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1E 8.1 (on-premises)

Installing and upgrading

How to install AppClarity in your organization.

Installing AppClarity

AppClarity is installed through Tachyon setup. The Select Configuration section of setup allows you to choose whether to install AppClarity.

For full details of how to setup Tachyon, please refer to Tachyon Setup.

Upgrading AppClarity

Guidance for upgrading AppClarity.

Supported upgrade paths

AppClarity 8.1 can be upgraded directly from AppClarity 6.1.100 or from AppClarity 7.0.0.

Supported upgrade paths for AppClarity:

Source (Existing setup)

Destination (Upgrading to)

1E Catalog

1.2.0

1E Catalog*

2.1.0

SLA Platform

3.3.0 (with Hotfixes)

SLA Platform*

5.1.0

AppClarity

6.1.100

Tachyon Server*

5.1.0

AppClarity*

7.1.0

Source (Existing setup)

Destination (Upgrading to)

1E Catalog

1.2.100

1E Catalog*

2.1.0

SLA Platform

3.3.100 (with Hotfixes)

SLA Platform*

5.1.0

AppClarity

6.1.100

Tachyon Server*

5.1.0

AppClarity*

7.1.0

Source (Existing setup)

Destination (Upgrading to)

1E Catalog*

2.0.0

1E Catalog*

2.1.0

Tachyon Server*

5.0.0

SLA Platform*

5.1.0

SLA Platform*

5.0.0 (with HotFixes)

Tachyon Server*

5.1.0

AppClarity

7.0.0

AppClarity*

7.1.0

Note

*The AppClarity, 1E Catalog, SLA Platform and Tachyon Server installers are bundled together and are installed using a single installation process. They do not need to be installed separately.

Upgrading AppClarity 6.1.100 to AppClarity 7.1.0

Note

Before upgrading AppClarity, refer to Tachyon Setup and Installing AppClarity for full installation instructions.

To upgrade from AppClarity 6.1.100 to AppClarity 7.1.0 follow these steps:

  1. Run Tachyon Setup to upgrade to AppClarity 8.1

  2. Once the upgrade has completed, execute the attached post upgrade database script (see Running the post upgrade database script section below) for data cleansing and correction as a part of your post upgrade activity.Ensure this script is successfully executed.

  3. To include the latest data, run an Inventory sync (a Basic Inventory Consolidation refresh is enough). Then, refresh the following reports in the same order:

    1. LDC reports for - Microsoft Core LDC, Oracle Processor LDC, IBM Processor Value Unit (PVU) LDC, Red Hat Socket LDC

    2. Entitlement Consolidation report

    3. Compliance report

    4. Reclaim Consolidation report

    5. Reclaim Reporting report.

Running the post upgrade database script

Download the AppC_v7.1.0_Post_Upgrade_ProviderOperation.zip

When the script is run, it performs a retention of:

  • Policy data (which are in process under Policy Admin section)

  • Policy historical data and their correct status.

If you do not run the script, there is an expectation that:

  • Reclaim is setup in AppClarity 6.1.100 with some reclaimable policies

  • Some reclaim policies have already resulted in successful reclaims

  • Few reclaims are in process (i.e. needs administrator action by accepting or rejecting their opt-out requests)

  • Reclaim History displays for some reclaim transactions.

After a successful upgrade to AppClarity 8.1, if the Post_Upgrade_ProviderOperation script is not run, then:

  • In transit reclaims (i.e. which are to be accepted or rejected by an administrator), will be lost or unstable behavior may observe

  • History status of reclaim transactions, which had been opt-out, would be spoiled and may display an incorrect status.

Note

If reclaim is notcorrectlyconfigured or simply not being used (as in, no reclaimable policy exists or is published), and the post upgrade database script is run there should be no observable errors, but there may be some unwanted behavior in the application.

Warning

We do not recommend running the post upgrade database script if reclaim is not correctly configured or simply not being used.

Upgrading AppClarity 7.0.0 to AppClarity 8.1.0

Note

Before upgrading AppClarity, refer to Tachyon Setup and Installing AppClarity for full installation instructions.

To upgrade from AppClarity 7.0 to AppClarity 8.1 follow these steps:

  1. Refer to Planning for Tachyon and Upgrading Tachyon Platform, then run Tachyon Setup to upgrade to AppClarity 8.1

  2. Once the upgrade has been completed, the system is ready for use.

  3. Refresh the following reports in the same order:

    1. License Demand Consolidation reports for - Microsoft Core License Demand, Oracle Processor License Demand, IBM Processor Value Unit (PVU) License Demand, Red Hat Socket Demand.

    2. Entitlement Consolidation report.

    3. Compliance report.

    4. Reclaim Consolidation report.

    5. Reclaim Reporting.

Note

When you upgrade from AppClarity 7.0 to AppClarity 8.1,you do not need to run the Post_Upgrade_ProviderOperation database script.

Please refer to Design Considerations regarding migration from AppClarity 5.x and the co-existence of AppClarity 5.x and AppClarity 8.1.

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