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RPA - Upgrade Tomcat

How to upgrade Tomcat. Patch Only*

Applies to Versions:
9 - 11

Summary:
These are instructions on how to patch up your current base version of Tomcat.

Steps we took:
-MUST DO: Download 9.0.* Core zip.  And UNBLOCK the .ZIP folder.  And extract to downloads folder.
-MUST DO: Backup Server / Backup folder C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 9.0
 
1. Verify Environment Variable is similar: JRE_HOME: Value: C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8 
2. STOP APACHE TOMCAT SERVICE
2. STOP ROBOSERVER SERVICE 
3. Copy files from Here
C:\Users\username\downloads\apache-tomcat-9.0.* 
4. Paste and Overwrite these files here:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 9.0
5. Copy from the backup folder of Tomcat 9.0\conf\Server.xml and web.xml (For sure, Below are notes I found from Tomcat
There are some other configuration files you may want to copy or adapt from your previous installation. Here is a list of those other files you may have customized in your old installation.
conf/catalina.policy
conf/catalina.properties
conf/context.xml
conf/logging.properties
conf/tomcat-users.xml
conf/jaspic-providers.xml
conf/server.xml
conf/web.xml
bin/setenv.sh (if it exists)
If you are unsure, you can use the same technique shown above to check for any differences between your installation and a stock Apache Tomcat configuration file.
6. CMD As ADMIN > Tomcat 9.0\bin\Catalina.bat
7. CMD As ADMIN > Tomcat 9.0\bin\Service.bat Remove Tomcat9
7. CMD As ADMIN > Tomcat 9.0\bin\Service.bat Install
8. CMD As ADMIN > Tomcat 9.0\bin\Tomcat9w.exe configure to run under service account
8a. Change service Description to the newest version 9.0.*
9. Start Tomcat9 Service
10. Start Robo Server Service.
11. Change Registry Path to the newest version.
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12. CMD As ADMIN > Version.bat
FINISH*