Stop all Content Platform Engine-related services and applications
and do a backup before doing the upgrade.
Before you begin
Locate and navigate to the version 5.2.x or 5.5.x IBM®
FileNet®
P8
documentation. Reference the back up and restore topics for
information about all databases and configuration files that should be backed up before
upgrading.
Procedure
-
Stop the following components (if they are running). For procedures
and further details, see Starting and stopping FileNet P8 components.
| Component |
Server |
| Content Platform Engine |
Content Platform Engine |
| Configuration Manager |
Content Platform Engine |
| Administration Console for Content Platform Engine |
Content Platform Engine |
| Content Platform Engine client applications |
All servers |
| .NET client applications |
Windows systems |
-
Back up the Content Platform Engine object
store databases, the global configuration database, and configuration
files. For procedures and further details, see Backup and recovery.
- If you are doing a migration upgrade, make a copy of the
entire configuration profiles directory.
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| Operating system |
Default Path |
| AIX®, Linux®,
Linux for System z |
/opt/IBM/FileNet/ContentEngine/tools/configure/profiles |
| Windows |
C:\Program Files\IBM\FileNet\ContentEngine\tools\configure\profiles |