Performing an update installation

Procedure

To perform an update installation:

  1. Stop Build Forge if it is running. Then, if you are running on Windows, check the installation directory for a file named bfengine.pid. If it exists, remove it. Installation Manager is not be able to perform the update if it exists. It is most likely to exist if you have run Management Console in the foreground.
  2. Start IBM Installation Manager.
  3. Before updating, you must set your repository URL to the updated repository. See Specifying the repository URL for instructions.
  4. In Installation Manager, click Update.
  5. In Update Packages, select a package group for which to find updates, then click Next.
  6. Select the updates or fixes to install. Select the installation from the list, then click Next.
  7. You are shown a list of versions to which you can update. Select the installation from the list, and then click Next.
  8. Select the I accept the license terms check box, and then click Next.
  9. The Update Packages page is displayed. Your features are selected for you. Click Next.
  10. Configure the database and click Test connection near the bottom of the screen to test the configuration. After the test passes, click Next.
  11. On the following page, you are presented with the information you edited in your buildforge.conf file. You are asked the following:
    1. Do you want the installer to make the required database modifications? Select this check box. It causes the installer to make the required changes to your schema. If this check box is not selected, you must run bfschema -u manually after installation to apply schema changes.
    2. Do you wish to start the console after upgrade? Select this check box to have the console start automatically after installation is complete.
  12. Click Next.
  13. The features you have selected to install are listed.
  14. Click Update to begin the installation.
  15. When the update has been successfully performed, click Finish.
  16. Close Installation Manager. Start Build Forge. If you are upgrading from version 7.1.1.x, you will not see step logs from your builds until the Character Large Object (CLOB) migration is complete. When you start Build Forge, the migration begins. When the migration is done, Build Forge notifies you.

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