Upgrading Redwood Server

If you have a previous version of Redwood Server and would like to keep all data, you will need to upgrade. When you upgrade, the database is also upgraded, it is advised to back up the database prior to upgrading, to be on the safe side. An upgrade also allows you to keep all you existing settings. It is advised to read the following sections before you upgrade:

• New Features that were implemented
• Release Notes of the current release; improvements that can potentially change the behavior are listed here; this list is by no means complete, as not all implementations can be taken into account.

Prerequisites

• Redwood Server version 9.1.5 or later
• If you are on a version below 9.0.22, you must first upgrade to 9.0.22 prior to upgrading to 9.1.5 and, finally, upgrading to 9.2 or later.

Process Flow

Service Pack Installation

1. You backup the database and the file system of your application server.
2. You download and extract the redwood-platform-2023_2_0_<n>.zip.
3. Unzip redwood-platform-2023_2_0_<n>.zip.
4. On Windows with a Windows service handling Redwood Server:
5. Run tomcat8w //MS//<Service_Name> (defaults to Scheduler) and copy any JVM arguments into a text file.
6. Delete the service, sc delete <server_name>, run <install_dir>/j2ee/cluster/global/bin/rw_service.bat to install and start a new service.
7. On UNIX or Windows without server:
8. Copy <old_install_dir>/j2ee/cluster/adminserver1/bin/setvars.bat (setvars.sh on UNIX) to the equivalent path in <new_install_dir>, do the same for <old_install_dir>/j2ee/cluster/server1/bin/setvars.bat,
9. Run <new_install_dir>/j2ee/cluster/adminserver1/bin/start.cmd, navigate to http://<server>:10185 and connect to the database, choose Update to update the database, and start the new server <new_install_dir>/j2ee/cluster/server1/bin/start.cmd, ensure it is running properly, if so, stop the admin server <new_install_dir>/j2ee/cluster/adminserver1/bin/stop.cmd.

If you have SAP Systems and are upgrading from 9.1 or earlier, you have to edit each of them to ensure new destinations are created.

1. Navigate to "Environment > SAP".
2. Choose Edit from the context-menu of each SAP System go to XBP tab and make a small change such as adding a word to the Description or Documentation field.
3. Choose Save & Close.

Hotfix Installation

Follow the procedure as outlined by Redwood Support. In general, a hotfix is either a JAR or CAR file; JAR files are copied to <install_dir>/j2ee/cluster/global/tomcat/lib, CAR files are imported using imports (Promotion > Imports).

Procedure

• Upgrading Redwood Platform

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