APTARE IT Analytics Installation and Upgrade Guide for Linux

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Product(s): APTARE IT Analytics (10.5)
  1. Install the APTARE IT Analytics Portal on a Linux server
    1.  
      Introduction
    2.  
      Portal installation memory requirements
    3.  
      OVA-based deployment on VMware ESXi
    4. Installer-based deployment
      1.  
        Task 1: Portal and database deployment strategies (Linux)
      2.  
        Task 2: Pre-installation configuration (Linux)
      3.  
        Task 3: Install Oracle database application binaries (Linux)
      4.  
        Task 4: Install the Portal application binaries (Linux)
      5.  
        Task 5: Installing the database schema (Linux)
      6.  
        Task 6: Start the Portal services (Linux)
      7.  
        Task 7: Request the license key file (Linux)
      8.  
        Task 8: Log into the Portal
      9.  
        Task 9: Install the license key file (Linux)
      10.  
        Task 10: Performing a cold backup of the database (Linux)
      11.  
        Recommended database backup process
    5.  
      Supported third-party and open source products
    6.  
      Uninstall the APTARE IT Analytics Portal
  2. Upgrade APTARE IT Analytics Portal on Linux
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Upgrade path
    3.  
      Before upgrading
    4. Upgrade Oracle database application binaries to 19c (Linux)
      1.  
        Upgrade Oracle database application binaries (Linux)
    5. Upgrade APTARE IT Analytics Portal
      1.  
        Upgrade a shared services environment
      2.  
        Run the upgrade utility installer (Linux)
      3.  
        Known issues
      4.  
        Run the upgrade utility
      5.  
        After the upgrade
      6.  
        Upgrade methods to incorporate enterprise objects
      7. Attribute merging during the Portal upgrade
        1.  
          Attribute Management During the Portal Upgrade
        2.  
          Example of a Merge of Attribute Values
        3.  
          Steps to Rename Duplicate Attributes
        4.  
          Best Practice for Attributes in Multi-Tenancy Environments
      8.  
        Upgrade the Portal with additional licensed modules
      9.  
        Upgrade scenarios
      10.  
        Database table creation scripts
      11. Add additional products
        1.  
          Prerequisites
      12.  
        Enable new features and report templates using the Portal
    6. Data Collector upgrades
      1.  
        Mandatory prerequisites
    7.  
      Troubleshoot - Manual Data Collector upgrades
    8.  
      Collector updates from the APTARE IT Analytics Portal
  3. Oracle patches for the database server
    1.  
      Apply Oracle-recommended patches
  4. Upgrade and Migrate to a new server
    1. Upgrade and migrate to a new server
      1.  
        Install the latest release of APTARE IT Analytics on the new server
      2.  
        Perform an export of the database on the existing server
      3.  
        Stop Portal and agent services on the new server
      4.  
        Drop and re-create the existing portal user on the new server
      5.  
        Import the database onto the new server
      6.  
        Start Portal and agent services on the new server
      7.  
        Download, install, and execute to upgrade the database schema
    2.  
      Testing
    3.  
      Update Data Collector binaries (if necessary)
  5. Portal upgrades (Linux): Tomcat and Apache
    1.  
      Overview
    2.  
      Upgrade to Tomcat 8.5.56 from a previous Tomcat version
    3.  
      Upgrade the Apache Web Server to 2.4.xx (Linux)

Upgrade to Tomcat 8.5.56 from a previous Tomcat version

  1. Log into Veritas Support to retrieve the distribution files that are used in these instructions.

  2. Copy the latest Tomcat binary distribution, latest switchtomcat.sh, agent-java-settings.sh, portal-java-settings.sh and Tomcat configuration tar ball containing the APTARE instance and Tomcat startup scripts to your Linux Portal server.

  3. As user root, untar the Tomcat binary distribution into: /opt

    cd /opt
gtar -zxvf <path to file>/apache-tomcat-8.5.xx.tar.gz

  4. As user root, untar the Tomcat configuration files into:

    /opt/apache-tomcat-8.5.xx
cd /opt/apache-tomcat-8.5.xx
tar -zxvf <path to file>/tomcat_unix_release_10500.tar.gz

  5. Copy content of agent-java-settings.sh into the following and update the settings as required:

    /opt/aptare/datarcvrconf/tomcat/java-settings.sh

  6. Copy content of portal-java-settings.sh into the following and update the settings as required:

    /opt/aptare/portalconf/tomcat/java-settings.sh

  7. Replace /opt/apache/tomcat-8.5.xx/bin/switchtomcat.sh with the downloaded switchtomcat.sh.

  8. Run the switchtomcat.sh shell script.

    sh /opt/apache-tomcat-8.5.xx/bin/switchtomcat.sh

  9. Verify you can login to the Portal.