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Upgrading Logi JReport Server

The topic introduces how to upgrade Logi JReport Server in both standalone and integration environment. Upgrading a standalone Logi JReport Server and an integrated Logi JReport Server involves different processes while sharing some common steps. Both updated Logi JReport Servers require converting the report resources in the old version in order to comply with the new server version.

Before upgrading, back up your system database and shut down your Logi JReport Server. If you want to use the old result files in <install_root>\history, install the new Logi JReport Server to the same directory with a new license key, overriding the existing program files.

Below is a list of the sections covered in this topic:

• Upgrading in a Standalone Environment
• Upgrading in an Integration Environment

Upgrading in a Standalone Environment

Logi JReport Server provides two migration tools in <install_root>\bin folder, which can help you to convert all the resources on the previous version of Logi JReport Server before version 6.0. Resources the migration tools cover include the security information (realm, user, group, protection, and ACL), report resources (catalog and reports), scheduled tables, completed tables, version and version tables, and other relevant information (such as fonts, NLS, and style groups). If you are upgrading from a release later than version 6.0 these tools are not needed.

The following shows upgrading Logi JReport Server from a specific old version to V16.

Upgrading from V13 GA and later to V16

To upgrade a version V13 GA and later to V16, take the steps below. Here is a case showing you how to upgrade V13 GA to V16, provided that the old Logi JReport Server is located in C:\JReport\Server13GA.

1. Install Logi JReport Server 16 to C:\JReport\Server13GA. In the Choose Installation Set screen, choose Typical Installation for Standalone Server and select Next.
2. In the prompted Installation Warning message window, choose Upgrading.
3. The installation turns to the List screen which shows the details of the upgrading, including the removed patches, the modified config files and the backup files.
4. Select Install in the Installation Summary screen. After the installation is complete, start Logi JReport Server to check the upgraded version.

Upgrading from V6.0 and later to V16

To upgrade a version V6.0 and later to V16, take the steps below. Here is a case showing you how to upgrade V11.1 to V16, provided that the old Logi JReport Server is located in C:\JReport\Server11.1.

1. Check the value of properties in dbconfig.xml which locates in C:\JReport\Server11.1\bin or back up the file first.
2. Install Logi JReport Server 16 to C:\JReport\Server11.1. In the Choose Installation Set screen, choose Typical Installation for Standalone Server and select Next.
3. In the prompted Installation Warning message window, choose Yes.
4. In the System Database screen, input the property values according to the backed up dbconfig.xml file. Or check the Trial Database radio button, and replace dbconfig.xml file with the one you backed up.
5. In the List screen you can see the details of the upgrading, including the removed patches, the modified config files and the backup files.
6. Select Install in the Installation Summary screen. After the installation is complete, start Logi JReport Server to check the upgraded version.

Upgrading a version between V5.2 Build 590 and V6 (excluded) to V16

You can make the upgrade using the migration tool MigrationV52.bat (MigrationV52.sh for Unix) that is available in the <install_root>\bin folder. This tool is used to convert all the resources of the versions between V5.2 Build 590 and V6 (excluded) to the resources of Logi JReport Server 16. If you install the new version to the same folder as the old one, the parameter can be omitted.

• Usage
  MigrationV52 [orgReportHome]
• Options
  • orgReporthome
    The reporthome of the original Logi JReport Server. If this parameter is not provided, the reporthome of Logi JReport Server 16 will be used as its value.
• Case 1: Installing Logi JReport Server 16 to a new folder (recommended)
  1. Provided that the old Logi JReport Server is located in C:\JREntServer595. Install Logi JReport Server 16 to a new folder C:\JReport\ServerV16. DO NOT start the newly installed Logi JReport Server.
  2. In the DOS window, switch to  <install_root>\bin, and run MigrationV52 C:\JREntServer595.
• Case 2: Installing Logi JReport Server 16 to the folder where the old version resides
  1. Provided that the old Logi JReport Server is located in C:\JREntServer595. Install Logi JReport Server 16 to the same location. DO NOT start the newly installed Logi JReport Server.
  2. In the DOS window, switch to <install_root>\bin, and run MigrationV52.bat.

Upgrading a version earlier than V5.2 Build 590 to V16

You can do the upgrade using the migration tool MigrationBV52.bat (MigrationBV52.sh for Unix) that is available in the <install_root>\bin folder. This tool is used to convert all the resources of versions lower than V5.2 Build 590 to the resources of Logi JReport Server 16. If you install the new version to the same folder as the old one, the parameter can be omitted.

• Usage
  MigrationBV52 [orgReportHome]
• Options
  • orgReporthome 
    The reporthome of the original Logi JReport Server. If the parameter is not provided, the reporthome of Logi JReport Server 16 will be used as its value.
• Case 1: Installing Logi JReport Server 16 to a new folder (recommended)
  1. Provided that the old Logi JReport Server is located in C:\JREntServer580. Install Logi JReport Server 16 to a new folder C:\JReport\ServerV16. DO NOT start the newly installed Logi JReport Server.
  2. In the DOS window, switch to <install_root>\bin, and run MigrationBV52 C:\JREntServer580.
• Case 2: Installing Logi JReport Server 16 to the folder where the old version resides
  1. Provided that the old Logi JReport Server is located in C:\JREntServer580. Install Logi JReport Server 16 to the same location. DO NOT start the newly installed Logi JReport Server.
  2. In the DOS window, switch to <install_root>\bin, and run MigrationBV52.bat.

Upgrading in an Integration Environment

1. Upgrade your standalone Logi JReport Server. In this step you need not convert the old version reports.
2. Backup the dbconfig.xml file in %REPORTHOME%\bin and in <UpgradedServer_install_root>\bin. Copy the dbconfig.xml file in %REPORTHOME%\bin to replace the one in <UpgradedServer_install_root>\bin.
3. Create a self-contained WAR/EAR file jreport.war based on the upgraded Logi JReport Server. Make sure that the reporthome of the new jreport.war is the same as that of the previous jreport.war. Use -Dreporthome to specify the reporthome, for example:

   makewar.bat buildWar -Dreporthome=C:\JReport

   By default the reporthome location is <user.home>/.jreport/default. If you changed it when creating the previous war, you can find it in jreport.war/WEB-INF/web.xml by jreport.rpthome:

   

4. Use application server Administrative Console to undeploy the previous jreport.war and redeploy the new jreport.war.
5. Clear the temporary files or cached files on the Java application server. Take Tomcat as an example, remove the temp and work directories in D:\Tomcat.

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