Instructions for IBM OmniFind Enterprise Edition, Version 8.3 Hot Fix 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- IBM(R) OmniFind(TM) Enterprise Edition, Version 8.3 Hot Fix 25 includes an installation program to upgrade version 8.3, including any previously installed hot fixes, to the latest hot fix level. Hot Fix 25 addresses the following APARs: ----------------------------------------- IC50306 The Web crawler cannot assign more than two threads per Web server. The Web crawler now assigns additional threads for crawling when you configure exceptions to the retrieval rate. IC50485 Incorrect search results occur when using base and exact match linguistic mode. Queries that include words that can be stop words and spelling suggestions are now handled correctly. IC52400 A SIAPI (cast) exception is thrown when a query includes two phrases of the same length. A query can include two phrases of the same length even when one of the search terms is a wildcard character. IC52417 The DB2ICDosc4ES variable in the es.cfg file is updated incorrectly. The URL for the information center is correctly set after you install a hot fix or fix pack. IC52420 A DB2(R) deadlock or timeout occurs when using the option to revisit URLs. A deadlock no longer occurs when you use the Data Listener API or administration console to revisit URLs. IC52427 FFQR0121E error occurs when you submit a search request. The CAS Runtime is now reset every time before it is used. IC52502 FFQC0411 error occurs when checking the crawler status. The history report for the Web crawler can now be checked as soon as the Web crawler sessions starts. IC52786 The xml_mapping.properties file is corrupted when mappings are deleted through the administration console. Processing for the xml_mapping.properties file was changed to ensure that it always contains sequential keys. IC52934 The parser does not start after reading a field with mixed case characters Field names are now normalized for internal processing. IC52951 When a Web crawler is stopped, the processDocument method for a plug-in is called after the release method is called. The release method is now called only after all processDocument methods are finished. IC52959 The parser tries to access a DB2 table that belongs to a deleted crawler. The parserdriver is now correctly updated whenever a crawler is removed from a collection. IC52960 Two Web crawler fields, Post Parse Plug-in and Minimum Recrawl Interval, are not handled properly. Changes that you make to plug-in and minimum recrawl interval values are now correctly saved. Installation instructions for Windows(R) ---------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: You must stop the enterprise search system completely before starting the installation process. 1. On the index server, log in as the enterprise search administrator. 2. At the command prompt, enter "esadmin stop" to stop the enterprise search system. 3. Select Control Panel->Services, and stop the "IBM WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition” service. 4. Log in as a Windows administrator and run the executable install-win32.exe to install the hot fix. Note: The installation program prompts you for the "data directory" of the current installation. Be sure to specify the correct value. 5. For a multiple server installation, run steps 3 - 4 on all of your enterprise search servers. Note: If security is enabled on the search servers, the program prompts you for the WebSphere(R) Application Server global security user ID and password. 6. On all servers, log in as the enterprise search administrator, select Control Panel->Services, and start the "IBM WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition” service. 7. On the index server, enter "esadmin start" to start the enterprise search system. Note: After the search servers are restarted, ensure that the application servers 'server1' and 'ESSearchServer' are running in WebSphere Application Server. Uninstall instructions for Windows ---------------------------------- 1. Log in as the enterprise search administrator. For a multiple server installation, log in on any of the enterprise search servers. 2. Change to the uninstall directory, which is normally located at the installation root directory, and run the uninstall program, uninstall.exe. For Hot Fix 25 the location is %ES_INSTALL_ROOT%\_uninst_8.3.0.025 3. The installation program prompts you to specify what you want to remove: - You can uninstall the most recent hot fix or fix pack (or) - You can uninstall OmniFind Enterprise Edition (WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition) Note: If security is enabled on a search server, the program prompts you for the WebSphere Application Server global security user ID and password. 4. The results of the uninstallation program are displayed. Review the information and then click 'Finish'. 5. Restart the server. 6. For a multiple server installation, repeat these steps on the other enterprise search servers. Installation instructions for AIX(R) and Linux(R): -------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: You must stop the enterprise search system completely before starting the installation process. 1. On the index server, log in as the enterprise search administrator. 2. At the command prompt, enter "esadmin stop" to stop the enterprise search system. 3. At the command prompt, enter "stopccl.sh" to stop the common communication server. 4. Log in as the root user, and run the executable to install the hot fix: install-aix.bin or install-linux.bin. Note: The installation program prompts you for the "data directory" of the current installation. Be sure to specify the correct value. 5. For a multiple server installation, run steps 3 - 4 on all of your enterprise search servers. Note: If security is enabled on the search servers, the program prompts you for the WebSphere Application Server global security user ID and password. 6. On all servers, log in as enterprise search administrator and enter “startccl.sh” to start the common communication server. 7. On the index server, enter "esadmin start" to start the enterprise search system. Note: After the search servers are restarted, ensure that the application servers 'server1' and 'ESSearchServer' are running in WebSphere Application Server. Uninstall instructions for AIX and Linux: ----------------------------------------- 1. Log in as the enterprise search administrator. For a multiple server installation, log in on any of the enterprise search servers. 2. Change the user to be the root user. 3. Change to the uninstall directory, which is normally located at the installation root directory, and enter "uninstall" to run the uninstall program. For Hot Fix 25, the location is $ES_INSTALL_ROOT\_uninst_8.3.0.025 4. The installation program prompts you to specify what you want to remove: - You can uninstall the most recent hot fix or fix pack (or) - You can uninstall OmniFind Enterprise Edition (WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition) Note: If security is enabled on a search server, the program prompts you for the WebSphere Application Server global security user ID and password. 5. The results of the uninstallation program are displayed. Review the information and then click 'Finish'. 6. For a multiple server installation, repeat these steps on the other enterprise search servers. Related technotes: ------------------ To learn about technotes and other information, go the OmniFind Enterprise Edition Support site, http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/enterprise-search/omnifind-enterprise/support.html, and search for technotes and APARs.