Performing the upgrade
Close any open applications or utilities.
Insert the CD labeled Sybase Enterprise Portal 6.0 in the CD drive. If the installer does not start automatically, launch the installer from the command line by entering:
cd /cdrom/cdrom0
./EPSetup
If you get CD-reading errors, check your operating system kernel to make sure the ISO 9660 option is turned on.
Once the installer launches, in the first window, click “Here” to view the Release Bulletin. Click Next.
In the End-user License Agreement window, from the drop-down menu, select the geographical location where the software is being installed.
The license agreement appears in the window.
Read the license agreement, and select “I agree to the terms of the Sybase license for the install location specified.” Click Next.
In the next window, enter the name of the root directory where you previously installed Enterprise Portal, or use the Browse button to select the previous installation location of Enterprise Portal.
In the installation type window, select Upgrade, and click Next.
In the next window, enter the connection information for the EAServer originally used to deploy Enterprise Portal 6.0.
Select the installation location of the EAServer you want to use. Or, you can select “Specify Manually” to enter the installation location of EAServer manually.
Once you select the EAServer, these fields are filled in automatically:
Server – the name of the existing EAServer. By default, this is “Jaguar.”
Host Name or IP Address – the name of the machine where EAServer is installed.
Port Number – the port number of the existing EAServer. By default, this is 9000.
Enter:
Login Name – the user name used to log in to EAServer. By default, this is “jagadmin.”
Login Password – the password for the user name used to log in to EAServer. By default, this is blank.
Click Validate to verify the information entered is correct. If it is not, you receive an error message.
Click Next if all the information entered is correct.
The next window says the installer has detected a previous installation of Enterprise Security and asks if you want to reinstall Enterprise Security if it is required.
If you are using Enterprise Security, select Yes, and click Next.
In the next window, enter the connection information for the database your current installation of Enterprise Portal is using:
These fields are filled in automatically:
Database Host – the default is the name of the machine where the database is installed.
Database Port – the port number used to connect to the database. The default is either 4100 or 5000.
Enter:
Database Administrator Login Name – the administrator user name used to log in to the database. The default is “sa.”
Database Administrator Password – the password of the database administrator. The default is blank.
Click Next.
In the next window, provide the login information for the security database that your current Enterprise Portal installation is using:
Database Type – the type of database installed. For example, Adaptive Server Anywhere. This appears by default and cannot be changed.
Database Host – the default is the name of the machine where the database is installed. This appears by default and cannot be changed.
Database Port – the port number used to connect to the database. This appears by default and cannot be changed.
Database Name – the name of the security database. This appears by default and cannot be changed.
Security DBO Login Name – enter the login name for the security database owner. The default is “entldbdbo”.
Security DBO Password – enter the password the security database owner uses to log in to the security database. The default is “dbopswd”.
Click Next.
In the next window, enter the password for the Portal Security Officer, and click Next.
The default password is “123qwe”.
The next window says the installer has detected a previous installation of Portal Search and asks if you want to upgrade Portal Search. If you are using Portal Search, select Yes.
If you are not using Portal Search or do not want to upgrade the existing Portal Search, select No.
Click Next.
In the next window, the machine name and domain of the Enterprise Portal installation are filled in. If the information is not correct, enter the machine name and domain of the Enterprise Portal installation machine. For example, if your computer is named “mycomputer” and your domain is “sybase.com,” enter:
mycomputer.sybase.com
If your computer is on an Internet subdomain, enter that information as well. For example, if your computer is on an Internet subdomain named “legal,” enter:
mycomputer.legal.sybase.com
Click Next.
The next window shows the pre-installation summary. The summary shows:
Components to be installed
Size of components to be installed
Install location
Database settings:
Database Type – the type of database installed. For example, Adaptive Server Anywhere.
Host – the name of the machine where the database is installed.
Port – the port used to connect to the database.
Application server settings:
Type – the type of application server installed. For example, EAServer.
Host – the name of the machine where the application server is installed.
Port – the port used to connect to the application server.
Search client settings:
Host – name of the machine where Portal Search is installed.
Query port – the port number used to connect to the DRE. The default is 8500.
Index port – the port number used to connect to the indexing utility. The default is 8501.
Portal settings
Connection URL – the URL used to access Portal Interface.
Click Next.
The progress bar shows the status of the installation. A message appears: “Please wait. Testing portal connection. This could take a few minutes.”
The Installer Events Report window appears. In the Installer Event box, the installer events are listed. Select the event title to view an expanded description in the Event Description box.
The Log File Location box shows the location of the installation log file.
Click Next.
If the installation is successful, you see the Installation Successful window.
Click “Readme” to read the Enterprise Portal Release Bulletin.
Click “here” to connect to Enterprise Portal.
Click Finish to exit the installer.
