Upgrade HCL VersionVault with the Installation Manager

Use IBM® Installation Manager to upgrade and modify HCL VersionVault product features in an existing installation.

Before you begin

Depending on the version you are upgrading from, other products might require upgrade before you can upgrade VersionVault components.

Important: If you are switching to the 64-bit version of HCL VersionVault from the 32-bit version, you must first uninstall the 32-bit version of VersionVault before installing the 64-bit version. Note that when you uninstall VersionVault, the CCM.preserve directory is created. This directory contains any custom settings from the VersionVault product that you uninstalled. When you reinstall the VersionVault product on the same machine, the installation process discovers the CCM.preserve directory and presents options to let you use the preserved settings from the previous installation for the new installation or to ignore them.
About Installation Manager
Use Installation Manager to install, update, and modify HCL VersionVault components. Installation Manager also helps track installed packages, determine what packages are available to install, and organizes installation directories. For more information, see the Installation Manager documentation.

You download the HCL product and IBM Installation Manager from the HCL License & Delivery Portal.

You can also use the IBM Packaging Utility if you want to install multiple HCL products in the same repository. See IBM Packaging Utility.

Table 1. Upgrade checklist
Task Client

Server

 Information Comment
Check the electronic images Client

Server
Confirm that your user ID meets the required access privileges for installing the product. Client

Server

 User privilege requirements for installing the product For Windows™ systems: determine a path for package groups and shared resources that allows users who do not have Administrator privileges to use the product.
For Linux™ systems: For best results, increase the number of file handles before working with HCL VersionVault. Client

Server

 Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations On most Linux systems, the default value for the file handle setting is too low for obtaining best results with HCL products.
CAUTION: Setting limits too high can affect system-wide performance.
On Windows systems: Disable Terminal Services. Server Disabling Terminal Services before you install, upgrade, or modify HCL products
On Linux or the UNIX system: Check the umask variable. Client

Server

 If required, log in as root user, start a terminal session, and set umask = 0022. Before you install the product, set the umask variable to provide VersionVault non-root users with access to the product.
Install and manage IBM Installation Manager if it is not already available. Client

Server

 Installation Manager tasks Information for installing and managing Installation Manager on Windows, Linux, and the UNIX systems.
If you are not familiar with the Installation Manager, review the available methods for installing and updating client and server software. Client

Server

 If the HCL VersionVault administrator copied the Installation Manager installation files and an associated response file, you can download Installation Manager and install silently without having to specify any settings.
Prepare the WebSphere® Application Server environment Server Prepare the WebSphere Application Server environment for HCL VersionVault web servers
Upgrade VersionVault MultiSite Server Implementation planning MultiSite is installed as an optional product component during the HCL VersionVault installation.
Upgrade VersionVault Cadence Virtuoso Integration Client Integrating HCL VersionVault with Cadence Virtuoso Optional feature that allows custom chip designers to complete VersionVault actions while in Cadence Virtuoso.
Next steps
After you complete the upgrade tasks required for your environment, remember to restore any customized configuration files from the back up. Also, complete any required post-upgrade tasks.