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IT Analytics Installation and Upgrade Guide for Linux
- Installation overview
- Install IT Analytics on a Linux server
- Step-1: Get the IT Analytics license key file
- Step-2: Portal and database deployment strategies
- Step-3: Portal and database prerequisites
- Step-4: Install Oracle database application binaries
- Step-5: Install the Portal application binaries (Linux)
- Step-6: Start the Portal services (Linux)
- Step-7: Log into the Portal
- Step-8: Install a license
- Verify the current license configuration
- Next steps
- Upgrade IT Analytics Portal on Linux
- Overview
- Upgrade path
- Before upgrading
- Upgrade IT Analytics Portal
- Data Collector upgrades
- Troubleshoot - Downgrade of Data Collector is not supported
- Troubleshoot - Manual Data Collector upgrades
- Troubleshoot Data Collector upgrade manager upgrade failure and collector bundle download failure on Linux
- Collector updates from the IT Analytics Portal
- Upgrade and Migrate to a new server
- Upgrade and migrate to a new server
- Install the latest release of IT Analytics on the new server
- Perform an export of the database on the existing server
- Stop Portal and agent services on the new server
- Drop and re-create the existing portal user on the new server
- Import the database onto the new server
- Start Portal and agent services on the new server
- Download, install, and execute to upgrade the database schema
- Testing
- Update Data Collector binaries (if necessary)
- Upgrade and migrate to a new server
- Appendix A. X Virtual Frame Buffer
- Appendix B. Oracle patches for the database server
Install options
The installer-based options available for IT Analytics deployment on a Linux server are described in the table below.
Table: Deployment options for IT Analytics
Install method | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Installer-based deployment: | IT Analytics installers for Oracle and Portal server provides ways to deploy the Portal either in Standard or in Split Architecture. | |
Standard installation | This is the most common installation method that involves installing Oracle locally on the same server as IT Analytics Portal server. | |
Split Architecture installation | In a Split Architecture, the database and IT Analytics Portal application reside on two different systems. | |
If you have Shared Services edition of License for IT Analytics and are providing your own Oracle, you can install Oracle either on the IT AnalyticsPortal server or install Oracle on a separate server. In this case, use the Oracle installer for the Shared Service Edition. Refer Install Oracle database binaries for Shared Service Edition section for details.