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Installation and Upgrade Information Running the Updater on UNIX (Red Hat and Solaris)

Release Notes for Release 9.1 Service Pack 3 (9.1.30151.0) Page 28

Running the Updater on UNIX (Red Hat and Solaris)

Follow these steps to run the Updater on UNIX.

1. Open a command-line prompt as the root user and navigate to the directory that holds the

Updater.

2. Run the following command to launch the Updater:

$JAVA_HOME/bin/java -jar <updater_file>

If Xwindows or a similar GUI is running and the DISPLAY variable is properly configured,

the Updater will launch in GUI mode. The following steps assume that the command-line

Updater is used.

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

installations instructions completely before updating. Press ENTER to continue.

3. Instructions will appear for navigating through the Updater prompts. The Updater, in most

cases, will provide a default value in brackets. Press ENTER to accept the default and

continue or enter a different value. Press ENTER to continue after entering a new value.

4. The first Updater prompt asks for the directory where Blackboard will be found. Press

ENTER to accept the default or enter a new value and then press ENTER. If The

Blackboard Learn is not found in the directory provided, the Updater will attempt to install

at the given location.

5. The next prompt presents several options. The options are “1 – Upgrade and Convert”

and “2 – Upgrade App Server Only.” Type 1 and press ENTER.

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

display. Properly categorize the server and press ENTER.

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

run. Press ENTER to start the upgrade.