3.1 Pre-installation Tasks

Check the system environment below before installing Symfoware Server.

Check the disk space

Ensure that there is sufficient disk space to install Symfoware Server.

Check the installed product and determine the installation method

Using the operation shown below, start Uninstall (middleware), and check the installed products.

The installed products are displayed in the window below.

In Windows, click [All Programs] or [All apps], then [Fujitsu], and then [Uninstall (middleware)].

If Symfoware Server is already installed, determine which installation method to use:

Reinstallation
Upgrade installation
Multi-version installation

Back up PL/extJava

If installing by performing a reinstallation or upgrade installation, back up PL/extJava by referring to "Backup and Restore" under "PL/extJava Operation" in the Operation Guide.

Existence of the following file indicates that the PL/extJava environment has been built:

symfowareServerInstallDir\java\etc\domain.conf

Example

> pgx_jadmin backup --backupdir E:\backup

Note

The instance will fail to start if PL/extJava is not restored after the reinstallation or upgrade installation is performed.

Back up PL/extJava before installing and then restore it after the installation is complete.

Remove applied updates

If you perform reinstallation or upgrade installation as the installation method, remove applied updates using the procedure shown below.

Note

If a product is installed without removing applied updates, the following problems will occur:

Performing reinstallation
f an update with the same update and version number is applied, an error informing you that the update has already been applied is displayed.
Performing upgrade installation
Unnecessary resources (area for backout use) remain on the disk.

1. Display the applied updates

Execute the following command to display the applied updates:

Example

C:\>uam showup
[Product name Symfoware Server Standard Edition (Open Interface)(64bit) V12.0.0]
2014/04/21 20:03 T009322XP-01 R A - - - - - - Symfoware Server SE/LE(Open Interface
[Product name Symfoware Server Client (Open Interface)(64bit) V12.0.0]
2014/04/21 20:02 T009975WP-01 R A - - - - - - Symfoware Server Client (Open Interface
[Product name Symfoware Server Client (Open Interface)(32bit) V12.0.0]
2014/04/21 20:03 T009318WP-01 R A - - - - - - Symfoware Server Client(Open Interface

2. Remove the updates

Execute the command below to remove the updates. If an update with the same update number was applied more than once, the updates are removed in order, starting from the highest version number.

Example

C:\>uam remove -i T009322XP-01
2014/04/21 20:03 T009322XP-01 R A - - - - - - Symfoware Server SE/LE(Open Interface
This will restore the status to the value it had before the update was applied. Continue?(Y/N) y
The status will be restored to the value it had before the update was applied.
The Update Application Management Ledger was updated.
Hereafter, to investigate or apply updates, use the Update Application Management Ledger that was updated.

Prepare when performing migration

To perform migration from an old version/level, refer to "Appendix B Symfoware Server Migration Procedures", check the procedure, and then start the migration tasks.