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Upgrading
Learn how to upgrade the product.
Upgrade HCL VersionVault
Read these topics for information about planning your upgrade, installing software, and configuring your environment after upgrading.
Plan your upgrade
Before you begin upgrading the HCL VersionVault and HCL VersionVault MultiSite software, learn about the upgrade process, complete any prerequisite tasks, and create an upgrade plan.
Enterprise software installation strategies
HCL VersionVault can be installed by using an enterprise strategy.
Installing from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview

Upgrading
Learn how to upgrade the product.
- HCL VersionVault Release Notes
  To learn about the changes in the product, see the release notes.
- Upgrade HCL VersionVault
  Read these topics for information about planning your upgrade, installing software, and configuring your environment after upgrading.
  - Plan your upgrade
    Before you begin upgrading the HCL VersionVault and HCL VersionVault MultiSite software, learn about the upgrade process, complete any prerequisite tasks, and create an upgrade plan.
    - Requirements
      Review the requirements information to identify system requirements, prerequisite tasks, and other information needed to successfully install or upgrade HCL VersionVault and HCL VersionVault MultiSite
    - Back up environment resources
      When upgrading HCL VersionVault, back up critical resources before you begin the upgrade. These back up files can help you recover any information, files, or configurations that might be lost or corrupted during the upgrade.
    - Important notes for planning HCL VersionVault upgrades
      Before you begin the upgrade process, review information about known issues and limitations, gathering required information, and completing any necessary system configuration changes.
    - Enterprise software installation strategies
      HCL VersionVault can be installed by using an enterprise strategy.
      - Installing silently
        Use IBM Installation Manager to run a silent install of an HCL product. When you run a silent install, the Installation Manager interface is not available. Installation Manager uses a response file that contains commands required to install the product package.
      - Placing the product package on an HTTP web server
        There are several steps to follow to place the product package on an HTTP web server.
      - Installing from a repository on an HTTP or HTTPS web server
        In this scenario, IBM Installation Manager retrieves the product packages from an HTTP or HTTPS web server.
      - Placing the electronic image on a shared directory
        In this scenario, you place the electronic image on a shared directory or drive so that users in your enterprise can access the installation files for the product from a single location.
      - Installing from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview
      - Preparing shared locations for an enterprise deployment
        If you are using an enterprise deployment strategy, you must prepare your shared locations before users can install the product packages.
    - HCL VersionVault Explorer installation planning
      Install the HCL VersionVault Explorer web client to access and modify resources under HCL VersionVault source control through dynamic views or web views.
    - HCL VersionVault MultiSite installation
      Review requirements and other considerations to consider when planning the installation of the HCL VersionVault MultiSite.
    - Manage licensing for HCL VersionVault
      Determine whether to manage licensing with HCL, Atria, or Asynchronous licensing.
    - Verify that the required Linux™ software packages are installed
      Instructions for verifying whether the required software packages are installed on your system depend on which version of Linux™ you are running.
  - Upgrade HCL VersionVault with the Installation Manager
    Use IBM® Installation Manager to upgrade and modify HCL VersionVault product features in an existing installation.
  - Installation Manager install methods
    You can install and manage product installations with Installation Manager by using any of these methods: from the Linux or UNIX console, or from the Installation Manager wizard.
  - Prepare the WebSphere® Application Server environment
    Before you install HCL VersionVault web features, install a supported version of IBM® WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, and Web Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere.
  - Integrating HCL VersionVault with Cadence Virtuoso
    The HCL VersionVault Cadence Virtuoso Integration is available as a separate extension offering and can be independently installed and uninstalled using IBM Installation Manager. This mechanism allows you to upgrade the integration bits without the need to upgrade the underlying VersionVault.
  - Configure your environment after installation or upgrade
    For some types of HCL VersionVault and HCL VersionVault MultiSite hosts, some configuration tasks are required after you complete a product installation or upgrade operation.
- Use IBM® installation and packaging utilities
  Use IBM installation and packaging utilities to download and install software.

Installing from an electronic image on your workstation: task overview

About this task

The following are the general steps for installing the product from an electronic installation image:

Ensure that your workstation has sufficient space to store both the files you must download and the extracted installation image.
Download all the required parts for the product image to a temporary directory.
Extract the installation image from the downloaded file and verify that the installation image is complete.
Continue with the steps in Installing from an electronic image below.

Installing from an electronic image

About this task

After you are familiar with the general steps of installing an electronic image, have verified your system meets space requirements, and extracted and verified the installation image, use the next procedure to install the downloaded electronic image.

Procedure

Start the installation of the product.
- If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your workstation, you must install it to continue. After the installation completes, Installation Manager starts automatically. For details, see Installing Installation Manager on Windows.
- If Installation Manager is detected on your workstation but a newer version is found, confirm that you want to install it and click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and resumes.
  Note: To enable Installation Manager to search the predefined HCL update repository locations for Installation Manager, in the Preferences window, on the Repositories page, the Search the linked repositories during installation and updates preference must be selected. This preference is selected by default. Internet access is also required.
To complete the installation, click Install and follow the instructions in the Install wizard.
For details, see Installing the product package using the Installation Manager GUI.
Configure your license. You must configure the license to ensure that you have continued access to the product.
For Linux™: Increase the number of file handles on your workstation.

For details, see Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations.

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