Content Platform Engine, Version 5.2.1              

Deploying upgraded instances by using the graphical user interface

You can deploy a Content Platform Engine instance on the web application server by using the graphical user interface version of Configuration Manager. Deploying makes the Content Platform Engine application available for use.

Before you begin

Make sure that the application server instance is running or stopped, depending on its type:
Table 1. Required application server state
Option Description
WebSphere® Application Server Start the application server instance if it is not already running.
JBoss Application Server Stop the application server instance.
Oracle WebLogic Server Start the application server instance if it is not already running.

About this task

For more information about the properties and values you set in the Configuration Manager, roll your mouse over the property name to view the hover help for the property. See the appendix Configuration Manager user interface reference for complete information about using the graphical user interface.

Procedure

To deploy Content Platform Engine:

  1. Open your completed Installation and Upgrade Worksheet file.
    Tip: In the worksheet file, verify that the Data > Filter > AutoFilter command is enabled. To view only Configuration Manager values, filter by CM: Deploy Application in the Installation or Configuration Program column. For general information about the worksheet file, such as filtering details, see the section on using the installation and upgrade worksheet" in the Plan and Prepare Your Environment for IBM® FileNet® P8 documentation.
  2. Log on to the application server machine as config_mgr_user, the Configuration Manager user.
  3. Start Configuration Manager by running one of the following commands, depending on the operating system that runs on the machine where you installed Content Platform Engine:
    Option Description
    AIX®, HPUX, HPUXi, Linux, Linux for System z, Solaris ce_install_path/tools/configure/configmgr
    Windows
    Perform one of the following actions:
    • Double-click the FileNet Configuration Manager desktop shortcut.
    • Select Start > All Programs > IBM FileNet P8 Platform > FileNet Configuration Manager.
    • Run ce_install_path\tools\configure\configmgr.exe.
  4. If you upgraded your application server and then redeployed Content Engine before upgrading Content Platform Engine, click the Edit Application Server Properties icon and correct any obsolete parameter values for your application server type.
  5. Select File > Open Configuration Profile, and use the information in your worksheet to specify the values for the parameters in the wizard screens.
    Important: If you are upgrading from version 4.5.1, be aware that Configuration Manager retains your version 4.5.1 profile. That is, when you run the New Configuration Profile wizard, Configuration Manager uses the existing version 4.5.1 profile to deploy Content Platform Engine. It does not create a new profile.
  6. In the Open Configuration Profile wizard, enter the path to the profile for the Content Engine instance, and then click Finish.
  7. Right-click the Deploy Application task in the profile pane (left pane), and select Edit Selected Task.
  8. Provide the property values for your deployment, by using the values in your worksheet.
  9. Select File > Save.
  10. Enable the task. By default, the Deploy Application task is disabled. When the task is disabled, the task name includes the text (Disabled). To enable the task, select Deploy Application (Disabled) in the profile pane, and then either right-click and choose Enable Selected Task from the menu, or click the Enable the Selected Task icon in the task toolbar.
  11. Right-click the Deploy Application task in the left pane, and select Run Task.

    Running the deploy task can take a few minutes. The task execution status messages are displayed in the Console pane below the deploy application properties.



Last updated: October 2015
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