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Important Network Considerations
The following table includes important considerations to keep in mind when
configuring your network before the ColdFusion Server installation:
•
To install and configure Advanced Security for ColdFusion Server, you must have
an installed, running LDAP server available on your network. You must have the
Directory Manager DN, password, IP/port, and Root DN for this server.
•
If you intend to install ClusterCATS, you must first prepare your cluster. For
instructions, see
“Preparing Your Server for ClusterCATS” on page 135
.
•
ClusterCATS requires that the group
btcats
exist. It attempts to create this group
during the ColdFusion installation using
groupadd
. If you are using NIS or NIS+,
ensure that either nsswitch.conf allows for group resolution from the group file,
or the group
btcats
gets created in NIS/NIS+ before installing ClusterCATS.
•
In an optimal production environment, each ColdFusion Server application is
hosted on a dedicated server. A database, mail, or other server reside on the same
server as ColdFusion Server.
•
Note the location and version number of your installed Web server. The
pkgadd
utility prompts you for this information.
Upgrading from a previous version
The ColdFusion Server 5 installation upgrades your current version of ColdFusion
Server automatically. However, keep in mind the following important instructions
when upgrading from a previous release of ColdFusion Server:
•
If you are upgrading from ColdFusion Server 4.0 or earlier, you must first run the
registry migration utility
cfregup.sh
to preserve your registry settings. You must
uninstall the old version by running the
pkgrm
utility. For details, see the
README.cfregup file.
•
If you are upgrading from ColdFusion 4.5, depending on the installation defaults
of your
pkgadd
utilities, you may have to edit the package installation defaults file
before running the
pkgadd
utility. This file is located at /var/sadm/install/admin/
default. Change the value of the instance from
quit
or
unique
to
overwrite
. THis
lets the new version of ColdFusion Server overwrite the existing version.
•
Using ClusterCATS Explorer or
btcluadm
, you must remove cluster member
servers before upgrading them to ColdFusion Server 5. ALso, some ClusterCATS
management operations using the
btcluadm
utility require a license key. The
license key is "GoColdFusion".
•
To continue to use VisiBroker for CORBA connections in ColdFusion Server 5,
copy the libraries bundled with ColdFusion Server 4.5.1 into the appropriate
directory. If you uninstall a previous release of ColdFusion Server before
installing ColdFusion Server 5, these libraries are removed from your system.
Copy the libraries to a safe location before the uninstall.
Note
Before proceeding with the upgrade, backup your ColdFusion Server Web
applications.
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