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IBM Cognos Analytics Platform => Cognos Analytics => Administration and Security => Topic started by: jcw3631 on 27 Aug 2019 09:31:40 AM

Title: Cognos 11.1.3 Install
Post by: jcw3631 on 27 Aug 2019 09:31:40 AM
Hello,  I have C 11.0.12 installed and I am wondering if i have to uninstall that to install 11.1.3 or can I just install on top of that version?  Does anyone know?  Please advise.  Thanks!  :)
Title: Re: Cognos 11.1.3 Install
Post by: MFGF on 27 Aug 2019 10:32:45 AM
Quote from: jcw3631 on 27 Aug 2019 09:31:40 AM
Hello,  I have C 11.0.12 installed and I am wondering if i have to uninstall that to install 11.1.3 or can I just install on top of that version?  Does anyone know?  Please advise.  Thanks!  :)

Hi,

You install directly over the top of your existing 11.0.12. Make sure you take a backup of your existing instance before you start (including the content store) - just in case.

Cheers!

MF.
Title: Re: Cognos 11.1.3 Install
Post by: jcw3631 on 27 Aug 2019 11:51:51 AM
Thank you very much!  Do i need a different install location then my current one for 11.0.12?  Thanks!  :)
Title: Re: Cognos 11.1.3 Install
Post by: MFGF on 27 Aug 2019 12:37:47 PM
Quote from: jcw3631 on 27 Aug 2019 11:51:51 AM
Thank you very much!  Do i need a different install location then my current one for 11.0.12?  Thanks!  :)

Hi,

If you just want to replace 11.0.12 with 11.1.3 then you install over the top in the same install location. If you want to run them in parallel, then you will need them installed in different locations and using different ports and different content store databases.

Cheers!

MF.
Title: Re: Cognos 11.1.3 Install
Post by: jcw3631 on 03 Sep 2019 12:41:00 PM
Excellent!  Thanks so much for the information.  I just installed over the top.  :)

Have a great day!!
Title: Re: Cognos 11.1.3 Install
Post by: footyref on 14 Nov 2019 08:27:36 AM
Where are the files we customized located?  In Cognos 10.2.2, there was a bkp folder where the files that were overwritten by either upgrading or applying a fix pack were stored.
Title: Re: Cognos 11.1.3 Install
Post by: MFGF on 14 Nov 2019 10:03:47 AM
Quote from: footyref on 14 Nov 2019 08:27:36 AM
Where are the files we customized located?  In Cognos 10.2.2, there was a bkp folder where the files that were overwritten by either upgrading or applying a fix pack were stored.

Hi,

Does this page help?
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEP7J_11.0.0/com.ibm.swg.ba.cognos.inst_cr_winux.doc/c_ca_upgrade_latest.html

Cheers!

MF.
Title: Re: Cognos 11.1.3 Install
Post by: littlet on 14 Nov 2019 05:46:01 PM
I would prefer to do a new install.  I tried the over-the-top install from 11.1.2 to 11.1.3 and I have had many problems down the road with strange errors in the logs. In the past I have always done a new install but was told that the over-the-top was working fine.  I am not convinced.