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Upgrading BMC Reporting Foundation from version 4.0.00 to version 4.1.00

Upgrading to BMC Reporting Foundation 4.1 from version 4.0, involves installing on an existing 4.0 deployment. Before you upgrade, ensure that you have disabled the  Secure Socket Layer. You can enable the Secure Socket Layer after upgrading.Refer to the following procedure to upgrade BMC Reporting Foundation from version 4.0.00 to 4.1.00.

Note

 You must have version 4.0.00 of BMC Reporting Foundation installed before you can upgrade to version 4.1.00. For upgrades on a Solaris computer, you must upgrade the BMC Reporting Foundation Server on a Solaris computer and the BMC Reporting Foundation Client Tools on a Windows computer.

To upgrade BMC Reporting Foundation from version 4.0.00 to version 4.1.00, you must upgrade the BMC Reporting Foundation Server and BMC Reporting Foundation Client Tools separately.

Perform the following steps to upgrade the BMC Reporting Foundation Server, depending on your operating system:

To upgrade BMC Reporting Foundation Server on a windows platform

From the files you downloaded from the BMC EPD site, select and decompress BRF_WIN_SERVER_41_SP3_UPDATE.zip.

  1. Run the BIPLATSVR4103_0-20010870.exe to launch the upgrade.
  2. On the Check Prerequisites page, review the results of the check. To continue, click Next.
  3. On the Welcome page, click Next to continue.
  4. On the License Agreement page, read the license agreement, and click Next.
  5. On the Existing CMS Deployment Information page, specify the Hostname, port number, and Administrator password for the CMS and click Next.
  6. In the Start Installation page, click Next, to begin the upgrade.
  7. Click Finish.

To upgrade BMC Reporting Foundation Server on a Solaris platform

From the files you obtained from the EPD site or DVD, perform either of the following steps:

  • For EPD download, decompress BRF_SOL_SERVER_41_SP3_UPDATE.tar.
  • For DVD, decompress BRF_SOL_SERVER_41_SP3_UPDATE.tar.gz  by running the gunzip command and then decompress the obtained BRF_SOL_SERVER_41_SP3_UPDATE.tar file.
  1. Navigate to <InstallerLocation> and run setup.sh file to start the installation.
  2. On the Configured Destination Folder page, specify the installation directory. You must enter the directory where the modifyOrRemoveProducts.sh file is located.
  3. On the Check Prerequisites page, review the results of the check. To continue, press Enter.
  4. On the Welcome page, press Enter to continue.
  5. On the License Agreement page, read the license agreement, and press Enter.
  6. On the Existing CMS Deployment Information page, type the CMS credentials and press Enter.
  7. In the Start Installation page, press Enter, to begin the upgrade.
    A message is displayed after the installation is complete.
  8. Press Enter to complete the upgrade.

To upgrade BMC Reporting Foundation Client Tools

For a Windows or Solaris deployment, upgrade the BMC Reporting Foundation Client Tools on a Windows computer.

From the files you downloaded from the BMC EPD site, select and decompress BRF_WIN_CLIENT_41_SP3_UPDATE.zip.

  1. Run the BIPLATCLNT4103_0-20009642.exe to launch the upgrade. Click Next.
  2. On the Welcome page, click Next to continue.
  3. On the License Agreement page, read the license agreement, and click Next.
  4. In the Start Installation page, click Next, to begin the upgrade.
  5. Click Finish.

After you have upgraded, you must install the SAP BusinessObjects 4.1 SP3 Patch 3. For instructions to install the patch, see the following pages:

Migrating to Sybase SQL Anywhere

The default bundled database for the Central Management Server (CMS) in the BMC Reporting Foundation 4.1 full installation is Sybase SQL Anywhere. If you upgraded your deployment from BRF 4.0 to 4.1 using the update installation program, and if you use the bundled IBM DB2 Workgroup Edition (Solaris) or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express (Windows) database server, these database servers are preserved as your CMS database. You may continue to use these bundled database servers with no further action, or you can choose to migrate your existing databases to Sybase SQL Anywhere. For more information about Migrating to Sybase SQL Anywhere, see Migrating-Microsoft-SQL-Server-or-IBM-DB2-to-Sybase-SQL-Anywhere.

 

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