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Perform a Simple Upgrade on UNIX

If the CA Business Intelligence installation program detects a simple deployment (for example, an entire product line has been installed on a single computer), you can perform a simple upgrade to BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1. In a simple upgrade to BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1, the installation program performs the following steps:

• Installs BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 SP5.
• Copies the contents of the existing CMS database to the BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 database.
• Copies the data in the Input and the Output File Repository Servers (FRS) to the BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 FRS.
• Recreates the SIA information of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1.
• Reinstalls BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 CAF jars.
• Enables all the BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 servers.
• Updates all the objects in the newly copied CMS database to BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 objects.

Note: The previous version of BusinessObjects Enterprise is not disabled and both the versions can coexist and run simultaneously.

The simple upgrade process on UNIX acts the same as a new installation, with the exception of two additional screens that prompt the user for data migration and CMS password information.

If the installation program does not detect a simple deployment, perform a complex upgrade. This upgrade includes the scenario where your deployment web and application servers are on separate computers.