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Contents Narrowcast Server Upgrade Guide
Upgrading the copied Narrowcast Server system ......................... 9
Registering the upgraded Narrowcast Server system ................. 11
Configuring the upgraded system to assign new machines ........ 11
Configuring the Subscription Portal ............................................. 11
Finalizing the upgrade process.................................................... 12
3. Testing the Upgrade Introduction................................................................................ 13
Modifying the configuration of the target system ......................... 14
Email delivery ........................................................................ 14
File delivery............................................................................ 14
Print delivery .......................................................................... 15
SMS delivery.......................................................................... 15
Portal delivery ........................................................................ 16
Data warehouse..................................................................... 16
Testing functional areas............................................................... 17
Information objects ................................................................ 17
User Information Source........................................................ 18
Dynamic subscriptions........................................................... 18
SMTP information transmitters .............................................. 19
XSL stylesheets ..................................................................... 19
MicroStrategy Logging Server ............................................... 20
Testing service execution behavior ............................................. 20
Testing Subscription Portal behavior ........................................... 21
4. Upgrading the
Production
Environment
Introduction................................................................................ 23
Shutting down the existing version of the production system ...... 24
Installing the later version of Narrowcast Server on production
machines ..................................................................................... 24
Preparing to upgrade ................................................................... 25
Upgrading the older version on the production system ............... 25
Upgrading from MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server 8.x .......... 26
Modifying the upgraded production system to use production
machines ..................................................................................... 27
Merging changes from the testing system ................................... 27
Restarting the production system ................................................ 27
Index........................................................................................................................................... 29
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