PQ60746: CUSTOMER ON WAS 3.5.5 UPGRADING TO WAS 4.01, MIGRATION PREREQ DOES NOT CHECK CORRECTLY FOR VERSIONS AT 3.5.5 OR HIGHER.

 A fix is available

PQ60746 4.0: Migration from V3.5.5 (or higher) to V4.0.1 fails



APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
Customer is using WAS 3.5.5 on Solaris and is upgrading to
WAS 4.01 and has had a problem with the migration prereq checker
Apparently the checker will only look for installations up to
the 3.5.4 level, if the customer is at PTF5 or higher then it
does not detect the customer's configuration and does not work.
The work around offered would be to back level down to 3.5.4
and then upgrade.
Local fix
Customer can uninstall their current fixpak and reinstall
fixpak 4, then proceed with the migration process.
Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: All WebSphere 4.0 Application Server,        *
*                 Advanced and Single Server edition, users    *
*                 migrating from 3.5.5 or higher (3.5 level)   *
*                 to 4.0.1.                                    *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When installing WebSphere 4.0.1 AE/AEs  *
*                      the migration panel on the base install *
*                      gui does not appear when WebSphere      *
*                      3.5.5 or higher (3.5 level) is          *
*                      currently installed.                    *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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If a user has WebSphere 3.5.5, 3.5.6, or higher 3.5 level
presently installed on a machine and then try to install
WebSphere 4.0.1, the migration panel of the base WebSphere
gui install fails to appear and question the user whether they
would like to migrate their 3.5.x version to 4.0.1.  This will
force the user to install WAS 4.0.1 and then manually migrate
from 3.5 to 4.0.1.
Problem conclusion
This problem is a result of the WebSphere 4.0.1 prereq
checking only looking for WebSphere 3.5 versions up to 3.5.4.
The prereq.properties file was modified to add the presently
released levels of 3.5 (3.5.5 and 3.5.6) along with higher
levels that are not presently released and may never be
released.  By adding these levels will allow the prereq
checker to accept 3.5.5 or higher as valid levels of the 3.5
release and will bring up the migration panel during a 4.0.1
gui install.
Temporary fix
The only way to fix this issue is to copy the contents of the
WebSphere Application Server 4.0.1 CD on to the user's hard
drive and then install the eFix.  The eFix will replace the
prereq.properties file.  The user can not simply point to the
new prereq.properties file as they normally would for
disabling the prereq checker
(./install.sh -prereqfile /tmp/prereq.properties)
because the migration code does not check the prereq file that
is specified at the command line, it always looks at the one
that is in the same directory as install.sh.
The only other way to get around this issue without installing
this efix would be to go back to 3.5.4 and then run the install
for 4.0.1 and it will recognize the 3.5.4 and ask the user if
they wish to migrate or not.
Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ60746
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Reported component ID 5630A2202
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2002-05-02
Closed date 2002-05-31
Last modified date 2002-05-31

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
INSTALL          

SRLS

Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE AE SO
Fixed component ID 5630A2202

Applicable component levels
R400 PSY    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 400
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ60746
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: May 31, 2002