Upload an appliance patch
By uploading an appliance patch, you can upgrade to the newest version of the CIOS and access the latest features.
Before you begin
Before you upgrade, it is a good practice to make a snapshot of the current VM. Upgrade wipes out any manual modification of any script files. If applicable, engage IBM Support to reconfigure those settings after upgrade.
Memory allocation for 32GB VM in V7.5.3 is 16GB/4GB/4GB, for 16GB, 4GB/3GB/4GB on Maestro/WMC/Derby process.
Before you upgrade, run command debug meminfo
to keep record of current allocation.
The -Xmx value in Heap ALLOCATION section indicates current memory distribution among the processes.
Determine rebalance is needed after upgrade, and engage IBM Support if necessary.
About this task
Procedure
- Download the App Connect Hypervisor firmware upgrade file (type = vcrypt2) from Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
- Download the appliance upgrade image file to a location you can access from your Windows workstation, for example: C:\Desktop.
- Use the WMC to log into the appliance that is running the CIOS.
- In the WMC, select .
- Click Upgrade operating system. The Upgrade Operating System panel is displayed.
- In the text field, either specify the path to the appliance upgrade image file or browse to locate the appliance upgrade image file.
- Click Upgrade.
The upgrade file is uploaded. The Upgrade Operating System panel displays: "Uploading file..."
When the file has uploaded, the Upgrade Operating System panel displays: "Upgrading operating system. please wait..."
When the upgrade has completed, the Rebooting Appliance panel displays: "The appliance is rebooting. Please wait..."
If a console window to the appliance is open, the rebooting messages are displayed.
- Use the WMC to log into the appliance. You might need to click the refresh button of the browser.
What to do next
Using the WMC, redeploy any projects that were undeployed by this upgrade procedure. Upgrade to a Studio version compatible with the installed CIOS. For more information about appliance and Studio compatibility, see the Compatibility section of the CIOS Release Notes® or the App Connect Studio Release Notes. For the procedure on upgrading Studio, see Installing Studio.