TIBCO BusinessEvents Installation fails if installed after uninstalling an existing TIBCO BusinessEvents installation under the same TIBCO_HOME .

TIBCO BusinessEvents Installation fails if installed after uninstalling an existing TIBCO BusinessEvents installation under the same TIBCO_HOME .

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Article ID: KB0094307

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Products Versions
TIBCO BusinessEvents Enterprise Edition -
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Description

Resolution:
Description:
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TIBCO BusinessEvents (BE) 4.0.1 has been uninstalled but when try to reinstall version BE 4.0 the installer reports that a newer version exist already in TIBCO_HOME (version 4.0.1).

There are no references in vpd.properties.&lthostname> for the old BE 4.0.1 installation.

Environment:
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TIBCO BusinessEvents 4.0.1
All Operating Systems

Symptoms:
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Installation of BE 4.0 will fail - Installer reports that a newer version exist in TIBCO_HOME

Cause:
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The setup reports the error when some files exist for a newer version of the product in the directory:

TIBCO_HOME/_installInfo/businessevents-<*>.xml


Resolution:
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There are two options to install BusinessEvents 4.0.

1.) Use a new TIBCO_HOME directory for the installation.

2.) Delete the old XML files (TIBCO_HOME/_installInfo/businessevents-<*>.xml) and run the setup again.

Issue/Introduction

TIBCO BusinessEvents Installation fails if installed after uninstalling an existing TIBCO BusinessEvents installation under the same TIBCO_HOME .