You
must complete several pre-upgrade procedures to prepare Content Platform Engine for upgrade. Some of the procedures are required only if you are
preparing Content Engine and Process Engine for upgrade.
Stopping the IBM Content Search Services index dispatcher
You
must stop the IBM Content Search Services index
dispatcher before upgrading Content Platform Engine.
You will restart the dispatcher after completing the upgrade of IBM Content Search Services.
Removing the deployed FileNetEngine application
If you are upgrading
an existing application server instance, you must remove the existing
FileNetEngine application from the web application server to undeploy
or uninstall the application EAR file. Removing the existing version
ensures a clean deployment of the upgraded version of the Content Platform Engine EAR file.
Copying the configuration profile directory
If you are upgrading to a different application server
but using an existing profile, make a copy of the current configuration
profile directory.
Clearing the web application server cache
You
must clear the cache for the web application server to remove the
currently deployed Content Platform Engine(Content Engine,
if you are upgrading from a version prior to 5.2) data to prevent
conflicts with the upgraded version.