Restoring the backups and custom data

After you upgrade to IBM® Rational® Insight version 1.0.0.1, you must restore your backups and customized artifacts from the previous version.
Before you begin
Before you begin to restore the backed up data, keep at hand the data you noted down when you created the backups; for example, the custom settings of your IBM Cognos® Connection.
About this task

You must restore the custom settings made to the IBM Cognos connection, XML data configuration files, Rational Insight skin, and, if you are using Rational Insight Data Services, the servlet parameter settings for the data service. You also need to restore the changes you made to the metadata of your Framework Manager projects and the extract, transform, and load (ETL) catalog.

To restore each customization:
  1. Restore the custom settings made to the IBM Cognos connection.
    1. Start the Cognos Configuration tool (click Start > All Programs > IBM Rational Insight > IBM Cognos 8 > IBM Cognos Configuration).
    2. Change the settings back to your custom settings, especially the information in Data Access > Content Manager > Content Store.
    3. Close the Cognos Configuration tool.
  2. Restore the custom settings for XML data configuration files.
    1. Copy the backup files from the rational_insight_installation_directory\dataconfig\configs\ directory to the directory that is used most frequently for storing your XML data configuration files.
    2. Start XML Data Configuration.
    3. Import the data configuration files for version 1.0.0.1. When prompted, select the option to merge elements with the same identifiers.
  3. Restore the custom settings made to the Rational Insight skin.
    Copy the contents of the following backed up directories to the Rational Insight installation directory:
    • temporary_location\cognos\templates\
    • temporary_location\cognos\webapps\p2pd\
    • temporary_location\webcontent\
  4. Restore the servlet parameter settings for Rational Insight Data Services.
    Remember: This step is needed only if you are using Rational Insight Data Services.
    1. Open the WebSphere® Administrative Console (http://localhost:9060/ibm/console).
    2. In the navigator, expand the Applications node and click Enterprise Applications > DataServices application > Initialize parameters for servlets.
    3. Set the parameter values to your custom settings.
  5. Restore the changes to the extract, transform, and load (ETL) catalog.
    1. Create a new ETL catalog and restore the ETL catalog that is shipped with the new version. See the related links at the bottom of this page.
    2. Start Cognos Data Manager and open the new catalog.
    3. Select the jobs and builds that you want to incorporate into your catalog and export as a package.
      Tip: If you want to only merge the new versions of the existing builds into your ETL catalog, export as a package the job that has Update appended to its name.
    4. Open your existing catalog and import the package that you created in step a. You can replace the existing job and builds or import them with a new name.
      Tip: If you want to only merge the new versions of the existing builds into your own ETL catalog, import into your ETL catalog the package that you created with the job that has Update appended to its name.

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