WebSphere RFID Premises Server Version 1.1 Software Interim Fix - APAR IC49556

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Readme file

Description

This readme provides information about the patch available in this interim fix.

This fix can be installed on an existing installation of IBM WebSphere RFID Premises Server 1.1, or it can be used when migrating from WebSphere RFID Premises Server 1.0.2 to 1.1.

Use the following steps to determine if you need this fix on an existing installation of WebSphere RFID Premises Server 1.1:

  1. Open the WebSphere RFID Premises Server Administrative Console.
  2. In the left navigation panel, navigate to Controllers > Locations > Readers > Printers. If you see the following message displayed in the right panel, then you should install this interim fix: 
    The following error(s) occurred:
The action did not complete. If you are trying to delete an object that is referred to by other objects, 
please delete these references first and then remove this object.

Update history

This update includes the following APAR fixes:

IC49556: Database corruption when migrating from 1.0.2 to 1.1.

The fix files for existing installations of WebSphere RFID Premises Server 1.1 are:

The fix files for migrating from WebSphere RFID Premises Server 1.0.2 to 1.1 are:

Supported hardware and software

This interim fix for WebSphere RFID Premises Server supports the hardware and software versions listed on the system requirements page.

Installing the fix

Use these instructions to install the interim fix on an existing installation of WebSphere RFID Premises Server 1.1:

  1. Copy the files included in this fix to a local directory, such as C:\IC49556.
  2. Stop WebSphere Application Server.
  3. Run the script to fix the corrupted database for DB2 or for Oracle.

    For DB2:

    1. Open a command window and change directory to where you downloaded the fix files, such as C:\IC49556.
    2. Run this command: 
      db2 -tvf hotfix_migration_from_fp2_db2.sql

    For Oracle:

    1. Open the SQLPlus Worksheet. From the Start menu, select Programs > Oracle - OraHome92 > Application Development > SQLPlus Worksheet. An Oracle Enterprise Manager Login window appears.
    2. Log in with your Oracle user ID. Click OK.
    3. From the menu at the top of the window, select File > Open.
    4. In the Open Local Script File window, navigate to the C:\IC49556 directory.
    5. Select hotfix_migration_from_fp2_ora9i.sql.
    6. Click Open. The SQL statements are displayed in the SQLPlus Worksheet edit pane. Change the user name and password if you desire.
    7. Select Worksheet > Execute from the menu at the top of the window to run the script.
  4. Start WebSphere Application Server.
  5. Open the WebSphere RFID Premises Server Administrative Console.
  6. Verify that you can retrieve all the pages in the console, and that they display the correct information.

Use these instructions to install the interim fix if you are migrating to WebSphere RFID Premises Server 1.1 from version 1.0.2.

  1. Copy the files included in this fix to a local directory, such as C:\IC49556.
  2. Stop WebSphere Application Server.
  3. Copy the contents of the db_script directory from the WebSphere RFID Premises Server 1.1 (CD 17) to a local directory, such as C:\RFID1.1.
  4. Replace the scripts you saved from CD 17 with the updated scripts from the APAR that you saved in C:\IC49556. The paths and names of the files you should replace are:
  5. Follow the steps in the WebSphere RFID Premises Server Information Center to migrate from version 1.0.2 to 1.1.
  6. Start WebSphere Application Server.
  7. Open the WebSphere RFID Premises Server Administrative Console.
  8. Verify that you can retrieve all the pages in the console, and that they display the correct information.

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