Migrating from Automation Plan Engine (Single node) to the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) or vice-versa
You can migrate from the older Automation Plan Engine (Single node) to the new one on both Windows® and Linux® systems. To install the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode), you first need to unsintall the older Automation Plan Engine (Single node) on your system. Next, it is recommended to install the Automation Distribution Service first and then install the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode). You can install the Automation Distribution Service and the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) on the same system but it is not mandatory. Also, the installation procedure is the same for both Windows® and Linux®.
About this task
Migrate to the new Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) by
completing the following steps:
Restriction: You
can install either the Automation Plan Engine (Single node) or
the newer Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) on a
system. Simultaneous installation of both plan engines on the same machine is
not allowed.
Procedure
- Read the documentation for important information about the uninstallation of the older Automation Plan Engine (Single node) and the subsequent installation of the Automation Distribution Service and the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode).
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Uninstall the Automation Plan Engine (Single node).
Refer to the steps in Uninstalling the Automation Plan Engine for completing the uninstallation.
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Complete the prerequisites. After you have completed the prerequisites, you are
ready to install the Automation Distribution Service and
the Task that installs
the Automation Distribution Service
becomes relevant.
Refer to Installing the Automation Distribution Service (from SA Plan Engine version 9.5.72 onwards) to know the prerequisites and the steps for installing the Automation Distribution Service.
- Run the Task that installs the Automation Distribution Service on the BigFix server. The installation takes a few minutes and when it has completed, the Task that installs the Automation Distribution Service is no longer relevant.
- Verify that the Automation Distribution Service has installed successfully and has started. The BigFix server starts the Automation Distribution Service when it is installed on the BigFix server.
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Next complete the prerequisites for installing the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) and the
Task that installs
the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode)
becomes relevant.
Refer to Installing the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) (from SA Plan Engine version 9.5.72 onwards) to know the prerequisites and the steps for installing the new Automation Plan Engine (Multinode).
- Run the Task that installs the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) on the BigFix server. The installation takes a few minutes and when it has completed, the Task that installs the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) is no longer relevant.
- Verify that the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) has installed successfully and has started. The BigFix server starts the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) when it is installed on the BigFix server.
Results
Migrating from Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) to Automation Plan Engine (Single node)
About this task
Migrate to the older Automation Plan Engine (Single node) by
completing the following steps:
Restriction: You can install either the older Automation Plan Engine or the newer
Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) on a
system. Simultaneous installation of both plan engines on the same machine
is not allowed.
Procedure
- Read the documentation for important information about the uninstallation of the newer Automation Plan Engine (Multinode), Automation Distribution Service, and finally the subsequent installation of the older Automation Plan Engine (Single node).
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Uninstall the new architecture based Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) and the Automation Distribution Service.
Refer to the steps in Uninstalling the Automation Plan Engine (Multinode) and Uninstalling the Automation Distribution Service for completing the uninstallation.
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Complete the prerequisites. After you have completed the prerequisites, you
are ready to install the old architecture based Automation Plan Engine (Single node)
and the Task that
installs the Automation Plan Engine (Single node)
becomes relevant.
Refer to Installing the Automation Plan Engine (upto SA Plan Engine version 9.5.70) to know the prerequisites and the steps for installing the Automation Plan Engine.
- Run the Task that installs the Automation Plan Engine (Single node) on the BigFix server. The installation takes a few minutes and when it has completed, the Task that installs the Automation Plan Engine (Single node) is no longer relevant.
- Verify that the Automation Plan Engine (Single node) has installed successfully and has started. The BigFix server starts the Automation Plan Engine (Single node) when it is installed on the BigFix server.