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This page provides instructions for upgrading a FlexDeploy installation to the latest version.

Upgrade Instructions

1. Stop the Tomcat server
   
   

2. Backup the FlexDeploy schemas
   
   For back-out purposes, it is highly recommended that a database backup of the Oracle database be taken using standard tools like RMAN. Another option would be to export the FD, FD_ADMIN, and FF schemas using data pump. The schemas can be exported using the following data pump command:

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   expdp system directory=DATA_PUMP_DIR dumpfile=fd_bkup.dmp schemas=FD,FF,FD_ADMIN

3. Upgrade the FlexDeploy schemas
   
   

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   FlexDeploy Schema Upgrade FlexDeploy Schema Upgrade

   
   
   
4. From the FlexDeploy upgrade distribution, copy /Tomcat/flexdeploy.war into <TOMCAT_HOME>/webapps (overwite existing file).
   
   
5. If using IBM ClearCase, you will need to copy the following jar files from your ClearCase server into <TOMCAT_HOME>/lib
   1. The jar files can be located in the com.ibm.rational.teamapi_8.0.1.vxxx folder of your ClearCase server. 
      
      
6. Start tomcat by running the following script
   
   1. <TOMCAT_HOME>/bin/startup.sh (startup.bat on Windows)
      
      
7. Launch FlexDeploy in your browser - http://<hostname>:<port>/flexdeploy
   
   
8. Refer to the Installing/Upgrading Plugins to install new plugins.