1. Installation Guide
  2. Introduction
  3. Installation and Upgrade Scenarios

2.5 Installation and Upgrade Scenarios

Release 8.1.2.0.0 of OFS HM supports various installation and upgrade scenarios. A high-level overview of the possible scenarios is provided in the following table. Detailed procedural steps are provided in the succeeding sections of this document.

Table 2-1 OFS HM Release 8.1.2.0.0 Installation and Upgrade Scenarios

Scenario Installation and Upgrade Instructions
New Installation
Installing Release 8.1.2.0.0 application pack for the first time (new installation).
  1. Prepare for the Installation.
  2. Execute the Schema Creator Utility.
  3. Install the OFS HM Application Pack.

Install a new application pack on an existing OFSAA Instance

You have already installed an application pack from release 8.1.x.0.0 and now you want to install another application pack from Release 8.1.2.0.0.

Example: OFS ALM Pack is already installed and now you want to install OFS HM Pack.

  1. Run the schema creator utility ONLY for the new pack.
  2. Update the OFS_HM_PACK.xml file for the newly licensed pack.
  3. Update the Silent.props file of the newly licensed pack.
  4. Trigger the Release 8.1.2.0.0 installation.
Upgrade Installation

Install a New Application Pack on an Existing OFSAA Instance

You have already installed an application pack from Release 8.1.2.0.0 and now you want to install another application pack from Release 8.1.2.0.0.

Example: OFS HM Pack is already installed and now you want to install OFS ALM Pack.
  1. Run the schema creator utility ONLY for the new pack.
  2. Update the OFS_HM_PACK.xml file for the newly licensed pack.
  3. Update the Silent.props file of the newly licensed pack.
  4. Trigger the Release 8.1.2.0.0 installation.
Upgrade from Release v8.0.x
  1. Upgrade from Release v8.0.x to Release v8.1.1.x
  2. Upgrade from Release v8.1.1x to Release v81200 For more information, refer to the upgrade steps in the Release v8.1.1.0.0 installation guide.
Upgrade from Release v8.1.1.x to Release v8.1.2.0.0
  1. Update the Silent.props file.
  2. Run the Environment Check Utility tool and ensure that you have installed the hardware and software requirements as per the OFS Analytical Applications Technology Matrix. See the OFSAA Environment Check Utility Guide for detailed steps.
  3. Optionally, Clone your existing environment to the 8.1.2.0.0 OFS Analytical Applications Technology Matrix.
  4. Trigger the Release v8.1.2.0.0 installation.