- Functionality and operation of Apache web server software
- Functionality and operation of Tomcat application server software
- Installation and functionality of the Java Runtime Environment
- Installation and functionality of an ANSI C compiler such as the GNU C Compiler
- Installation and functionality of the SUDO facility (if required for your installation)
- Functionality of the Perl programming language (if you intend to use the ExtraView Command Line Interface)
With regard to these topics, this guide will give you only the key elements of settings essential to ExtraView.
Although the guide offers significant assistance in installing and configuring many of the server and database components that support ExtraView, it is not intended that it replace the installation and configuration documentation of these components.
ExtraView’s consulting team is available to provide assistance with any of these items.
Upgrade Preparation
- Ensure you take a backup of your entire ExtraView installation before beginning the upgrade process. This backup should include the database, the ExtraView application and configuration files
- The default language and region of your installation should be en and US while performing an upgrade. This is because the upgrade needs to assume a specific language for the import of new system messages. Change the DEFAULT_LANGUAGE and DEFAULT_REGION behavior settings before performing the upgrade, then change them back to your original settings once the upgrade is complete. Note these settings are case sensitive
- If support software, or the database version are to be upgraded as part of the process, make sure you have downloaded and have available all the necessary components before beginning the upgrade.
