Upgrade from BusinessObjects Enterprise XI or XI Release 2 to BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 SP3 › Perform a Simple Upgrade on Windows › Select a Simple Upgrade

Select a Simple Upgrade

If the CA Business Intelligence installer detects that you already have a version of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 on the computer that you are installing XI 3.1 on, the BusinessObjects Enterprise Upgrade screen displays.

To select a simple upgrade

1. Select whether you want to perform an upgrade or not.
   • If you want to perform an upgrade, select Yes, perform an upgrade installation.

     If you perform a simple upgrade, the installation program does the following:

     • Installs BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 SP3.
     • Points the BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 Input and Output File Repository Servers (FRS) to the location of the existing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI or XI Release 2 FRSs.
     • Creates a new BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 CMS database, and then copies the contents of your existing CMS database to the BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 database.
     • Updates all of the objects in the newly copied CMS database to BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 objects.
     • Disables the existing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 system.
   • If you want to perform a side-by-side deployment or a deployment that is distributed across multiple servers, select No, do not perform an upgrade installation. On a later screen, you will be able to choose to perform a New, Custom, or Web Tier installation.
2. Click Next to continue.

   The Existing CMS Database Information for Upgrade screen displays.