7.3.6 Overwriting an installation of Application Server for Developers

To overwrite an installation of Application Server for Developers in the same directory of the same computer where Application Server for Developers is installed, start the Hitachi Integrated Installer dialog box from the provided media of the product, and then select the Maintain or update the instance of this application selected below radio button in the Existing Installed Instances Detected dialog box.

Prerequisites

The application developer has administrator privileges.
A prerequisite operating system (OS) and patches are installed.
An Application Server for Developers with the same version as the Application Server for Developers to be updated is already installed.
The system that uses the Application Server for Developers to be updated has been stopped.

Intended users

Application developers

Procedure

If a server or domain is running on an instance of Application Server that is installed, perform the following procedure to stop the server or domain:
1. To stop Application Server, run the stop-servers subcommand of the asadmin utility command.
```
asadmin stop-servers
```
  When this command is run, the result is displayed as follows:
```
Command stop-servers executed successfully.
```
2. To stop a domain, run the stop-domain subcommand of the asadmin utility command.
```
asadmin stop-domain domain_name
```
  When this command is run, the result is displayed as follows:
```
Command stop-domain executed successfully.
```
3. To display a list of domains, run the list-domains subcommand of the asadmin utility command.
```
asadmin list-domains
```
  When this command is run, the result is displayed as follows. Ensure that the statuses of the stopped domains are not running.
```
Name:  domain1 Status:  not running
Name:  domain_name Status:  not running
Command list-domains executed successfully.
```
Insert the provided media of the product into the corresponding drive.

The Hitachi Integrated Installer dialog box starts automatically.

If the Hitachi Integrated Installer dialog box does not start automatically, then in Windows Explorer, double-click the corresponding_drive:\HCD_INST.EXE file.
Select the product to be installed (Hitachi Application Server for Developers), and then click the Install button.
In the Confirm Starting of Installer dialog box, verify the message asking whether to start the installation and then click the OK button.
In the Existing Installed Instances Detected dialog box, select the installation to overwrite from the list of displayed name, select the Maintain or update the instance of this application selected below radio button, and then click the Next button.
In the Select Features dialog box, click the Standard button.
- The "Standard" installation option installs all of the programs. We recommend you use this installation option.
  
  If you click the Next button without selecting an installation type, then the Standard installation option is selected and executed.
- The "Custom" installation option installs the selected programs only. This feature is available for users or system administrators familiar with Application Server for Developers.
  
  When you click the Custom button, the Select Programs dialog box is displayed. Select the check boxes for the programs for which an update installation is to be performed, and then click the Next button.
To install Eclipse, which is included in the package, select Install Eclipse, and then click the Next button.

Note:

We do not support Eclipse except for the Eclipse plug-in features provided by Application Server for Developers. For details about how to use Eclipse and how to troubleshoot Eclipse errors, the user needs to research information and take appropriate action themselves.

If you install Eclipse, Eclipse is set up and the shortcut eclipse is created on the desktop.
In the Start the installation dialog box, verify the contents of "Current Settings" and then click the Next button.

The names of the program to be installed are displayed in "Current Settings"

Reference note

In addition to the selected program, Hitachi Application Server -Base is also displayed.

A dialog box which displays the installation status of all the programs and a dialog box which displays the installation status of each program are displayed. When the installation is complete, the Completing the setup dialog box is displayed.
In the Completing the setup dialog box, click the Finish button.

The screen for confirming whether to restart the OS appears.
Click the Yes button.

The OS restarts, and the installation of Application Server for Developers is completed.