Upgrading the server from version 6.0 or later

To upgrade an installation of version 6.0 or later, use IBM® Installation Manager.

Before you begin

Download and extract the files for IBM UrbanCode Release to a directory that contains no spaces or double-byte characters. These files are available for download from the IBM Passport Advantage® website. See the IBM UrbanCode Release download document.

Procedure

  1. Stop the server.
  2. Start IBM Installation Manager. IBM Installation Manager was used to install version 6.0; the default location is /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse on Linux or C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse on Windows.
  3. In IBM Installation Manager, click File > Preferences.
  4. Click Repositories.
  5. Click Add Repository.
  6. In the Add Repository window, select the file diskTag.inf, which is in the UCR/disk1 folder in the launchpad files.
  7. Click OK to close the Add Repository window and then click OK to close the Preferences window.
  8. Click Update.
  9. Select the package group that includes IBM UrbanCode Release, as shown in the following figure, and then click Next:
    Selecting the package group that contains IBM UrbanCode Release
  10. Ensure that the correct version of IBM UrbanCode Release is selected, as shown in the following figure, and then click Next:
    Selecting the new version of the product
  11. On the Licenses page, read and accept the license agreements for the selected products. If you agree to the terms of all of the license agreements, click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.
  12. Ensure that IBM UrbanCode Release version 6.1 is selected and then click Next.
  13. If you are upgrading to version 6.1 or later, select the default language for the server and then click Next. After installation, each user can select a language; see Setting the language for the server.
  14. Optional: If you are upgrading to version 6.1 or later, to set up a mail server for sending notifications, specify the information for an SMTP server and then click Next. For more information about the properties on this page, see Configuring email notifications for deployments.
  15. On the file backup page, read the warnings and follow the instructions for backing up your files.
  16. Click Update.
  17. Start the server.

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