Full update procedure

To start the Installation Wizard:

  1. Stop the LN environment with $BSE/etc/rc.stop (UNIX and Linux), or Infor Manager (Windows). All other binaries running against this environment must be stopped, otherwise the Installation Wizard cannot replace them.

    For an update of:

    • The Windows porting set, the event viewer must be closed.
    • An environment on UNIX, you must also stop the baanlogin process manually.
  2. Start the Installation Wizard by running <Staging Area>/Start/StartFirst.exe.
  3. Click Start Installation Wizard.
    The Welcome dialog box is displayed.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Specify the environment to be updated in the Environment dialog box and click Next.
    It is required to use the former environment name for updating an environment. You can find the environment name in the BaanERPServer_*.log file located in this folder: $BSE/lib/install
  6. Select the required installable units, mentioned earlier and click Next.
  7. Select the appropriate porting set and click Next.
  8. Specify information for the Host Name and Login Name fields, see online help. Click Next.
  9. If required, specify the destination directory. Click Next.
    A warning message is displayed that informs you that all users must leave the LN environment before you continue this update.
  10. Click OK.
    During this step, LN checks if the selected environment is available for update. A warning can be displayed about still running binaries.
  11. Select the number of processes your hardware can simultaneously support when the Parallel Processes dialog box is displayed.
    Multiple bshells speed up the installation. Do not use more number of processes than available CPUs.
  12. During a UNIX install you must specify the BW parameters on the BW Configuration Parameters dialog box and click Next.
  13. The IU “Infor LN PMC Solutions” represents the LN upgrade component together with the product Business Object Documents (BOD). If you have selected this IU the Select Base VRCs for PMC Solutions dialog box is displayed. In this dialog box you can select two base VRCs in which the software components are installed.
    • The Business Object Documents 2.1 for Infor LN 6.1 to integrate with other Infor applications.
    • The Infor LN 10.8 to update your software to the latest feature pack.
  14. Click Next. The Select an Update VRC for PMC Solutions dialog box is displayed if these IUs are selected:
    • Infor ES AddOn PMC Solutions
    • Business Object Documents and Infor LN PMC Solutions

    Based on your selection, several Select an Update VRC for PMC Solutions dialog boxes are displayed.

    When updating the installable unit "Infor LN PMC Solution" you must create a new Package Combination. Additionally to this new Package Combination, you must create a new update vrc. Install solutions in an “Update VRC”. The format in the creation of these new update vrc can be implemented as:

    LN BO TA Package Combination/Description
    LN10.5 105U 0 a000 105U 0 b000 105U 0 t000 1050000/10.5
    LN10.5.x 105U x a000 105U x b000 105U x t000 105x000/10.5.x
    LN10.6 106U 0 a000 106U 0 b000 106U 0 t000 1060000/10.6
    LN10.7 107U 0 a000 107U 0 b000 107U 0 t000

    When this VRC already exists, increase the last digit. For example: 107U 0 t001

    		 1070000/10.7
    LN10.8 108U 0 a000 108U 0 b000 108U 0 t000

    When this VRC already exists, increase the last digit. For example: 108U 0 t001

    		 1080000/10.8

    Ensure that the newly created update VRC is connected to the new created package combination.

  15. After you created the update VRCs several Select Package Combinations dialog boxes are displayed. Select the new package combination and click Next.
  16. The Download of Missing PMC Solutions dialog box is displayed.

    Optionally, select the check box and specify the appropriate connection information. To continue without downloading the missing solutions click Next.

    Note: If you select the check box and specify the connection information a check runs if all required solutions are available. If this is not the case, the Installation Wizard tries to download the solutions with the connection information that you provided here. Click Test connection to verify if connection can be established. Missing solutions that cannot be found, or other errors, are logged in $BSE/log.pmc
  17. The Configuration Files dialog box is displayed. Select to change the configuration files. For more information, click Help. Click Next to end the edit.
  18. If you selected the Solution License Manager Installable Unit, the wizard asks you to specify information in some dialog boxes.
  19. If you selected the Application Service Manager Installable Unit, the wizard asks you to specify information in some dialog boxes.
  20. Click Next. The Ready to Install dialog box is displayed.
  21. To start the update, click Install.

    For information about updating an environment with PMC solutions, see Infor Enterprise Server Administration Guide. “LN Software maintenance” explains the PMC recipient procedure. You can run this procedure as a post-installation task.