Upgrade AX Engine Node for PostgreSQL

Upgrade AX Engine Node to the latest available release.

Prerequisites

You must upgrade AX Server and PostgreSQL before upgrading AX Engine Node. For more information, see PostgreSQL upgrade.

Download the installer

1. Sign in to Launchpad (www.accounts.highbond.com) and click Analytics Exchange.

   An email with sign in instructions is sent from notifications@highbond.com to your company's ACL account administrator. If you are unable to sign in to your Launchpad account, contact your company’s ACL account administrator or ACL Support Services for assistance.

2. From the Select software package to download list, select the installer you want to download.

   Note

   Ensure that you download the correct edition (non-Unicode or Unicode) as all installed applications must use the same edition.

3. Click Download <Version> and save the installer to the computer that you plan to install the application on.

Upgrade AX Engine Node

1. Double-click the installation package and if a security warning dialog box appears, verify the information listed and click Yes.
2. Select the setup language and click OK.
3. In the Setup Extraction Location page, specify the folder where the installation files will be extracted, and click Install.

   Tip

   Click Browse to select a folder or accept the default location: C:\Program Files (x86)\ACL Software\Installers\ACLAX<version>_EngineNode_<edition>.

4. In the Analytics Exchange Server Setup Options page, select PostgreSQL and click Next.
5. If you are prompted to install prerequisites, click Install and wait while the prerequisites are installed.

   Follow any on-screen instructions to complete the prerequisite setup.

6. To proceed with the upgrade, click Yes.
7. In the first Analytics Exchange Server database connection settings page, verify the connection settings and click OK.
8. In the Analytics Exchange Tomcat Service Account panel, do the following and click Next:
   1. Enter the domain and username for the account in the format domain\username, or click Browse to locate the required domain and username.

      If you browse for the account name, you must enter or select the domain or server name first in the Browse for a User Account dialog box in order for the installer to present the appropriate list of available user accounts.

   2. Enter the Password for the account.
   3. Click Next.
   4. If you are prompted to grant the “Log on as a service” right to the Tomcat service account, click Yes and then OK.

   For information on the options for configuring service accounts, see Service account configuration.

9. When the installation process is complete, click Finish to exit the installer.

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