You can use Installation Manager to upgrade WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.5 from the trial to the full product or from the full Express product to the full base
product.
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 product.
- 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
The following table shows the source trial products and the full product editions to which
you can upgrade. The table also shows that you can upgrade the
Express full product to the base full product.
Table 1. Upgrade paths for trial or
full product editions
Source trial or full product |
Upgrade to full WebSphere Application Server Express® |
Upgrade to full WebSphere Application Server (base) |
Upgrade to full WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment |
WebSphere Application Server Express Trial |
Yes |
No |
No |
WebSphere Application Server (base) Trial |
No |
Yes |
No |
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Trial |
No |
No |
Yes |
Full WebSphere Application Server Express |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Procedure
- Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server 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 IBM
WebSphere Application Server for base or IBM
WebSphere Application Server - Express for Express
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.
Important: Installation Manager defaults to installing a new offering. To upgrade your
existing installation, you must select the existing package group.
- If you have WebSphere Application Server Full
Profile installed, select any sub-features that you want to include in the upgraded installation and
click Next.
- Review the summary information, and click Install.
- Select which tool you want to start when this upgrade is finished.
Restriction: The option to launch the Profile Management Tool is only available when a
version of WebSphere Application Server containing the Profile Management Tool is installed.
- Click Finish.
- Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.