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Upgrading from a trial or Express offering on distributed operating systems using the GUI

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

  1. Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server installation that is being upgraded.
  2. Start Installation Manager.
  3. 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.

  4. Select IBM WebSphere Application Server for base or IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express for Express and the appropriate version, and click Next.
  5. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
  6. Complete the following actions.
    1. Select Use the existing package group.
    2. 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.
    3. Click Next.
    Important: Installation Manager defaults to installing a new offering. To upgrade your existing installation, you must select the existing package group.
  7. 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.
    Restrictions:
    • You cannot add or remove WebSphere Application Server Full Profile or WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile during upgrading from a trial or Express edition.
    • You cannot use the Installation Manager modify, update, or rollback functions to modify this installation later, and you cannot use Installation Manager to add or remove WebSphere Application Server Full Profile or WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile. You can use these functions to add or remove the sub-features of WebSphere Application Server Full Profile later.
    • [Linux][AIX][Windows][Solaris]You cannot change your IBM Software Development Kit selection during upgrade from a trial or Express edition.
      Note: After the upgrade from trial to full version, you can use the Installation Manager to install the Java Development Kit (JDK) that you require.
  8. Review the summary information, and click Install.
    • If the upgrade is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful.
      Note: The program might also display important post-installation instructions as well.
    • If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.
  9. Select which tool you want to start when this upgrade is finished.
    • Select Profile Management Tool to create a profile if you want to open the full Profile Management Tool and create a new profile when this installation is finished.
    • Select Profile Management Tool to create an application server profile for a development environment if you want to create an application server profile with settings appropriate for a development environment when this installation is finished.
      Note: The development settings are appropriate for a development environment where frequent application updates are performed and system resources are at a minimum. Do not use the development settings for production servers.
    • Select None if you do not want to create a new profile when this installation 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.
  10. Click Finish.
  11. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.