Version 9.5 SP1
 —  Upgrading from a Previous Version  —

Upgrading CentraSite 8.2 or 9.0 to 9.5 Using Overinstall


Prepare the Old Environment for Upgrade

  1. Back up the entire webMethods installation directory.

  2. Apply the latest fix to CentraSite using the instructions in the fix readme. Fixes and their readmes are available from the Software AG Knowledge Center.

  3. Start the CentraSite Registry Repository. Depending on the previous fix level and the content of the Registry Repository, the startup process might take some time.

  4. In System Management Hub, right-click the CentraSite > Registry/Repository > Backups node and then click Backup. On the next screen, click OK to start the backup. The backup file is created with the extension .2B0 and a timestamp in the old_installation_directory\CentraSite\data directory. Copy the backup to a safe location.

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Shut Down Running Products

Shut down all non-Software AG applications that are running on the machine on which you are going to overinstall. If these applications are not shut down, product files might become corrupted.

Shut down all Software AG products that are running in the product installation directory in which you are going to overinstall. If the products are not shut down, the installer will not be able to update key files that are locked by the operating system. For a UNIX system, use the instructions in the product documentation. For a Windows system:

During overinstallation, if the installer finds Software AG products still running in the target installation directory, it will prompt you to shut them down.

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Install CentraSite 9.5

If the CentraSite Registry Repository and Application Server Tier are on different machines, overinstall the Registry Repository before you overinstall the Application Server Tier.

Follow the instructions in Using the Software AG Installer and Installing webMethods Products 9.5 to install CentraSite 9.5, with the additional guidelines below.

  1. Log on to the machine that hosts CentraSite as the same user that installed the old CentraSite release.

  2. If you are installing on a UNIX machine, check whether a file named afterInstallAsRootLog.txt exists in the Software AG installation directory. If it does, execute the old_installation_directory/bin/beforeInstallAsRoot script.

  3. Start the Software AG Installer.

  4. For installation directory, specify the directory that contains the CentraSite release to overinstall.

  5. On the product tree, existing products are shown in gray followed by the word "Installed" (wizard mode) or the letter "I" (console mode). Select CentraSite 9.5 to overinstall.

    If you want to use Command Central to manage CentraSite, also select the Platform Manager plug-in for CentraSite.

  6. On the product panel, specify the full path to the CentraSite license file.

  7. If you installed a language pack for the previous version, CentraSite will use the old language pack after the overinstall.

    Note:
    You can overinstall this language pack when the 9.5 language pack becomes available. For language pack availability, go to Software AG Empower Product Support website, then go to Product Information > Globalization > Language Packs.

  8. If you configured OS authentication for CentraSite 8.2, see the 9.5 release notes for information on how to proceed. If you configured SSO/IAF (single sign on/Integrated Authentication Framework), reconfigure it now or you might experience authentication problems. For instructions, contact Software AG Global Consulting Services.

  9. After you finish upgrading CentraSite, you might need to modify product files or assets to accommodate changes to product behaviour, services, parameters, properties, or APIs in the 9.5 release. For detailed information about these changes, read the product readme, available on the Software AG Documentation website. Also read the product release notes to understand new functionality.

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