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Required upgrade information

Certain environment variables must be set in the pdm.cshrc and pdm.cshrc.ora files to properly upgrade and configure the Contenta server. Obtain the following information before beginning the Contenta Server upgrade.

Obtain the values for the following environment variables in the pdm.cshrc and pdm.cshrc.ora files.

Environment variableDescriptionNote the information here to use during installation and configuration
XYV_PDM_ROOTTop-level directory where Contenta is installed.
JAVA_HOMEPath to the directory where JRE is installed, such as the default, usr/java. If the directory for JRE is different, you can specify its path or a variable representing the path.
sdlxysoft_LICENSEIf the Contenta License server resides on a separate machine, specify its node name.
$PATHVerify that this variable includes the following.
  • {$XYV_PDM_ROOT}/bin
  • {$XYV_PDM_ROOT}/bin/reap
XAPPLRESDIRPath to the values for the pcmadmin drop down lists. Set this variable to $XYV_PDM_ROOT/distr/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults.
XYE_PRTL_LOG_DIRPath where Contenta will write the portal logs. The default value is $XYV_PDM_ROOT\logs\dbname.log
XYV_LOG_PER_PORTTo add the socket (PcmPortal) number to the portal log filename, set this variable to 1.
XYV_LOG_CYCLETo cycle the portal log at midnight, set this variable to 1.
LD_LIBRARY_PATHVerify that this variable includes the following.

{$XYV_PDM_ROOT}/system

XYV_PDM_DATA_DIRA valid directory path on the Contenta server.
ORACLE_HOMEPath to the Oracle home directory.
ORACLE_SIDOracle database system identifier.
XYE_PDM_DATABASE_SIDOracle database system identifier.
XYE_PRTL_DATABASE_SIDOracle database system identifier.
Server SocketThe portal server socket, which is a numerical value in the range 10244915. Unless it is explicitly changed, accept the default value of 6050.
NLS_LANGThe Oracle Database Server character set must be set to AL32UTF8 during install. The NLS_LANG setting for the Oracle server and client must match, and the character set in NLS_LANG must be set to AL32UTF8 (that is, American_America.AL32UTF8 or ENGLISH_UNITED KINGDOM.AL32UTF8).

Some of the previous information is also required when you upgrade the Contenta Explorer on client workstations. The following table lists additional information for upgrading Contenta Explorer:

You are prompted to enter:Note the information here to use during installation and configuration
Name of the Contenta Server
Name of the default Contenta database