Important Network Considerations; Upgrading From A Previous Version - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION 5 - INSTALING AND CONFIGURING SERVER Manual

Before You Begin the Installation
After finishing the ColdFusion Server installation, you must configure your system to
use the MIB features. For more information, see
19.

Important Network Considerations

The following table includes important considerations to keep in mind when
configuring your network before the ColdFusion Server installation:

Upgrading from a previous version

The ColdFusion Server 5 installation upgrades your current version of ColdFusion
Server automatically. However, keep in mind the following important instructions
when upgrading from a previous release of ColdFusion Server:
ColdFusion Server must be installed using the same administrator account that
was used to install Windows and IIS.
The server running ColdFusion Server should not be configured as a Primary
Domain Controller (PDC) or Backup Domain Controller (BDC). Macromedia
follows Microsoft's network model in which the first level is the PDC/BDC. These
systems only manage the network/domain and are not designed to run
application servers. ColdFusion Server should reside on the second level of
Windows NT and Windows 2000 standalone systems. Standalone servers can
participate in a network/domain.
In an optimal production environment, each ColdFusion Server application is
hosted on a dedicated server. A database, mail, or other server should not reside
on the same server as ColdFusion Server.
If you intend to install ClusterCATS, you must first prepare your server. For
instructions, see "Preparing Your Server for ClusterCATS" on page
Because Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Windows 2000 Professional handle only
ten TCP/IP connections concurrently, Macromedia does not recommend using
those operating systems in a production environment. Use Window NT 4.0
Server or Windows 2000 Server. In addition, Macromedia does not recommend
using Windows 98 because it is not intended as server platforms.
If you are upgrading from ColdFusion Server 4.0.1 or an earlier release, you must
uninstall the old version before installing ColdFusion Server 5.
Using the ClusterCATS Explorer or
servers before upgrading them to ColdFusion Server 5. In addition, some
ClusterCATS management operations using the btcluadm utility require a license
key. The license key is "GoColdFusion".
To continue to use VisiBroker for CORBA connections in ColdFusion Server 5,
copy the libraries bundled with ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 into the appropriate
directory. If you uninstall a previous release of ColdFusion Server before
installing ColdFusion Server 5, these libraries are removed from your system.
Copy the libraries to a safe location before the uninstall.
If you used Advanced Security policy stores in ColdFusion Server 4.5, you must
import that data into ColdFusion Server 5. The ColdFusion installation
"Configuring SNMP MIB" on page
, you must remove cluster member
btcluadm
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135.