Installation guide
Deleting cache locations for studies8.
If you are restaging the server and are not restoring the files in the cache directory after the upgrade,
to prevent database inconsistencies, remove all database references to images in cache. To do this, find
all study_refs that are in the cache and delete them.
Note:
Images in the cache are archived and, if necessary, can be retrieved after the upgrade is complete.
To remove database references to cache locations
1. To obtain the volume_ref of the cache and the list of study_refs, in clui, type cache query.
A list of caches and their volume_refs is displayed.
2. To store all study_refs into a variable a, type:
save_refs a select distinct ds.study_ref from dosr_study ds, dosr_object do where ds.study_ref
= do.study_ref and do.object_ref in (select object_ref from osr_location where volume_ref
= < volume_ref >)
where <volume_ref> is the volume_ref of the cache.
3. To enter menu mode, type Go menu.
4. Select Study Manager.
5. Select Delete Studies Menu.
6. Select Delete Study from Cache.
7. To process the study_refs stored in the variable a, at the command prompt, type a.
All studies in the volume_ref's cache are removed.
8. Back up the database.
Specify this backup when restoring the database on the new Database Server.
Stopping antivirus software9.
If you have antivirus software installed on the station, ensure that no scan jobs are running that would
interfere with the migration process. Stop the antivirus services.
To stop any scan jobs
1. Launch the antivirus software and halt the scan operation according to the vendor’s instructions.
Performing a database check10.
Before you do the upgrade, perform a database check for the following:
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