TIBCO sent an email indicating that 8207.28 hotfix 4 is out....

[David Hall 5]

TIBCO sent an email indicating that 8207.28 hotfix 4 is out.

Whereas hotfix 1 and hotfix 2 used the UNJAR, copy/paste, Jar manual process. It appears that hotfix 4 is back to being a GUI install.

Readme instructions for WFC

Unix or Linux Platforms:

 

Stop the Application server, HTTP server, and WebFOCUS ReportCaster

service.

Run TIB_wf-wf_8207.28.04_unix_64.bin.

Follow the instructions until the installation process is completed.

 

Windows Platforms:

 

Shutdown the application server, HTTP server, and WebFOCUS ReportCaster

service.

Extract the content of the file, TIB_wf-wf_8207.28.04_win_x86_64.zip.

Run TIB_wf-wf_8207.28.04_win_x86_64.exe.

Follow the instructions until the installation process is completed.

 

Before the manual process was not worth the effort.

Now with the GUI, we will look to possibly applying the hotfixes

[Martin Yergeau]

What is TIBCO WebFOCUS Installer

I have notice a little difference in the fixes list from Installer vs Report Server (38 vs 16) but otherwise, its the same

[David Hall 5]

TIBCO has an integrated version called WFI (WebFOCUS Integrated) It is the renaming of the BUE that was introduced in 8205. Basically it has WFC/WFRS/ETL with Hyperstage. Provides Apache and a repository.

Designed for the small office with small IT support group.

Problem is that since the folders are not defaulting to ibi, the WFC normal install misses that a hotfix works. So it tries to install a new package.

WFI has a folder structure of ibiWebFOCUS_WFI and within that folder is the server with srv and a separate folder called WebFOCUS.

This is the recommended install for what was called EUM , now called usage monitor

[David Hall 5]

There were major issues with the 8207 hotfix install. they did not provide a WFI version.

The WFRS hot fix worked, but the WFC hotfix would not see the previous version.

This I think is the first WFI hotfix that supports the WFI configuration.

Have not tried it as yet. Will report if anything strange happens

[Toby Mills]

Thats great to hear David - thanks!

Ill be way more likely to apply the hotfix for the client now.

Hopefully they keep it this way.

[robert fuschetto]

david.hall:

 

Windows Platforms:

 

Shutdown the application server, HTTP server, and WebFOCUS ReportCaster

service.

 

 

 

what does this mean:

Windows Platforms:

 

Shutdown the application server, HTTP server, and WebFOCUS ReportCaster

service.

[Martin Yergeau]

Services for :

 

WebFOCUS 82 Server

WebFOCUS Repot Caster

WebFOCUS Client (Tomcat or what ever else you are using)

 

I normally stop all WF services no mater what