Installing TIBCO Hawk Over Previous Releases
TIBCO Hawk Installation enables TIBCO Hawk to be installed in multiple TIBCO_HOME. During installation, you can select the existing TIBCO_HOME or create a new TIBCO_HOME. If the existing TIBCO_HOME is selected, it may have other products installed including TIBCO Hawk. If there is any previous TIBCO Hawk installation in the TIBCO_HOME, the existing installation is:
• | Replaced, if the same version (major, minor) is installed. |
• | Upgraded to the latest version, if the patch version is the latest. |
• | Added, in case of a newer major or minor version. |
The Universal Installer is responsible to create and setup directories under HAWK_HOME. All the files under HAWK_HOME should not be modified by any other component except the installer. An installation properties file that includes settings required for runtime is placed in the installation directory.
During the installation, the Universal Installer creates or updates the properties file hawk_
<version
>_prodInfo.xml
in the TIBCO_HOME\_installInfo
directory.
This file contains the settings that are used by TIBCO Hawk runtime modules. You do not need to uninstall previous releases of TIBCO Hawk in order to install the most recent version. TIBCO Universal Installer enables you to install multiple versions of TIBCO Hawk on the same machine.
If you try to install the most recent version of TIBCO Hawk in the same TIBCO_HOME that has older versions of TIBCO Hawk, Universal Installer lets you proceed ahead seamlessly.
If you choose to install the most recent version of TIBCO Hawk in a new TIBCO_HOME, it helps you to create new TIBCO_HOME. For example, you can have TIBCO Hawk 5.2 and 6.2 co-exist in the same TIBCO_HOME.
If you try to re-install the most recent version of TIBCO Hawk in the same TIBCO_HOME, the installer displays a warning indicating that a previous installation exists.