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Instructions for downloading Sitecore CMS 6.4.1 rev. 110621.

This is an old CMS 6.4.1 update.

This is a product Update. Sitecore recommends upgrading to this release when the fixes included in this release meets specific needs of your organization. If this release does not include specific fixes that your organization requires, you may benefit by waiting until Sitecore releases a Service Pack for this series before upgrading. This is especially true in production environments. To learn more about Sitecore’s versioning system, see the Sitecore Versioning Policy page.

Choose the appropriate link to download Sitecore CMS 6.4.1 rev. 110621:

To download Sitecore CMS 6.4.1 (rev. 110621) for JAPANESE users, choose one of the following links. After installation, check the Client Translations page for updated translations. 

You may also want to consider downloading additional tools:

To upgrade a previous Sitecore CMS 6 version to this release:

Prerequisites

This update requires the following files:

If you are updating from any of the CMS 6.4.0 releases, the following files are also required:

Follow the steps below to upgrade an existing Sitecore CMS 6.4.0 installation to Sitecore CMS 6.4.1 rev.110621 (also known as 6.4.1 Update-2):

  1. Backup the site.
  2. Upgrade the database schema, step 1. Notice that you do not need to perform this step if the solution already is based on 6.4.1 (or if the solution was upgraded from 6.3.1 to 6.4).
    • SQL Server: Execute the CMS641_BeforeInstall.sql script on each of your Sitecore databases (core, master, web and any custom Sitecore databases, but excluding the Analytics database and any Sitecore module databases you have installed).
    • Oracle: Execute Oracle_CMS641_BeforeInstall.bat. Please refer to the Oracle-specific instructions at the bottom of this page.
  3. Open the Update Installation Wizard by entering the following URL in your browser: http://<hostname>/sitecore/admin/UpdateInstallationWizard.html
    See the Update Installation Wizard Guide for more information about how to use the wizard.
  4. Install the Sitecore CMS 6.4.1 rev. 110621 update package using the wizard:
    1. Upload the update package using the wizard.
    2. Analyze the package.
    3. Install the package.
  5. Upgrade the database schema, step 2. Notice that you do not need to perform this step if the solution already is based on 6.4.1 (or if the solution was upgraded from 6.3.1 to 6.4).
    • SQL Server: Execute the CMS641_PostInstall.sql script on each of your Sitecore databases (core, master, web and any custom Sitecore databases, but excluding the Analytics database and any Sitecore module databases you have installed). This script updates the database schema to Sitecore CMS 6.4.1. The script also updates the schema with a number of changes that were applied to the clean databases in 6.4 Update-1 to ensure that the database schema is consistent across the Sitecore databases.
    • Oracle: Execute Oracle_CMS641_PostInstall.sql.bat. Please refer to the Oracle-specific instructions at the bottom of this page.
  6. Update your Web.config file.
  7. Clear your browser's cache. For instance, in Internet Explorer this is done via the menu Tools » Internet Options » Browsing History » Delete » Delete Temporary Internet Files.
  8. Rebuild search indexes and the link database in the master and the core databases. You can do this using the wizards available via the Sitecore desktop link Sitecore » Control Panel » Database.
  9. If you are using client languages other than English, download and import the latest translations from the Client Translations page on SDN.
  10. Delete the <webroot>/temp/dictionary.dat file to regenerate the Dictionary (only necessary if any of your editors use other client languages than English).
  11. Check if any installed modules need to be upgraded to a newer version to be compatible with Sitecore CMS 6.5.
  12. Reiterate the update procedure for every Sitecore instance in your Sitecore environment.

Instructions for upgrading the database schema of Oracle databases
You will need the following files:

The zip file contains four files:

Upgrade steps:

  1. Extract the SQL script and the batch file from the zip archive.
  2. Copy the SQL script and the batch file to the Database Server (or to the PC where the administration tools for the Oracle database are installed and set up).
  3. By default, the upgrade scripts will process three user schemas: sccore, scmaster, and scweb (the actual names depend on the value of the PREFIX environment variable).
    • If your user schema names are different or if you have additional Sitecore user schemas, modify the batch file as necessary (but do not add the Analytics schema – it uses a different database schema and should not be upgraded).
  4. Shut down Sitecore.
  5. Back up your Sitecore schemas.
  6. Upgrade your database schema.
    • In System Properties/Advanced/Environment Variables set up user-level variables as follows:
      • DATABASE = The name of the database instance that hosts the Sitecore data.
      • PASSWORD = Password for the system user of the Oracle instance.
      • PREFIX = Prefix for the Sitecore user schemas and their passwords (default value: 'sc').
      • Notice that user passwords are expected to be the same as the user names.
      • Launch Oracle_CMS641_BeforeInstall.bat or Oracle_CMS641_PostInstall.sql.bat.
      • Review the output of the script for errors.
      • Remove the DATABASE, PASSWORD and PREFIX variables from the environment.
  7. Start Sitecore.
  8. Continue with the CMS 6.4 to 6.4.1 Update-2 upgrade procedure as described above.

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