Converting from a Separated Configuration Database to a Standard Installation

If you have a cluster that consists of separate clusters for the server and for the configuration database, you can convert your installation to a standard installation where the server and configuration database are installed together on the same server.

  1. Back up module-specific data for any of these modules if you have them installed.
    Note: For Screener, see the section Upgrading Screener in the Screener guide.
    Module Items to Back Up
    Advanced Matching, Data Normalization, and Universal Name Back up the contents of these subfolders located in SpectrumDirectory/server/modules:
    • cdqdb
    • lucene
    • matcher
    • parser
    • searchindex
    • tables
    Context Graph Open the Relationship Analysis Client and click Manage. Select the model you want to back up then click Backup. You can also perform Context Graph backups with CLI commands.
    In addition to backing up your models, back up these two property files:
    • server\modules\hub\hub.properties
    • server\modules\hub\db\neo4j.properties
    Spatial Back up your named resources, data, and configuration files.
  2. Stop all the nodes in the server cluster, then stop all the nodes in the configuration database cluster.
  3. The configuration database must be of the same version of Spectrum Technology Platform as the server you are converting to. If the configuration database is from an older version, upgrade the configuration database to the same version of Spectrum Technology Platform as the version you want to use for the standard server. The installer upgrades the configuration database.
    Warning: The node that you upgrade must be the last node that was stopped. This is so that data such as job history and configuration settings are not lost. If you do not know which node was shut down last, look in each node's log for the time stamp of the shutdown message. You can find the log in: SpectrumDirectory\server\logs\spectrum-server.log.
  4. After the upgrade process finishes, wait for the server to start, then stop the server.

    You can see when the server has started up by opening the log file SpectrumDirectory\Database\logs\spectrum-server.log and looking for the message Started.

    Important: Do not attempt to stop the server until after it has fully started for the first time. Stopping the server before it performs an initial startup can cause your installation to become unusable.
  5. Install a new server.
    For instructions, see Installing a New Server
    Note: When prompted, be sure to select Standard Installation, not Server only.
  6. Stop the server.
  7. Copy the databases folder from the last configuration database server you stopped to the new server, replacing the existing folder.
    Important:
    • If you are upgrading from any previous version 12.0 or later, copy this folder: SpectrumDirectory\Database\repository\data\databases folder.
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  8. Start the server.