Upgrading RealServer
From a Previous Version
If you are upgrading from a previous version of RealServer, you should
install the new version in addition to, and not instead of, the original
version. Once you have installed, configured, and tested the new RealServer, you can
then replace your old version with the new
installation.
Installing with a
Previous Version
To install without replacing an existing RealServer
- Install the new version in a new directory.
- In your original RealServer configuration file (server.cfg) note the
PnaPort entry. If the setting
is not present, RealServer is using the default port 7070. You need to
use a different port number for testing the new RealServer installation.
To use a different port number, add or edit the following line in the server.cfg
file for the new installation:
PnaPort 7072
Be sure to specify a port that is not used by another configuration
parameter such as ResolverPort.
- Send a test URL to the new RealServer. Add :
7072
(as
in step 2, above) to the pnm URL.
You cannot run two versions of RealServer simultaneously as a service
on Windows NT. Run the new version of RealServer from a command window
until you are ready to replace the original version with the new version.
pnm://<my.server>:7072/144.rm
Configuring the New
Version
After you have tested your new version of RealServer, configure it to
match the original version.
To configure the new RealServer
- Copy the BasePath setting from the server.cfg file of your original
RealServer to the server.cfg file for the new version. It is best to
use an absolute base path for the BasePath entry.
- Send a test URL to the new RealServer. Remember to add :7072 to the
pnm URL:
pnm://<my.server>:7072/welcome.rm
Replacing the Old
Version with the New Version
When you are satisfied that the new RealServer installation supplies
existing content correctly, stop the original server and move the new server
into production.
To replace the old version with the new version
- Stop both instances of RealServer. For instructions on how to do this,
see Using RealServer.
- Rename the directory of original installation to something like
/old.
- Rename the directory for the new installation to the name of the original
installation.
- Copy all appropriate settings from the original configuration file
into the new configuration file.
- Set the PnaPort entry
to its original value (default 7070).
- Change the Web page links back to the original port number.
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