Installing A Service Pack On Solaris Or Linux Systems - Extreme Networks EPICenter Installation Manual

Upgrading the EPICenter Software
3 Open a command window and run the script
prompt:\> cd < EPICenter_install_dir >\backup\ <service_pack_id> \uninstaller
prompt:\> uninstall.bat
The
<service_pack_id>
uninstalling; for example,
This batch file calls a script that will restore backed up files from:
< EPICenter_install_dir >\backup\ <service_pack_id> \
4 Restart the EPICenter server and the database engine. See
page 19 for instructions.
5 Ensure that you clear your browser cache before reconnecting to the EPICenter server.

Installing a Service Pack on Solaris or Linux Systems

To install an EPICenter Service Pack release on a Solaris or Linux system, follow these steps:
6 Download the EPICenter 7.1 Service Pack software from the Extreme Networks software downloads
page and extract the contents of the file into a temporary directory.
The extraction process puts the files in a directory named
sp <n> lin/patch <n>
directory you select. Make sure you specify that folder names should be used when you perform the
extraction.
7 Exit all EPICenter clients.
8 Shut down the EPICenter server and database engines if they are running (see
on Linux or Solaris" on page 20
9 It is recommended that you back up your database. In addition, if the database transaction log,
basecamp.log
has been shut down, you should save it also. (Under most circumstances
when the server stops.)
You should also save the files
subdirectory under the EPICenter installation directory, as well as any database transaction log files
(for example,
10 Open a command shell and change to the directory where you extracted the Service Pack files:
% cd cd sp <n> sol/patch <n>
% cd cd sp <n> lin/patch <n>
11 Run the script
performed the original EPICenter 7.1 installation.
To install the Service Pack in the default installation directory (which is
■
EPICenter7.1/
% ./install.sh
To install the Service Pack in a non-default directory that has a name that includes spaces, be sure
■
to specify the directory name in quotes. For example:
% ./install.sh "Directory With Spaces/EPICenter 7.1"
This script file calls a script that will back up EPICenter files to
12 Restart the EPICenter server and the database engine, if applicable (see
or Solaris" on page 20
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identifies the EPICenter service pack and software build number you are
or
sp1_32 sp2_69
(for Linux), where
for instructions).
, remains in the top-level EPICenter installation directory after the EPICenter server
basecamp.db
or
basecamp.log epicenter.log
(for Solaris)
(for Linux)
. To avoid permission errors, run the script as the same user that
install.sh
) enter the
install.sh
for instructions).
as follows:
uninstall.bat
.
"Starting the Server on Windows" on
sp <n> sol/patch <n>
is a number related to the Service Pack, under the
<n>
and , which reside in the
epicenter.db
) that reside in this directory.
command without a directory name. For example:
< EPICenter_install_dir >/backup
(for Solaris) or
"Stopping the Server
is removed
basecamp.log
/database/data
/opt/ExtremeNetworks/
"Starting the Server on Linux
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