Installation manual

Installation and Upgrade Information Upgrading Server Software

Release Notes for Release 9.1 Service Pack 3 (9.1.30151.0) Page 20

Source Support

Blackboard Learn Release 9.1 Certified

Blackboard Learn Release 9.0 Certified

Blackboard Academic Suite Release 8 Certified

Blackboard Academic Suite Release 7 Certified

Blackboard Academic Suite Release 6 Certified

Blackboard ML Certified

Blackboard 5.5* Certified

Blackboard 5.0* Compatible

CourseInfo 4 Not Supported

Blackboard Vista and CE 8.0 Certified

Blackboard Campus Edition 4.1 Certified

*Blackboard 5 and Blackboard 5.5 did not include an Archive and Restore function. Courses from

these releases may be imported but Courses cannot be restored with user data and interactions

intact.

Upgrading Server Software

Server software must meet certain requirements before installing Blackboard Learn. The following

items are important to keep in mind when setting up the server software:

• The database is run on a separate server when using two or more servers. Thus,

appropriate client tools for the database must be installed on the Application server or

servers when using a configuration with two or more servers.

• If running on Windows, when installing the Java SE Development Kit (JDK), make sure

that both the JDK and the JRE components are installed to different locations. Also,

ensure that there are no spaces in the path name to either the JDK or the JRE.

• If running on Windows, support for .NET APIs and .NET Building Blocks has been

removed from Blackboard Learn in Release 9.1. If you are using .NET APIs and Building

Blocks, they will not work in Release 9.1. Replace them with comparable Web Services

and Java Building Block APIs. For more information about the available APIs, see the

API documentation available on

Behind the Blackboard.

• If running on Solaris, ensure that the Swap space for the operating system is 0.5 – 1.5

times the amount of physical RAM on the server. For more information, see

http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/submitted/swap_space_impact.jsp.