Upgrading FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting

You must uninstall the previous version of FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting before installing FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2021 R1 Reporting. Read through the entire set of instructions before beginning the upgrade process.

To upgrade FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting:

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Ensure that you have your upgrade license file in place. See the section, License Files for Upgrade Installations, in Prerequisites for Installing FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications.

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Stop the earlier version of FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting.

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Uninstall the earlier version of FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting using the instructions in the section, Uninstalling the Reporting Component in Uninstalling FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Components.

Important:After the uninstaller finishes, do not delete the config, data, or logs directories from the Reporting installation directory. These directories are required for the upgrade process to be successful.

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Install FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2021 R1 Reporting to the same location where the earlier version of FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting was installed. See the section, {Hyperlink}“Installing FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting,”{Default ¹ Font} in Installing FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications

During the installation, the following configurations must be specified for the upgrade to succeed.

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The DATA repository path needs to be the absolute path to the new location where DATA repository is moved.

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The FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2021 R1 Reporting database needs to point to the previous FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting database. Ensure that the following database parameters are exactly the same as those used for the previous FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting database:

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Oracle—Database Service Name, Tablespace, Database User Name, Database User Password.

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Microsoft SQL Server—Database, Database User Name, Database User Password.

Because you retained the config, data, and logs directories, the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2021 R1 Reporting installation will have the same configuration settings as earlier FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting installation.

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Upgrade the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting database using the instructions in the following section, Upgrading the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting Database Schema

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Start FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2021 R1 Reporting.