Upgrading a stand-alone Db2 Text Search Server

If you already installed the stand-alone Db2 Text Search server, you must install fixes to your existing installation to obtain the latest supported features and functionality. Upgrade the text search server by setting parameters in the response file and running the current installation program.

Before you begin

Before you install a fix, read all the attached release notes to determine the prerequisites or migration procedures that apply.

About this task

If the existing stand-alone server was installed as a Windows service by the installation program, the upgrade process stops and removes the current Windows service. You can configure the response file to install stand-alone text search as a new Windows service.

Procedure

To upgrade the stand-alone Db2 Text Search server:

  1. Set the following parameters in the ecmts_response.txt response file that is provided with the new version of the stand-alone text search server. For more information, see the comments in the response file.
    LICENSE_ACCEPTED
    Specifies true to indicate that you accept the terms of the license agreement. The license agreement is in the license directory that is provided with the installation setup file. You must copy the license directory to the location where you will run the installation program. You must set the value of the LICENSE_ACCEPTED parameter to true to upgrade the stand-alone text-search.
    USER_INSTALL_DIR
    Specifies the directory that contains the existing ECM Text Search installation.
    IA_IF_PREVIOUS_SETUP_EXISTS
    Specify the following option:
    UPGRADE
    The installation program upgrades the existing installation and does not overwrite any collections and settings.
    IA_BACKUP_ECMTS_HOME
    Specify one of the following backup options:
    BACKUP_NONE
    No directories are backed up.
    BACKUP_CONFIGURATION
    Backs up the following directories under the <ECMTS_Home> directory:
    • bin
    • lib
    • resource
    • stellant
    The contents of the config directory are also backed up, except for the collections subdirectory.
    BACKUP_ALL
    The entire <ECMTS_Home> directory is backed up.
    Attention: Any configuration files or data that are not under the <ECMTS_Home> directory are not backed up
  2. Set any additional parameters in the response file as required.
    The values that you specify are applied when the installation program runs. If you do not specify an authentication token or port, the previously defined values are applied. If you upgrade the stand-alone server on a computer on which it is installed as a Windows service, you must specify the name of the service in the IA_WINDOWS_SERVICE_NAME parameter in the response file.
  3. Run the setup file for your operating system from the directory that contains the setup file and response file.
    If the stand-alone server is running, the installation program stops the server during the upgrade process.