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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.
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.
Completing the installation on a registry server host
To complete installation of a registry server host, you must create a VOB-tag password file on that registry server host.
Restoring HCL VersionVault registry data after upgrade
If the upgrade process required you to install HCL VersionVault in a new directory path, restore the HCL VersionVault registry configuration and data.

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.
  - 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.
    - Completing the installation on a license server host
      If you are using the Atria licensing model, create a license database file on each host that you have selected to be a license server host. This file must contain the license authorization code obtained from HCL.
    - Completing the installation on a registry server host
      To complete installation of a registry server host, you must create a VOB-tag password file on that registry server host.
      - Restoring HCL VersionVault registry data after upgrade
        If the upgrade process required you to install HCL VersionVault in a new directory path, restore the HCL VersionVault registry configuration and data.
    - Verifying installation on individual hosts
      Perform these tasks to determine whether HCL VersionVault is properly configured for an individual host. On Linux and UNIX systems, enter the commands listed in a shell. On Windows™, enter them at the command prompt.
    - Administering HCL VersionVault and HCL VersionVault MultiSite
    - Restoring customer-modified shipping configuration files in HCL VersionVault MultiSite
      If you are upgrading from an earlier release of HCL VersionVault MultiSite and have modified the shipping server configuration file (shipping.conf) or the request for mastership shipping configuration file (rfm_shipping.conf), the installation detects the changes. The installation log provides information about how to compare the new configuration template and the preserved file and merge changes from the back up into the new file if required.
    - WebSphere® Application Server settings for VersionVault WAN server
      Review IBM® WebSphere Application Server settings for the application server profile for the VersionVault WAN server. If you installed VersionVault into a new profile, the settings in the profile created during installation have been optimized for best performance. If you installed VersionVault into an existing profile or if the server has performance problems, the parameter values might require adjustment.
- Use IBM® installation and packaging utilities
  Use IBM installation and packaging utilities to download and install software.

Restoring HCL VersionVault registry data after upgrade

If the upgrade process required you to install HCL VersionVault in a new directory path, restore the HCL VersionVault registry configuration and data.

About this task

After you upgrade an HCL VersionVault registry server, restore the registry files and client database from the backup versions that were created before upgrading.

Procedure

Copy the registry server files from the backup version to the HCL VersionVault registry directory:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\HCL\CCM\VersionVault\var\rgy
- Linux and UNIX: versionvault-home-dir/var/adm/hcl/versionvault/rgy
Copy the client list from backup version to the following directory:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\HCL\CCM\VersionVault\var\client_list.db
- Linux and UNIX: versionvault-home-dir/var/adm/hcl/versionvault/client_list.db

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