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For Universal Controller 7.12.x, upgrading refers to the increase of a currently installed 5.2.0 version of the Controller to a 7.12.x version (for example, upgrading Controller 5.2.0.5 to Controller 7.12.0.0).
You can upgrade to Universal Controller 7.12.x only from Universal Controller 5.2.0; you cannot upgrade to 7.12.x from any version earlier than 5.2.0 (for example, 5.1.1).
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To increase a currently installed 6.1.x or later release of the Controller to a 7.12.x release, you do not have to perform an upgrade; you only have to apply maintenance to the 6.1.x or later version. |
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For Universal Controller 7.12.x, applying maintenance refers to the increase from a currently installed 6.1.x or later release of the Controller to a 7.12.x release of the Controller (for example, increase Controller 6.1.3.1 to Controller 7.12.0.0).
The procedures for upgrading differ from the procedures for applying maintenance (see Applying Maintenance to Universal Controller).
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Upgrade Procedures
These instructions comprise the following procedures:
1 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Make Make Sure No Records Are Being Processed |
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2 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Stop Stop OMS |
3 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Back Back Up Your Database |
4 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Run Run an Export on the Active Controller |
5 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Stop Stop Tomcat and Remove All Controllers |
6 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Prepare Prepare Your Database |
7 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Download Download the New Controller |
8 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Install Install the Controller |
9 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Verify Verify the Active Controller Installation |
10 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Run Run an Import on the Active Controller |
11 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Check Check Your Data |
12 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#LDAP LDAP Synchronization |
13 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Verify Verify the Passive Controller Installations |
14 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Start Start OMS |
15 | Upgrading Universal Controller from 5.2.0#Verify Verify the Upgrade |
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These instructions assume that you are running a High Availability Universal Controller system: a system configured with Active and Passive Controllers (cluster nodes). If you are running a single Controller, disregard the steps for Passive Controllers. |
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Before upgrading your Controllers, back up your database. The database backup is a fail-safe measure; you will be using the Controller 5.2.0 export and Controller 7.12.x import, as described below, to migrate your data. |
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Step 1 | From the navigation pane, select Automation Center Administration > Configuration > Maintenance Scripts. The image below shows export script options for Controller 5.2.0. | ||
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Step 2 | Select an export script and click Run. | ||
Step 3 | The Controller prompts for a confirmation. Click Yes. As your data is exported, the output from the script is written to the screen, as shown here. | ||
Step 4 | Check the output for error messages. If there are any, copy the output to a file and email it to Customer Support. | ||
Step 5 | Zip or tar the contents of:
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Step 6 | Copy the zip/tar file to a safe place for use after the upgrade process. | ||
Step 7 | Copy your
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Step 8 | Copy your license key from the Properties list and store it in a safe place. | ||
Step 9 | Copy the LDAP mapping file to a safe place for use after the upgrade process.
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Step 1 | Unzip/untar the backup file that you created earlier using the export. |
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Step 2 | Copy the XML files to any directory on the Controller that it has access to. |
Step 3 | From the Administration navigation pane, select Configuration > Server Operations. |
Step 4 | Locate and run the Bulk Import Server Operation. |
Step 5 | The utility prompts for a confirmation. Click Yes. |
Step 6 | As your data is imported, the output from the operation is written to the screen. Look over the output for any error messages. If you see any, copy the output to a file and email it to Customer Support. |
Step 7 | Due to technology and feature changes in Universal Controller 6.7.x, a number of XML files will not be imported. These include but may not be limited to:
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Step 8 | Apply your 7.12.x license key. |
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If you experiencing problems with the bulk import, do not continue; please contact Customer Support for guidance. |
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In order to log in to the Controller using LDAP credentials, you must set the LDAP Synchronization Enabled Universal Controller System property (Administration > Configuration > Properties in the Controller user interface) to true.
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