Upgrading Traverse from 5.5 or later to R93 on Windows

1. Log in to Traverse as administrator or as another user with equivalent permissions.
2. Shut down all Traverse components (Start > Programs > Traverse > Stop Traverse Components).

   In a distributed configuration, stop Traverse components on the DGE hosts, and then on the server where the BVE/Provisioning Database is operating. In this environment, always make sure you upgrade the system running the BVE/Provisioning Database first.

3. Create a new directory (for example, C:\OLD-traverse-5.x).
4. Copy <TRAVERSE_HOME> into the directory you just created.
5. Download and save the installation package for Traverse R93 (a single executable) to a temporary location on the server.
   • Double-click on the installation executable.
     If Traverse 5.x is installed on the system, the installer prompts you to confirm the upgrade to Traverse R93.
6. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Components Running Prompt: Windows Upgrade

During the installation/upgrade, you might see a message, indicating that the installer cannot access some files in the Traverse directory because they are being used by the WMI service.

To resolve this issue and continue the installation, open a command window and enter the following, and then click Continue:

net stop winmgmt

The installer might prompt you to stop other dependent services. If so, stop these services.

After the confirmation prompt displays, continue the installation/upgrade.

Note: Prior to migrating existing configuration and historical data, the installer displays a confirmation prompt.

Review Configuration Files

1. When the installation/upgrade completes, review the configuration files from the previous version of Traverse in the <TRAVERSE_HOME>\OLD-traverse-5.x directory. If you made any modifications to the configuration files, such as adding a new JDBC driver or configuring plug-in authentication, you must manually re-apply the changes.
   • If you have Traverse installed on a single server only, skip to Step 4.
   • If you have Traverse installed on more than one server (multiple DGEs, and/or BVE and DGE on separate servers), continue to Step 2.
2. After the installer finishes the upgrade, start the Provisioning Database using the Service Controller.
3. Execute the installer on the DGE servers and follow on-screen prompts. During the upgrade process, the installer analyzes the aggregation scheme which is why you must start the Provisioning Database in Step 2.

   The analysis/migration process can take a large amount of time. The duration of the conversion process depends on the hardware specifications of the DGE system. For example, converting data for 15000 tests with historical data for six months:

 1 x 3.4GHz Pentium 4; 1GBRAM; SATA drives = 3 hours

1. After you upgrade the DGEs, start Traverse. Start the server on which you installed the BVE/Provisioning Database, and then start the DGE servers. If you manually stopped any Windows services (such as the WMI service) during the installation/upgrade, start these services.