Upgrading from WebSphere Business Integration Server Express V4.3.1 to Express V4.4

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 WebSphere Business Integration Server Express V4.4. 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 Install Server screen appears.

  3. On the Install Server screen, do one of the following:

    The Install Adapters screen appears.

  4. On the Install Adapters screen, if you have version 4.4 adapters installed, the check box 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 5.) Do one of the following:

    The Install Samples screen appears.

  5. On the Install Samples screen, do one of the following:

    The Software Prerequisites screen appears.

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

    The Software License Agreement screen appears.

  8. 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.

    The upgrade check screen appears.

  9. On the upgrade check screen, select Next.

    One of the following occurs:

  10. Before the installation begins, installer will check the following:
    Note:
    The installer checks for these items, only if they were selected for installation.
  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 Additional Custom installation information 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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