Upgrading from WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus V4.3.1 to Express Plus 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 Plus V4.3.1 to WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus V4.4. The GUI does the following:

Note:
If you have version 4.3.1 Adapter or Collaboration Capacity Packs for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus installed, you must upgrade these to version 4.4 as well, after upgrading the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus product. See the sections Upgrading the Adapter Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus V4.3.1 to V4.4 and Upgrading the Collaboration Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus V4.3.1 to V4.4 for more information.

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 Tools screen appears.

  4. On the Install Tools screen, do one of the following:

    The Install Adapters screen appears.

  5. On the Install Adapters screen, if you have version 4.3.1 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 6.) 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.
  6. On the Install Samples screen, do one of the following:

    The Software Prerequisites screen appears.

    Note:
    The Samples component requires installation of the InterChange Server Express, the Toolset Express, and the JText Adapter. Therefore, when you elect to install the Samples component, the InterChange Server Express, the Toolset Express, and the JText Adapter are installed as well, regardless of whether you elected to install them in previous screens.
  7. On the Software Prerequisites screen, the installer informs you of any required prerequisites. Do one of the following:
  8. Select the button labeled Install Product located at the bottom of the Software Prerequisites screen.

    The Software License Agreement screen appears.

  9. 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.

  10. On the upgrade check screen, select Next.

    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 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:

If you have version 4.3.1 Adapter or Collaboration Capacity Packs for WebSphere Business Integration Express Plus installed, you must upgrade them to version 4.4 as well. See the sections Upgrading the Adapter Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus V4.3.1 to V4.4 and Upgrading the Collaboration Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus V4.3.1 to V4.4 for details.

Upgrading the Adapter Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus V4.3.1 to V4.4

This procedure upgrades one or more adapters installed from the version 4.3.1 Adapter Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus to version 4.4. It also allows you to install an additional adapter during the upgrade. It assumes the following:

The Launchpad provides a way to launch the GUI installer that leads you through upgrading the adapters from an existing Adapter Capacity Pack installation. The GUI upgrades installed adapters, installs a new adapter if selected, and configures all adapters as services.

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

  1. Select the button labeled Install Capacity Pack from the left column of the Launchpad.

    The Install Capacity Pack screen appears with two buttons.

  2. Select Install Adapter Capacity Pack to launch the GUI to install the Adapter Capacity Pack.

    The welcome screen appears.

  3. At the welcome screen, select Next.

    The Software License Agreement screen appears.

  4. 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.

  5. On the upgrade check screen, select Next.

    The installer checks that the prerequisites listed at the beginning of this section have been met. If any have not been met, it forces you to cancel the installation by selecting the Cancel button. If all prerequisites have been met, the feature screen appears.

  6. On the feature screen, only those adapters that are not already installed appear. Do one of the following:

    One of the following screens appears:

  7. On the Server IP Address Configuration screen, type the IP address of the computer on which you have installed the InterChange Server Express component. If the InterChange Server Express is on an OS/400 machine, select the check box beside the entry InterChange Server Express is on OS/400. Then select Next. One of the following screens appears:
  8. On the Server Name Configuration screen, do the following:
    1. Type the name of the InterChange Server Express instance on the OS/400 machine. (The default is QWBIDFT44. If you created a different name for your instance, type it instead.)
    Then select Next.

    The pre-installation summary screen appears.

  9. On the pre-installation summary screen, review your selection and installation location and select Next.

    The installer verifies that enough disk space exists for the installation. Installation then proceeds, as follows:

  10. On the post-installation summary screen, select Finish to exit the installation GUI.

If you have a version 4.3.1 Collaboration Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Express Plus installed, you must upgrade it to version 4.4 as well. See the section Upgrading the Collaboration Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus V4.3.1 to V4.4 for details.

Upgrading the Collaboration Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus V4.3.1 to V4.4

This procedure upgrades a version 4.3.1 Collaboration Capacity Pack for WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus to version 4.4. It assumes the following:

The Launchpad provides a way to launch the GUI installer that leads you through upgrading an existing Collaboration Capacity Pack installation. The Collaboration Capacity Pack GUI upgrades the selected collaboration group and deploys the installed content to the InterChange Server Express.

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

  1. Select the button labeled Install Capacity Pack from the left column of the Launchpad. The Install Capacity Pack screen appears with two buttons.
  2. Select the button labeled Install Collaboration Capacity Pack to launch the GUI to install a collaboration from the Collaboration Capacity Pack. The Launchpad first checks if the InterChange Server Express component of WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus is installed on the local machine. It then acts, as follows:
  3. On the welcome screen, select Next.

    The Software License Agreement screen appears.

  4. 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 installer checks that the prerequisites listed at the beginning of this section have been met. If any have not been met, it forces you to cancel the installation by selecting the Cancel button. If all prerequisites have been met, the upgrade check screen appears.

  5. On the upgrade check screen, confirm that you want to upgrade the installed Collaboration Capacity Pack by selecting Next.

    The installer verifies that enough disk space exists for the installation. Installation then proceeds, as follows:

  6. Type the username and password and select the Save User ID and Password check box. This has to be the same username and password you entered at the RBAC screen during the Launchpad installation process
  7. On the post-installation summary screen, select Finish to exit the GUI.

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