Installing CA XCOM Data Transport for Linux PC › Upgrading or Reinstalling › Starting the Upgrade or Reinstall

Starting the Upgrade or Reinstall

This section describes the command-line procedures to upgrade or reinstall CA XCOM Data Transport for Linux PC.

Note:

• You must log on as superuser (root) to perform this procedure.
• This procedure is the same as the installation procedure, but is preceded by an uninstall.

Important! All CA XCOM Data Transport processes (xcomd, xcomtool, GUI (r11.5 and higher only), xcomqm, and xcomtcp) must be stopped; otherwise, the installation procedure will fail.

To perform an upgrade from r11

1. At the command line, enter the following command:

   rpm -e CA_XCOM
   

   Informational messages display. When CA XCOM Data Transport for Linux PC is removed and the uninstall is finished, the following message displays:

   CA_XCOM uninstall finished
   

2. Perform the steps of the appropriate installation procedure, earlier in this chapter.
3. Restore the files that you backed up prior to the upgrade.

To perform an upgrade from r11.5 or a reinstall of r11.6

Note: The uninstall procedure can be run in different modes, either in console mode or in GUI mode. To perform the uninstall in GUI mode, the X-windows must be set properly; otherwise, the console mode will be used to do the uninstall.

1. At the command line, enter the following command to uninstall r11.5 or 11.6:

   /install-path/Uninstaller/Uninstaller
   

   install-path

   The path where CA XCOM Data Transport for Linux PC is installed on your system.

2. Move through the uninstall process as follows, depending on your install mode. When prompted, ensure that you perform a complete uninstall, so that all installed features and components will be removed.

   For GUI mode

   Follow the directions on each uninstall panel, and then click Next to move to the next panel.

   For console mode

   Respond to the prompt in each section in one of the following ways:

   • Enter the number associated with your choice.
   • Press Enter to accept the default.

   Informational messages will display when CA XCOM Data Transport for Linux PC has been removed and the uninstall procedure has completed.

3. Perform the steps of the installation procedure, earlier in this chapter.
4. Restore the files that you backed up before the upgrade or reinstall.
5. For those users upgrading from r11.5 to r11.6 and that are using a database to store history records, than an additional step needs to be done to update the database. This step needs to be done prior to using CA XCOM Data Transport for Linux PC. In the $XCOM_HOME/config directory, there is a histupdateDB.sql file provided that contains the necessary DDL statements to update any existing r11.5 history databases.