Upgrade CCMS Web
Upgrading to IXIASOFT CCMS Web 6.2 from version 6.0 is mostly configuration updates before running the installation script.
- On Windows: c:\Ixiasoft\ccms
- On Linux: /opt/ixiasoft/ccms
Also, DTDs are validated at install and at start up.
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Download and unzip the package:
- Go to the 6.2 area of the IXIASOFT Downloads site:
- Click the CCMS_Web folder.
- Enter the user name and password given to you by IXIASOFT Sales.
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Click the latest .zip file of the installation package.
IXIASOFT-CCMS-Web-[platform]-<version>.zip,where the platform is either windows or linux and version is the latest build version of the installation packageFor example, IXIASOFT-CCMS-Web-windows-1.2.3.zip
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Extract the zip file to a temporary folder on the local
drive.
Important: Do not use spaces in the path or file name.Important: Do not extract to a location that would result in a long path.
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In the location where you extracted the package, open the
properties.txt file in a text
editor.
Important: It is important to do all the configuration for the new parameters in properties.txt before running the installation script. Otherwise only the default values will be used.
For existing parameters, the installation script will reuse any existing values you set in the previous version of CCMS Web. You do not need to update them unless you want to change your configuration.
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If required, change the default configuration for the new
parameters for the Apache Tomcat application:
Parameter Describes TOMCAT_XMX
Sets the maximum memory size available to the Apache Tomcat application. Default value:
8192
TOMCAT_XMS
Sets the minimum memory size available to the Apache Tomcat application. Default value:
512
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Configure the new parameters for IXIASOFT CCMS Output Generator as required:
Parameter Describes OUTPUTGENERATOR_HOSTNAME
Hostname of the server where IXIASOFT CCMS Output Generator is installed. Default value:
HOSTNAME
The hostname cannot include spaces.
OUTPUTGENERATOR_PORT
Default value:
1500
OUTPUTGENERATOR_SHARED_DIRECTORY
The directory where outputs are stored. This directory must be writable by CCMS Web Server. UNC paths are supported. Default value:
c:\Ixiasoft\OutputGeneratorSharedDir
OUTPUTGENERATOR_DAYS_TO_KEEP
The number of days that CCMS Web Server stores outputs generated in CCMS Web. After the set number of days, the outputs are deleted. Default value:
7
- If you use SCCM to manage Windows updates on the server with CCMS Web, change the following Tomcat properties if required:
Parameter Describes TOMCAT_SHUTDOWN_PORT
The port that the Apache Tomcat application server uses to listen for shutdown requests. The native service can trigger a signal to Tomcat's shutdown port, and Tomcat's own code can handle the rest. Default value:
8035
TOMCAT_AJP_PORT
The port used for AJP implementation if in use. Default value:
8039
IXIASOFT has set new default values for Tomcat because SCCM (Microsoft's automated deployment and update tool) uses port 8005 for installing Windows updates, which was Tomcat's default shutdown port. Thus, Tomcat cannot bind to the port.
You only need to change the default values above if you want to set different values for these ports.
- Save and close the properties.txt file.
- (Optional): Make a full copy of the folder for the current CCMS Web installation.
IXIASOFT recommends having a full copy of the existing folder as it simplifies reverting the changes if required.
- Run the installation script.
Note: When upgrading to IXIASOFT CCMS Web 6.2, the installation script uninstalls the current versions of Java, Tomcat, and Oxygen.
Java
The new version of Java is a local JDK that comes with the installation package, and it runs independently of what is installed on the server. No action is required.
Tomcat
The re-installation resets the Tomcat configuration. If you have modified the Tomcat configuration, save those values somewhere before running the installation script so you can reconfigure Tomcat afterwards.
Oxygen
The installer creates a backup of the oxygenworkspace folder for the Oxygen configuration, which includes frameworks and plugins. No action is required to save values for the Oxygen configuration, but you must re-install all these additional frameworks and plugins after the update.
- Windows: Open a command prompt using Run as administrator, navigate to the folder where you extracted the installation script, and enter:
WindowsInstall.bat <InstallDir>
- Linux: Run the following command as root:
sh ./LinuxInstall.sh <InstallDir>
- Windows: Open a command prompt using Run as administrator, navigate to the folder where you extracted the installation script, and enter:
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Verify that the script was successful:
- In the folder where you extracted the installation script, open the installation.log file in a text editor.
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Scroll to the end of the log and look for the message
Installation successful
.If theInstallation successful
message is missing, the installation failed.
- If the installation failed, do the following:
- Retrieve the properties from the previous installation, which is saved in the installation source folder in the file properties.txt.automerged.
This is the same folder where WindowsInstaller.bat is located.
- Clean-up the target folder if there are still files there.
- Do a fresh install of CCMS Web 6.2. (See CCMS Web 6.2 Install guide)
For more details, see the guide: Installing CCMS Web.
- Reinstall your Oxygen frameworks and plugins, which the Web Installer saved in the backup folder.
The Web Installer backs them up, it but does not automatically re-install them.
- If you modified the Tomcat configuration for your previous CCMS Web installation, you must reconfigure Tomcat.
- Retrieve the properties from the previous installation, which is saved in the installation source folder in the file properties.txt.automerged.
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Verify that CCMS Web is at the correct version and is
working:
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Navigate to the URL for CCMS Web, which uses the
following pattern:
http://[host name]:TOMCAT_HTTP_PORT/For example:http://localhost:8080/
- On the login page, verify that the Version indicates 6.2.
- Log in and verify that the first page opens as expected.
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Navigate to the URL for CCMS Web, which uses the
following pattern:
- Reinstall your Oxygen frameworks and plugins, which the Web Installer saved in the backup folder.
The Web Installer backs them up, it but does not automatically re-install them.