Installing fix packs and interim fixes

Before you install a fix pack or interim fix to IBM® Business Process Manager, prepare your environment.

Before you begin

Visit the IBM Support website to check for available fix packs and interim fixes.

If you are upgrading from IBM BPM V8.5.x to IBM BPM V8.5.6, follow the instructions in the section Upgrading IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.x to IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.6.

Procedure

Before you install a fix pack or interim fix, perform the following tasks:

  1. Read the fix pack and interim fix documentation thoroughly. The documentation lists dependencies, such as WebSphere® Application Server fix pack levels or other IBM product fixes that you must install before you apply the fix pack or interim fix.
  2. To ensure that your implementation is performing the same way that it did before you applied the fix pack or interim fix, prepare a regression test plan.
  3. Back up your databases and profiles.
  4. Before you deploy the fix pack or interim fix to a production environment, install the fix pack or interim fix in a development or quality-assurance environment.
Parent topic: Upgrading IBM Business Process Manager