This section contains information you need to know in order to upgrade to Visualization Platform 3.1.1.
Specifying the upgrade user account
To ensure that file permissions are set correctly, you must upgrade to Visualization Platform 3.1.1 using the same user account that was used to install your existing Visualization Platform.
Specifying the Windows service user
If you want Visualization Platform 3.1.1 to run as Windows services, you must specify the same service user that was specified when the existing Visualization Platform was installed. This approach ensures that the Visualization Platform 3.1.1 processes have the correct access permissions on files that the existing Visualization Platform created. For information about how to obtain the name of the service user, see How to find the name of a service user.
Completing the upgrade
Upgrade to Visualization Platform 3.1.1 using the Visualization Platform installation wizard. On the Install Option page, choose Upgrade from an existing iHub. For more information about the installation wizard, see Installing BIRT iHub. Do not open any files or folders in either the existing BIRT iHub installation or the new installation until you have finished the upgrade.
Post-upgrade tasks
After completing the upgrade, you must perform the following tasks:
Move any customized JAR files in the following folders to the corresponding folders in the new installation. Then, delete the _old folders.
${ihub_home}/oda/eclipse/plugins_old
${ihub_home}/Jar/BIRT_old
${ihub_home}/web/iportal/WEB-INF/lib_old
Merge the new content in the following files into the corresponding web.xml files:
Move any customized JAR files in the following folders to the corresponding folders in the new installation. Then, delete the _old folders.