Upgrade Vantage in a single server environment

[Vantage Root]: Vantage install direcotry (e.g.: C:\Program Files\spoton\vantage)

Prior to upgrading Vantage, navigate to [Vantage Root]\configure and run configure.bat (configure.sh in Linux, configure-aix.sh in AIX). Make a note of current Vantage Configuration in order to replicate it after the upgrade.

 

Stop and Delete existing Vantage service

Windows:

Launch Computer Management console and select Services from Services and Applications

Right click Vantage service and select Stop

Right click VantageExchange service and select Stop

Close Computer Management console

Navigate to [Vantage Root]\server\bin and run remove.bat

 Linux/AIX:

Navigate to [Vantage Root]\server\bin and execute stop-vantage.sh (Linux) or stop-vantage-aix.sh (AIX)

Rename original Vantage folder

Windows:

Close Computer Management console and IIS Manager

Right click [Vantage Root] and select Rename

Rename this folder to Vantage_old (refered as [Vantage_old Root])

Linux/AIX:

mv [Vantage Root] [Vantage Root]_old

 

Install Vantage according to Vantage Installation, Configuration and Administration guide (Skipping DataDirect components)

 

Tips:
 

Copying old Vantage Gateway Configuration (IIS)

(isapi_redirect folder for 32-bit environment and isapi_redirect_x64 folder for 64-bit environment)

Navigate to [Vantage_old Root]\gateway\isapi\isapi_redirect

Copy isapi_redirect.properties, rewriterule.properties, uriworkermap.properties and workers.properties

Navigate to [Vantage Root]\gateway\isapi\isapi_redirect(isapi_redirect_x64)

Paste to replace files in this folder

Restart IIS

 

Copying old ESRI Viewer plug_in Configuration

Navigate to [Vantage_old Root]\server\webapps\esriViewer\esriConfig

Copy config-default.xml and getAvailableLayers.jsp

Navigate to [Vantage Root]\server\webapps\esriViewer\esriConfig

Paste to replace config-default.xml and getAvailableLayers.jsp in this folder

Navigate to [Vantage_old Root]\server\webapps\esriViewer\uploadedImages and copy its contents to [Vantage Root]\server\webapps\esriViewer\uploadedImages

NOTE: If you have a Vantage Cloud key copy/paste it into the new install location:

Navigate to [Vantage_old Root]\server\webapps\esriViewer\license.lic and copy/paste it to [Vantage Root]\server\webapps\esriViewer

Copying themes from old vCharts plug_in Configuration

Navigate to [Vantage Root]\server\webapps\VantageChart\WEB-INF and open web.xml

Make a note of the path to CHARTCONFIGXML_FOLDER

Navigate to [Vantage Root]\server\webapps\VantageChart

Copy Themes folder to the path defined in the note