Queries on upgrade from Mercator 6.7 to WTX 8.1.0.3

[snehareddy]

Hello everyone,


We are currently working on the upgade from 6.7 to 8.1.0.3 , in this regard have fww queires it would be great if we can have your views and suggesion on the same.


1. We have around 200 system files and 75 maps ( which are file based, XML MQ, IDoc based ) which we have to migrate to 8.1.0.3 can we deploy all these directly on ES which is on 8.1.0.3 without recompilation.

2. We have a sandbox created for our analysis as follows:

a) New version of ES is installed on the exisiting box which has eventservers on running on the version 6.7 also.

b) The sepate deployment directories have been created for the new Eventserver which is running on 8.1.0.3.

We have a question here ,can we simply copy .msl files from the deployment directories of ES running on earlier version to deployment directories of new ES on 8.1.0.3 and keep maps in same direcotories.


c) We have connections on the box with MQ and SAPgateway which are being used for exisitng eventservers on 6.7 now the same box has new ES on 8.1.0.3 so will there be any change with respect to how MQ and SAP adapters work ( provided new ES user had all the required permissions).


d) We process the audit logs files created by the maps , with the new version is the strucuture of the audit log files changing.


It would be great if you provide the inputs on the above queries.

Regards,
Sneha

 

[smerck]

Hi Sneha,
The answers to your queries are as follows.

1. We have around 200 system files and 75 maps ( which are file based, XML MQ, IDoc based ) which we have to migrate to 8.1.0.3 can we deploy all these directly on ES which is on 8.1.0.3 without recompilation.
Ans. U can deploy them. also make sure the confi file are fine.(mrn and mrc if at all u have them)

2. We have a sandbox created for our analysis as follows:

a) New version of ES is installed on the exisiting box which has eventservers on running on the version 6.7 also.
Ans. No at one time cos both maps (mercator6.7 and wtx8) might pointing to same object(Database or MQ etc) in that case the launcher might get crashed. Its better to have one at one time.Only one event server running at one time.

b) The sepate deployment directories have been created for the new Eventserver which is running on 8.1.0.3.

We have a question here ,can we simply copy .msl files from the deployment directories of ES running on earlier version to deployment directories of new ES on 8.1.0.3 and keep maps in same direcotories.
Ans. U can deployment then provided the maps being pointed in the defined dir's in the msl. also u have to take care of config files.


c) We have connections on the box with MQ and SAPgateway which are being used for exisitng eventservers on 6.7 now the same box has new ES on 8.1.0.3 so will there be any change with respect to how MQ and SAP adapters work ( provided new ES user had all the required permissions).
Ans. Its better to recomplie the code and deploy.
d) We process the audit logs files created by the maps , with the new version is the strucuture of the audit log files changing.
Ans. Yes infact the STRUCTURE audit log has changed but not much only a bit.The change is for teh object MercatorMapAudit the initiator was changed to <MapAudit this is changed to <MercatorMapAudit and terminator was </MapAudit> this is changed to </MercatorMapAudit>

Thanks,
smerck