Choosing which Cloudscape version to use

Why and when to perform this task

Occasionally, WebSphere Application Server offers updates to its software in the form of fixpacks. Some of these fixpacks might include an updated version of Cloudscape. You have the option to continue using your current level of Cloudscape if you want to. (It is not, however, recommended that you return to a lower level of Cloudscape if a fixpack has overwritten your current one.)

About the Cloudscape versions included with WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 and 5.1

Cloudscape 5.0 database is shipped with Websphere Application Server 5.0.2. It is a required part of Websphere Application Server and is used for samples, the default application and is required for installation of cumulative fixes. With fixpack 2 (5.0.2), Cloudscape 5.0 and 5.1 were shipped. Cloudscape 5.1 is a fully functionally version of the Cloudscape database and is supported in a production environment with the fixpack 2. Cloudscape is installed in its own subdirectory. You should not remove these directories, even if you are not planning on directly using Cloudscape.

About your migration options

Note: If you cannot locate the oldVersions directory mentioned in the following steps, there is probably no old version installed for that release.

Steps for this task

  1. For fixes applied to WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0.2
    1. Open the WAS_HOME/cloudscapeCommon/oldVersions directory and pick the version you want.
    2. Unjar the JAR file that you select in step 1.
      Put it into a temporary directory, for example /tmp. Now you have two options:
      1. If Cloudscape 5.1 is already installed:
        1. replace the Cloudscape jar files (db2j.jar and db2jtools.jar) in WAS_HOME/lib with those in tmp/lib
        2. replace the Cloudscape jar files in WAS_HOME/cloudscape51/lib with /tmp/lib.
      2. If Cloudscape 5.1 is not already installed:
        1. replace the following in WAS_HOME/cloudscape51 with those in /tmp/z (where z applies only to zOS) For non-zOS, use:
          • WAS_cloudscape51.jar
  2. Complete this additional step for fixes applied to WebSphere Application Server Version 5.1 and beyond:
    1. Open the WAS_HOME/cloudscape/oldVersions directory and choose the version that you want
    2. Unjar the jar file that you selected in step 1.
      This gives you a lib directory.
    3. Replace the jar file in the WAS_HOME/cloudscape51/lib with the unjared one.



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Last updated: Jun 21, 2007 9:56:50 PM CDT    WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, Version 5.0.2
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