You can use Installation Manager GUI to upgrade WebSphere® Application Server
Liberty offerings on distributed operating systems.
Before you begin
- Make sure that your Installation Manager preferences are pointing
to web-based or local repositories that contain the appropriate upgrades
for the offering.
- If an interim fix is already installed on the offering that you
are trying to upgrade but that specific interim fix is not applicable
to the offering to which you want to upgrade, the upgrade will be
blocked by Installation Manager. An error message will be generated
that indicates that the interim fix is not applicable to the offering.
Remove the interim fix before upgrading.
About this task
You can use Installation Manager to upgrade WebSphere Application Server Liberty offerings
in the following paths:
- WebSphere Application
Server Liberty Core to WebSphere Application
Server Liberty
- WebSphere Application
Server Liberty Core to WebSphere Application
Server Liberty Network Deployment
- WebSphere Application
Server Liberty - Express® to WebSphere Application Server
Liberty
- WebSphere Application
Server Liberty to WebSphere Application
Server Liberty Network Deployment
- WebSphere Application
Server Liberty Trial to WebSphere Application
Server Liberty
- WebSphere Application
Server Liberty Core Trial to WebSphere Application
Server Liberty Core
- WebSphere Application
Server Liberty Network Deployment Trial to WebSphere Application Server Liberty Network
Deployment
- WebSphere Application
Server Liberty for Developers to WebSphere Application
Server Liberty
- WebSphere Application
Server Liberty for Developers to WebSphere Application
Server Liberty Network Deployment
Procedure
- Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server Liberty installation
that is being upgraded.
- Start Installation Manager.
- Click Install.
Note: If
you are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM® ID and password that you registered with
on the program website.
Installation Manager searches its
defined repositories for available packages.
- Select the name of the Liberty offering to which you want
to upgrade and the appropriate version, and click Next.
- Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
- Complete the following actions.
- Select Use the existing package group.
- Select the package group of the product that you want
to upgrade.
Important: If you select an existing
group that cannot be upgraded to the product that you are currently
installing, an error will occur.
- Click Next.
- Select any features that you want to include in the upgraded
installation and click Next.
- Review the summary information, and click Install.
- Click Finish.
- Click File > Exit to close Installation
Manager.