How to upgrade Apache Solr in Webfocus client?

How to upgrade Apache Solr in Webfocus client?

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Description

ibi WebFOCUS Search Feature
Solr is used by the WebFOCUS Search feature. It is possible that a customer may be using an older version of Solr or could be possible affected by any solr vulnerability. 
In that case, the recommendation is to upgrade the solr version.

Following are some ways to verify the solr status :

- Using the solr URL 'http://host_name:8983/solr'.
- From Windows services - 'WebFOCUS Search Server WF93'. 
 

Issue/Introduction

How to upgrade Apache Solr in Webfocus client?

Environment

Windows

Resolution

Following are the steps to apply the upgrade for SOLR 

1 - Stop Solr.

2 - Rename the SOLR ibi\WebFOCUS92\Solr\solr to ibi\WebFOCUS92\Solr\solr_old.

3 - Extract the compressed file (zip or tgz) downloaded from https://solr.apache.org/downloads.html into the folder ibi\WebFOCUS92\Solr\solr.

4 - Copy the file 
   ibi\WebFOCUS92\Solr\solr_old\server\solr\ibi-protected to  ibi\WebFOCUS92\Solr\solr\server\solr\ibi-protected

5 - Start Solr   

Note: Make sure to keep the backup of existing files, to avoid any loss.