Upgrading from WebSphere Business Integration Server Express v4.3.1 to Express Plus v4.3.1

After the system is in a quiescent state and backed up, you can safely start the upgrade procedure. The Launchpad provides a way to launch the GUI installer that leads you through upgrading WebSphere Business Integration Server Express v4.3.1 to Express Plus v4.3.1. The GUI does the following:

To invoke the Launchpad to launch the GUI, do the following:

  1. Select the button labeled Install Product in the left column of the Launchpad.

    The Upgrade Product screen appears.

  2. On the Upgrade Product screen, select Next.

    The Select User screen appears.

  3. On the Select User screen, type the name of the user who will install WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus, and then select Next. The Install Server screen appears.
    Important:
    The upgrade must be performed by the same user who owns the home directory in which the existing WebSphere Business Integration Server Express V4.3 system is installed.
  4. On the Install Server screen, do one of the following:
  5. On the Install Tools screen, do one of the following:

    The Install Adapters screen appears.

  6. On the Install Adapters screen, if you have version 4.3.1 adapters installed, the checkbox beside each installed adapter is selected and disabled. In addition, if you have not already installed the Adapter for JText, it is selected by default because it is required to run the System Test sample. (The System Test sample is part of the Samples component, which can be selected from the Install Samples screen, described in Step 7.) Do one of the following:

    The Install Samples screen appears.

    Important:
    You can install as many adapters as you want. However, a maximum of five can be registered with the InterChange Server Express when you are installing WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus.
  7. On the Install Samples screen, do one of the following:

    The Software Prerequisites screen appears.

  8. On the Software Prerequisites screen, the installer informs you of any required prerequisites. Do one of the following:
  9. Select the button labeled Install Product located at the bottom of the Software Prerequisites screen.

    The Software License Agreement screen appears.

  10. Read and accept the terms of the Software License Agreement by selecting the radio button beside the entry I accept the terms in the license agreement, then select Next.
    Note:
    If you are running the installer in a non-English locale, a button labeled English appears on this screen. Select this button to view the software license agreement in English. The text of the button then changes to the non-English language used for the installer. Select the button again to display the software license agreement in the non-English language used for the installer.

    One of the following occurs:

  11. On the Name Server Configuration screen, type the IP address of the computer on which you have installed or plan to install the InterChange Server Express component, and then select Next to begin the installation process. See the section Configuring the Name Server for more information about the Name Server.
  12. As the installation process begins, the installer verifies that enough disk space exists for the installation:

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