You use IBM® Installation
Manager to install the connector software into a new package group.
If you are using WebSphere® Application
Server to run the connector ear application, you use the console to
update that ear file. If you are using Apache Tomcat to run the connector
war file, you copy the war file from the new installation to your
4.0 installation.
Before you begin
Complete these tasks before you upgrade the connector software:
About this task
You use IBM Installation
Manager to install a new version of the connector, side-by-side to
the older version. After the installation finishes, you either upgrade
the connector application
ear file by using the WebSphere Application Server
administrative console or you copy the connector application
war file
to your 4.0 Tomcat installation.
Procedure
- Follow these steps to install the software, see Installing from IBM Installation Manager.
Set up WebSphere Application
Server to work with the connector. Skip to the next section if the
Apache Tomcat application server is running the connector application.
- If you deployed the connector ear file
on WebSphere Application
Server, do these steps:
- Update the connector enterprise application, click Update.
The Preparing for application update page
is displayed.
- Under Specify the EAR, WAR, JAR, RAR, or
SAR module to upload and update
- Ensure that Application to be updated refers
to the application to be updated.
- Under Application update options, select
the installed application (SAPConnector.ear)
- Under Full path, enter the path to the SAPConnector.ear enterprise
application file. The default directory is 4.0.0.2_install_dir/server/webapps/SAPConnector.ear
- Select Replace the entire application option,
enter the location of the web application 4.0.0.2_install_dir/server/webapps/SAPConnector.ear,
and click Next.
- Select Fast Path - Prompt only when additional
information is required and click Next.
- Keep the default settings for the installation options
and click Next
- Select the SAPConnector module
and click Next.
- Click Finish.
- To make sure that the application is properly installed,
click . The SAPConnector application is listed as a resource
with a red "X" mark for the Application Status, indicating that it
was not started.
- Next, click Start. A green arrow indicates that the application restarted.
- Point your browser to https://fully
qualified hostname:port/SAPConnector.
Log in to the Rational® Connector
for SAP Solution Manager server by using an account that has administrator
privileges.
Tip: You can find the port number
that is used for your application server from the administrative console.
Click . If you are using an HTTP Transport Port, look for
the value for the port name WC_defaulthost.
If you are using an HTTPS Transport Secure Port, look for the value
for the port name WC_defaulthost_secure.
Set up Apache Tomcat application server to work with
the connector.
- Copy the SAPConnector.war file from
your 4.0.0.2 Tomcat server directory to your 4.0.0.0 Tomcat server
directory.
cp 4.0.0.2_install_dir/server/tomcat/webapps/SAPConnector.war 4.0.0.0_install_dir/tomcat/webapps/SAPConnector.war
- Remove the 4.0.0.0 Tomcat server work directory.
rm 4.0.0.0_install_dir/server/tomcat/work/Catalina/localhost/SAPConnector
Results
The connector software is upgraded to the latest version.
Tip: If you experience issues with the software update, you
can revert the software to the version installed before the upgrade
by using the Installation Manager rollback feature. For more information
about the rollback feature, see
Roll back updates by using wizard mode.