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Installation and Upgrade Information Running the Updater on Windows

Release Notes for Release 9.1 Service Pack 3 (9.1.30151.0) Page 27

Running the Updater on Windows

Follow these steps to run the Updater on Windows:

1. Make sure that the Java environment variable is properly set.

2. Click on the Updater file to launch it.

3. A welcome message will appear with a reminder to read the release notes and the

installations instructions completely before updating. Click Next to continue.

4. The first updater page confirms the auto-detected install and content directories. Click

Next to accept the defaults or enter new values and then click Next. Load-Balanced users

should use the mapped UNC path.

5. The next prompt presents several options. The options are Update, Provide new License

file, Uninstall Blackboard Learn, and Uninstall Application Server. Select the

appropriate option and click Next. The Update option will use the license file already

configured and Provide new license file will upgrade the system and apply the new

license.

6. If the server does not already have a Server Type value, the Server Type screen will

display. Properly categorize the server and click Next.

7. A message will appear that displays the changes that will be made when the Updater is

run. Click Next to start the upgrade. If the Updater was launched from the command line,

do not close the command line window or any of the other windows that pop-up during the

upgrade.