Installation guide

• To migrate an IMPAX cluster from Oracle for Solaris to Oracle on Windows, contact Agfa
Professional Services for assistance. This migration process is not documented in this guide.
• If performing a forklift upgrade, ensure that you install the same Oracle edition as the existing
production system or else the database migration will fail. For example, if the database on the
production system is Oracle Standard Edition, install Oracle Standard Edition when staging
the new system. Or, if the database on the production system is Oracle Enterprise Edition,
install Oracle Enterprise Edition when staging the new system.
Valid cluster configurations
(Topic number: 10763)
For cluster configurations, the following upgrade paths are supported:
• Current single-cluster configuration to equivalent single-cluster configuration
• Single-host AS300 to multi-host AS300
• Multi-cluster configuration to multi-cluster configuration
The following should be considered:
• Virtual machines allow you to share the physical resources of a single computer across multiple
environments.As of IMPAX 6.5, all new standalone stations are installed using VMware Player.
• When considering whether to move from a single-host to a multi-host or mixed-host
configuration, assess the current performance of the system. If it is barely acceptable, you may
want to upgrade the configuration to achieve better performance.
• When upgrading from a single-host to a multi-host or mixed-host configuration, consider the
size of and expected load for each server to take advantage of the additional servers. For example,
moving the Curator component to its own server is generally more beneficial than moving the
Network Gateway component to its own server.
• HSM and PACS Store and Remember archives can be upgraded to IMPAX 6.5.3. Direct attached
archives (DAA) cannot. Migration tools and procedures exist for converting these types of
archives to those supported in IMPAX 6.5.3. See the appropriate DAA consolidation guide,
for more information.
If your IMPAX configuration is not listed, contact Agfa Professional Services.
Understanding parallel migration
(Topic number: 123301)
With a serial migration, upgrades from one version of IMPAX to another have two distinct phases:
1. A preparing to upgrade period, which can last weeks, during which initial installations are
performed, some data is migrated in advance, and users are trained on the new system.
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