Upgrading to 7.6.1 from 7.6.0

This topic describes how to upgrade from version 7.6.0 of Oracle Endeca Server.

If you are running version 7.6.0 of Endeca Server, you have two options in upgrading to version 7.6.1:
  • Use the upgrade procedure described in Upgrading to 7.6.1 from 7.5.x. The disadvantage is that you have to re-create your WebLogic domain. The advantage is that you can specify a new name for the Endeca Server home directory (such as "EndecaServer7.6.1").
  • Use the procedure described in this topic. The disadvantage is that you must specify the same name for the Endeca Server home directory as was used in 7.6.0 (because of pathnames specified in the Endeca Server configuration file). The advantage is that you can re-use the 7.6.0 WebLogic domain (including any 7.6.0 Endeca data domains).

This upgrade procedure assumes that you have both WebLogic 10.3.6 and Oracle ADF (Application Development Framework) Runtime package 11.1.1.6 installed, as well as Endeca Server 7.5.x. The upgrade procedure will not remove the WebLogic and ADF software, nor will it remove the WebLogic domain you created for the 7.6.0 Endeca Server. Because you will manually install Endeca Server 7.6.1, this procedure does not use the 7.6.1 orchestration script.

To upgrade to Oracle Endeca Server 7.6.1 from Oracle Endeca Server 7.6.0:

  1. Shut down WebLogic Server.
  2. Write down the name of the Endeca Server installation directory (for example, "EndecaServer7.6.0"). You will be using this same name for the 7.6.1 installer.
  3. Deinstall your current 7.6.0 Endeca Server, using the instructions in Chapter 8 of the 7.6.1 Oracle Endeca Server Installation Guide.
    Use the appropriate deinstaller in the $MW_HOME/EndecaServer7.6.0/oui/bin directory: runInstaller for Linux or setup.exe for Windows.
    Note: Do not delete the WebLogic domain you created for your 7.6.0 installation, located in the $MW_HOME/user_projects/domains directory. You will be re-using this domain for the 7.6.1 installation.
  4. Go to the WebLogic $DOMAIN_HOME/servers/AdminServer/tmp directory and delete all of its files and sub-directories. This will remove the cached versions of Endeca Server artifacts (such as the Endeca Server EAR file).
  5. Install the Endeca Server 7.6.1 software by using the instructions in Chapter 5 ("Manually Installing Endeca Server on a Single Machine") of the 7.6.1 Oracle Endeca Server Installation Guide.
    Note these two important requirements:
    1. If you were previously using SSL, make sure that you also select "Yes" at the Select Deploy Mode screen. Otherwise uncheck the box.
    2. At the Specify Installation Location screen, use the same location (from Step 2) in the Oracle Home Directory field.
  6. When the Endeca Server installation finished, do NOT create a WebLogic domain. You will re-use the pre-existing WebLogic domain.
  7. Start WebLogic Server.

Because you are re-using the pre-existing WebLogic domain, you do not have to regenerate the SSL certificates (if you are using secure mode) or re-register the Data Enrichment plugins. You can also re-use the Endeca data domains you created with the 7.6.0 Endeca Server.