Installing the Service Pack on the Contenta application server

Follow these instructions to install the Contenta service pack on the Red Hat Linux Contenta application server.

Before you begin

In this procedure, Contenta_home is the directory on the application server in which Contenta is installed.

Be sure that all Contenta applications are stopped before beginning the installation. To manually stop the Contenta server, and the Solr and Crawler processes (if applicable), at the Linux command prompt, enter /etc/init.d/contenta stop.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Contenta application server as the root user.
  2. Back up all the files in Contenta_home to another location (where Contenta_home is the folder where Contenta is installed).
  3. If you are running the installation from a remote system, set the display as follows:
    setenv DISPLAY name_or_IP_address_of_remote_system:0
  4. Mount the installation ISO file as follows.
    1. From the command prompt, type: mkdir /mount-point (where mount-point is the name of the directory where you will mount the ISO).
    2. Use the cd command to navigate to the directory containing the ISO file.
    3. Type: mount -t iso9660 -o loop cdrom.iso /mount-point (where cdrom.iso is the name of the ISO file and mount -point is the full path to the directory you just created.
  5. Execute the following command, including the full path to the installation file.
    /mount-point/Linux/install.bin
    The service pack installation program launches, displaying an Introduction window.
  6. Follow the prompts through the installation process.
    1. Select Next to begin the installation.
    2. In the Contenta Install Directory field, select Choose to specify the Contenta_home directory and then select Next.
      If prompted to stop Contenta programs currently running, select Yes.
    3. Review the installation details and then select Install.
    4. When the installation is complete, select Done.

What to do next

Rebooting the computer after installing the service pack is recommended. If you choose to reboot the computer later, be sure to restart the portal process (PcmPortal).