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Upgrading from earlier versions

ThereWhen there is no direct upgrade path, some manual steps are involvedinvolved. :

  • We assume below that the current installation is under /path/current_ppack,current_ppack adjust procedure accordingly.
  • We assume the versionand you want to install isa version XXYY

Steps :

  • Create a folder /path/ppackXXYY and unzip the new product file there.
  • Copy the following files and folders from /path/current_ppack to /path/ppackXXYY
File/Folder Comment
./config/custom/*
./security make sure to copy recursively.
./data make sure to copy recursively.
./product.lic
  • Ensure file permissions & ownerships in /path/ppackXXYY are set identically to /path/ current_ppack
  • Rename /path/current_ppack to /path/ppack.old and /path/ppackXXYY to /path/current_ppack
  • current_ppack
  • Restart the http server
  • For cell(s) that use ProactivePack event classes, data classes, rules and remote actions, update the following files.files in the cell KB, recompile, restart the cells.

Filename

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Location

classes/Maintenance_Data.baroc

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classes/Maintenance_Event.baroc

Blackout event classes

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rules/Maintenance_Event.mrl

Blackout rules

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rules/Maintenance_Impact.mrl

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