Upgrade from BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 to BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 SP5 › Perform a Complex Upgrade on Windows

Perform a Complex Upgrade on Windows

In a complex upgrade, you install a new deployment of BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1, either on the same computer as your previous BusinessObjects Enterprise deployment or on another computer. You can copy the data from your previous deployment to the new one.

After BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 is installed, both deployments can run at the same time. You can uninstall your BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 deployment when you are ready to do so.

After you install BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1, perform the following steps:

1. Copy the content from your BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 deployment to your XI 3.1 deployment, either through the CCM or through the Import Wizard.
2. Manually add and configure any necessary servers and server clusters.
3. Enable your BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 services.
4. Add the Search Indexing Program.
5. Update any events that you copied to the BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 deployment from your existing BusinessObjects Enterprise deployment.
6. Configure the BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 auditing database.

Important!

• When you are copying content to your BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 deployment, users can still access the existing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 deployment. However, any new content that is added to the existing deployment after the process of copying data has started is not copied to the new deployment. Therefore, it is recommended that you prevent users from accessing your existing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 deployment once the process of copying your data has started. The default CMS port number is 6400. If you are installing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 on a computer with an existing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 deployment, and you want to import content from the existing deployment to the BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 deployment, select a different port number than the port that the existing deployment uses.
• If you are installing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 on a computer with an existing BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 deployment, specify a different port number for the BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 CMS database.