3.7 Installation and Upgrade Scenarios

Release 8.1.2.0.0 of OFS LRS 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 3-2 OFS LRS 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 LRS Application Pack
  4. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.

Install a new product of the OFS LRS 8.1.2.0.0 pack on an existing OFSAA Instance with OFS LRS installed

You have installed some applications from the Release 8.1.2.0.0 pack and in the future, you decide to include other applications from OFS LRS pack.

Example: You have installed the LRMM (includes BIS) and RBI SKU using the LRS Pack installer 8.1.x. Later, you decide to license the DICLRM application and want to install using the same LRS Pack installer 8.1.x.

If the schema creator output file (OFS_LRS_SCHEMA_OUTPUT.xml) EXISTS:

  1. Update the OFS_LRS_PACK.xml file to disable the existing applications and enable the newly licensed applications.
  2. Update the Silent.props file present in the Release 8.1.x pack ONLY for the newly licensed applications.
  3. Trigger the Release 8.1.2.0.0 installation.
  4. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.

If the schema creator output file DOES NOT EXIST:

  1. Run the schema creator utility.

    NOTE: While defining the schema details for the applications, provide the same schema details given in the previous installation. The output file (OFS_LRS_SCHEMA_OUTPUT.xml) is generated in the path /OFS_LRS_PACK/schema_creator/ as a result of the schema creation process.

  2. Update the OFS_LRS_PACK.xml file to disable the existing applications and enable the newly licensed applications.
  3. Update the Silent.props file.
  4. Trigger the Release 8.1.2.0.0 installation.
  5. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.

    Note:

    You can skip Configure the OFSAAI_InstallConfig.xml File.

Install OFS LRS Application Pack v8.1.2.0.0 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 LRS Pack.
  1. Run the schema creator utility ONLY for the new pack.
  2. Update the OFS_LRS_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.
  5. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.
Upgrade Installation

Upgrade from OFS LRM Release 8.1.0.0.0 to OFS LRS Release 8.1.2.0.0

Example: You are on OFS LRM Release 8.1.0.0.0 and now want to upgrade it to Release 8.1.2.0.0
  1. Run the Environment Check Utility tool and ensure that the hardware and software requirements are installed as per the OFS Analytical Applications Technology Matrix. See the OFSAA Environment Check Utility Guide for detailed steps.
  2. Update the OFS_LRS.PACK.xml file.
  3. Run the schema creator utility.
  4. Update the Silent.props file present in the Release 8.1.2.0.0 pack.
  5. Trigger the Release 8.1.2.0.0 installation.
  6. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.

Note:

Delete the lrm.jar from $FIC_HOME/ficweb/webroot/WEB-INF/lib if the jar file is present, before generating the ear/war file.

Upgrade from prior version of OFS LRM Release 8.1.0.0.0 to OFS LRS Release 8.1.2.0.0

  1. Upgrade to LRS 8.1.0.0.0.
  2. Run the Environment Check Utility tool and ensure that the hardware and software requirements are installed as per the OFS Analytical Applications Technology Matrix. See the OFSAA Environment Check Utility Guide for detailed steps.
  3. Update the OFS_LRS.PACK.xml file.
  4. Run the schema creator utility.
  5. Update the Silent.props file present in the Release 8.1.2.0.0 pack.
  6. Trigger the Release 8.1.2.0.0 installation.
  7. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.

Note:

Delete the lrm.jar from $FIC_HOME/ficweb/webroot/WEB-INF/lib if the jar file is present, before generating the ear/war file.

Upgrade from OFS LRM Release Prior to Release 8.1.0.1.5 to OFS LRS Release 8.1.2.0.0

In this scenario, you are upgrading the application pack from OFS LRM release before Release 8.1.0.1.5 to OFS LRS Release 8.1.2.0.0.
  1. Upgrade to OFS LRM 8.1.0.1.5.
  2. Run the Environment Check Utility tool and ensure that the hardware and software requirements are installed as per the OFS Analytical Applications Technology Matrix. See the OFSAA Environment Check Utility Guide for detailed steps.
  3. Update the OFS_LRS.PACK.xml file.
  4. Run the schema creator utility.
  5. Update the Silent.props file present in the Release 8.1.2.0.0 pack.
  6. Trigger the Release 8.1.2.0.0 installation.
  7. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.

Note:

Delete the lrm.jar from $FIC_HOME/ficweb/webroot/WEB-INF/lib if the jar file is present, before generating the ear/war file.

Install a New Application on an Existing OFSAA Instance from the Same Pack

You have installed some applications from the OFS LRS pack Release 8.1.2.0.0; in the future, you decide to include new applications from OFS LRS.

Example: You have installed LRMM and RBI SKU using the LRS Pack installer 8.1.x. Later, you decide to license the product DICLRM and want to install it using the same LRS Pack installer 8.1.x.

If the schema creator output file (OFS_LRS_SCHEMA_OUTPUT.xml) EXISTS:

  1. Update the OFS_LRS_PACK.xml file to disable the existing applications and enable the newly licensed applications.
  2. Update the Silent.props file present in the Release 8.1.x pack ONLY for the newly licensed applications.
  3. Trigger the installation.
  4. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.

If the schema creator output file DOES NOT EXIST:

  1. Update the OFS_LRS_PACK.xml file to disable the existing applications and enable the newly licensed applications.
  2. Run the schema creator utility.

    Note:

    While defining the schema details for the applications, provide the same schema details as given in the previous installation. The output file (OFS_LRS_SCHEMA_OUTPUT.xml) is generated in the path /OFS_LRS_PACK/schema_creator/ as a result of the schema creation process
  3. Update the Silent.props file present in the Release 8.1.x pack ONLY for the newly licensed applications.
  4. Trigger the Release 8.1.2.0.0 installation.

    NOTE: Configuring the OFSAAI_InstallConfig.xml file is not required.

  5. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.

Install a New Application Pack on an Existing OFSAA Instance (pack-on-pack)

You have already installed a Release 8.1.2.0.0 application pack 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 LRS Pack.
  1. Run the schema creator utility ONLY for the new pack.
  2. Update the OFS_LRS_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.
  5. Post-installation, apply the 34336823 and 34451436 mandatory patches.