In cases where the upgraded version is not stable or has other issues you may be required to downgrade or revert to the bundled version for product compatibility, or at the request of SAP Product Support in the course of troubleshooting. NOTE: The process of upgrading Tomcat outside of the included BI Platform installation falls under Limited Support/Out of Scope of SAP Support.

You can also find the list of bundled Tomcat and Java versions which are shipped with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0/4.1 using KBA : 2112338 - List of Tomcat and JVM versions shipped with each (support pack) SP of SAP BusinessObjects 4.x).

Please check the PAM (Supported Platforms) Guide for the relevant tomcat version which is supported with your product version using KBA : 2183884 - Master KBA: Supported Platforms Guide / Product Availability Matrix (PAM) document links.

Make a backup of the Windows registry using KBA 1323322 - Editing the Windows Registry (For Detailed Information, check KBA : 1214052 - How to make changes to the Microsoft Windows Registry).

Make a backup of Tomcat's Java Parameters from the Tomcat Configuration Manager.

Make a backup of the entire current Tomcat directory.

Before upgrading Tomcat ensure to take the necessary backup of the files and registry for safe side.

All Supported Windows Operating Systems.

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.0/4.1/4.2.

You wish to perform a standalone install of Tomcat, separate from the bundled version distributed with the installation of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.0/4.1/4.2.

You wish to upgrade the bundled Tomcat web application server due to vulnerabilities in older version or update Tomcat to the latest major or minor version that is newer.

How to install/upgrade/configure Apache Tomcat which is bundled with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0/4.1/4.2 ?.

Modified on: Wed, 19 Sep, 2018 at 1:13 PM

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