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9. Updating BlueDragon

If you already have BlueDragon installed and want to install another edition or version,

there are some concerns you should be aware of. This section highlights those. It also

presents information that may be useful when uninstalling BlueDragon, which is

discussed further in Section 10.

In the discussions to follow, the term “edition” is used to refer to the different

BlueDragon products, as in BlueDragon Server of BlueDragon Server JX. The term

“version” is used to refer to product version numbers, such as 3.0 and 6.1, for example.

Additionally, note that different point releases (or beta editions) of a given edition and

version are considered to be of the same version for the purpose of this discussion.

9.1 Updating BlueDragon/J2EE Versions

The remaining discussion in this section involves only the Server and Server JX editions.

With the BlueDragon/J2EE edition, you can implement a new version simply by

installing it as a new web application, even alongside existing web applications of the

previous release (or indeed the same release). See the Deploying CFML on J2EE

Application Servers manual for more information on installing that product and

deploying J2EE web applications.

9.2 Installing Different Server Editions and Versions

It is permissible to install different editions of BlueDragon Server products, as well as

different versions of the same edition.

For instance, you can install and run BlueDragon 6.1 Server and BlueDragon 6.1 Server

JX at the same time (or the 3.02 versions of each at the same time), to test the differences

between the two products/editions.

You can also install BlueDragon Server 6.1 when you have an existing BlueDragon

Server 3.02, (or the Server JX editions of the two releases), to test differences between

the two releases.

You can also install different combinations of these, even installing Server 3.02, Server

JX 3.02, Server 6.1, and Server JX 6.1, all at the same time.

Each installation is independent of the other, including their own wwwroot and all other

configuration settings. As discussed in Sections 3.5 and 3.7, the only point of concern is

BlueDragon 6.1 Installation Guide