You
replicate a FileNet® P8 domain
to allow a less disruptive upgrade of a version 3.5.2 Content Engine installation.
The following steps assume that the default installation
directory is
C:\Program Files\FileNet\ContentEngine.
Important: If
the production servers are in the FileNet P8 domain of the replica
server and the replica server cannot be reached, the system looks
for other registered version 3.5.2 object store services in production.
To avoid unintended modifications to production data caused by version
3.5 clients running in the replica server environment, ensure that
the replica system and its clients cannot view the production system.
For example, you can disable the object store service and the file
store service on the production system. (Stopping the production services
and changing them to manual is not sufficient).
To replicate a FileNet P8 domain:
- Complete the required preparation steps in the FileNet P8 3.5.2 installation and
upgrade documentation. These steps include installing
and configuring a database client on the Windows system that acts
as a replica Content Engine server.
- Using the FileNet P8 V3.5.2 Content Engine installation package, install Content Engine and FileNet Enterprise Manager. On the Content Engine Global Configuration Data window to create or join
and existing domain, click Cancel.
- Create a sysconfig\sysinit directory
under C:\Program Files\FileNet\Content Engine on
the replica server.
- Copy the backup contents of the sysinit directory
from the production Content Engine server
to the corresponding directory on the replica Content Engine server.
- Set permissions on the new sysinit directory
to match security on the source sysinit folder.
Minimally, ensure that the local Administrators group and the Content Engine Servers group have Full
Control.
- Create
a share name for the new sysinit folder. Set
the share name to FNCE_replicaServerName$ and
set permissions to Full Control for Everyone.
- Run C:\Program Files\FileNet\Content Engine\ConfigGCD.EXE on
the replica server to start the Global Configuration Data (GCD) wizard.
- After the wizard detects a copy of the domain configuration
data on the replica server, click OK.
- Select Join Existing Domain, enter
the name of the replica server, and click Next.
- To join the FileNet P8 domain,
specify the following values:
Property |
Value |
SYSINIT path |
\\replicaServerName\FNCE_replicaServerName$\sysinit.dat |
P8 Domain Services Group |
Content Engine Servers |
- Select the Use Default accounts option,
specify the FNCE_newServerName account, enter a
password to be assigned, and then click Finish.
- Install the latest version 3.5.2 fix packs by following
all readme file instructions.
- In a command-line window, for each production system object
store service server name, enter (on one line) and run the following
command:
C:\Program Files\FileNet\ContentEngine\Sysinitadd.exe /DELETE=ServerName
[production_server_name]
- Restart the replica Content Engine server.
- Start the version 3.5. FileNet Enterprise Manager that is associated with
the replica system and log in as an object store administrator.
- Verify that the server names for the production object
store services are not under the Servers node. If they are under the
Servers node, verify that the Sysinitadd.exe
tool ran properly for all the production servers.