ok ... I retested and the install of ARS did not update any forms when done as a shared install
I really thought the first time I did the share that it updated the forms again. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Carey Matthew Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Frank, > > I do not know that this will do all of what you want it to do... but > have you tried this? : > > Installing-710.pdf Pg 158 > " > Command options to suppress installation forms > > To suppress the installation of all installation forms, including the > User and Group > forms, enter the following command: > # ./ar_install -noschemas > > NOTE: Use this option only when you intend to immediately load forms > from a previous > installation of AR System. > " > > I would think it should be ok to use this option when installing > multiple nodes to an app server cluster. > > > Also... check out page 34... it has this to say: > " > Upgrading servers in a server group > > To upgrade servers that are part of a server group, remember these > guidelines: > > * Stop all AR System servers except the server that owns the Admin > operation. (To verify this, open the Configuration tab on the AR > System Administration: Server Information form, and make sure that the > Disable Admin Operations check box is not selected.) > > * Upgrade the server that owns the Admin operation first. Select the > Upgrade (AR System database) option during the upgrade. > > * Upgrade the other servers in the group next. Select the Share (AR > System database) option. > > * Do not start the "non-Admin" servers before performing the upgrade > installation on them. > " > > So ... maybe if the ARS Server is stopped then it can not talk to the > DB? Maybe the "Share" install simply updates the file system and > quietly errors about failed imports? (Or were you doing a clean host > install on the other nodes in the cluster during your previous > testing?) > > -- > Carey Matthew Black > Remedy Skilled Professional (RSP) > ARS = Action Request System(Remedy) > > Love, then teach > Solution = People + Process + Tools > Fast, Accurate, Cheap.... Pick two. > > > > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Frank Caruso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > ** Migrating from a 6.3 database to 7.1p3. All home grown stuff with no > OOB > > applications. Also migrating to brand new application hosts and database > > hosts. This will allow us to leave the entire production environment > > untouched while we do the upgrade. > > > > ARS is Solaris 9 with Sybase 12.5 on RHEL > > > > Abbreviated Steps: > > 1. Take a COLD copy of the production database and import to new database > > host. > > 2. Run 7.1 install on first server which will perform the necessary > updates > > to the database. This will also include running email and flash boards > > install. > > 3. Run 7.1 install on second server and run as a shared install not > upgrade. > > This will also include running email and flash boards install. > > > > Question: > > Step 3: All three installs appear to importing the same forms even though > > the first install took care of that. This step seems to take the longest, > > about 25 minutes. I'm talking about the Administrator, email and flash > > boards forms. > > > > A. Is is possible to run the shared install but have it not import > anything > > but just install the necessary files on the host? > > B. If not, can I just copy the entire install directory from the first > host > > to the second and make sure any host specific files are updated? > > > > I was able to actually do part B without any issues but wanted to get the > > communities take on doing an install that way. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Frank > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
