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Upgrading iManager
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Upgrading iManager
Novell iManager version upgrade or migrate to 2.7.x depends on the currently installed iManager
version on the server. This section explains the following procedures:
Š
Section 2.1, “Upgrade Scenarios,” on page 27
Š Section 2.2, “Authorized Users,” on page 29
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Section 2.3, “Updating Role Based Services,” on page 29
Š Section 2.4, “Re-Installing or Migrating Plug-in Studio Plug-ins,” on page 29
2.1 Upgrade Scenarios
The following sections describe various upgrade scenarios of iManager:
2.1.1 Upgrade Scenario for Standalone Server Based
Installations of iManager 2.5/2.6
You cannot upgrade previous versions (2.6.x or earlier) of iManager standalone server to iManager
2.7. You should freshly install iManager 2.7 on a standalone server.
2.1.2 Upgrade Scenario for Windows Running iManager 2.7
with Tomcat 5.0
The upgrade scenario for Windows is about installing new iManager 2.7 that runs Tomcat 5.5.28, on
top of the existing iManager 2.7 that runs Tomcat 5.0.
Make sure that you do the following while installing the new iManager 2.7:
1. Back up the
..\Tomcat\webapps\nps\packages
folder to a temporary folder on your
machine.
2. Uninstall the existing iManager 2.7.
3. Delete the
..\jre
folder.
4. During the new iManager 2.7 installation:
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When you are prompted to select jre version, make sure that you select
jre 1.6.x
.
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When you are prompted to install the plug-ins, specify the path to the temporary folder
where you have backed up the packages folder.
2.1.3 Upgrade Scenario for Linux Running iManager 2.7 with
Tomcat 5.0
The upgrade scenario for Linux is about installing new iManager 2.7 that runs Tomcat 5.5.27, on top
of the existing iManager 2.7 that runs Tomcat 5.0.