Upgrading on Linux

Steps to follow to upgrade on Linux® system.

Before you begin

Make sure that you have perform the pre-upgrade tasks according to your production environment setup. For more information, see Upgrading App Connect for Manufacturing.

About this task

UnixLinuxPerform the following steps to upgrade App Connect for Manufacturing to version 13.0.0.0.

Procedure

  1. Go to <DIST_DIR> where the installation media is extracted and run the following command:
    ./ACMfg_install.sh <ACE_install_directory>
    Where, <ACE_install_directory> is the directory in which App Connect Enterprise is installed. By default, it is /opt/IBM/ace-13.0.n.0.
  2. Accept the licenses at the prompt.
  3. Optional: To accept the licenses silently, run the following command:
    ./ACMfg_install.sh <ACE_install_directory> accept license silently 
  4. The installer prompts to replace the existing App Connect for Manufacturing files. Type y on the command prompt.

    The installation completes successfully.

  5. Open to the <Installation_Launcher_folder>/License/License/status.dat file. Verify that the Status is set as n with the current (upgrade) timestamp .
  6. Ensure the following:
    • Open the /opt/IBM/ace-13.0.n.0/tools/links/com.ibm.broker.manufacturing.v2.link file to see the upgrade location of the App Connect for Manufacturing. By default, it is /opt/IBM/ACMfg-13.0.0.0.
    • Make sure the jarsURL property in node.conf.yaml file under Connector Providers is updated to the correct path.

      The default location of the yaml file is: /var/mqsi/components/<node_name>

      For example,
      ConnectorProviders:
        ACMfg:
          connectorClassName: 'com.ibm.industrypack.industryclient.connector.ICConnectorFactory'
          jarsURL: '/opt/IBM/ACMfg-13.0.0.0/runtime/amd64_linux_2'
        

What to do next

You might need to update your existing App Connect for Manufacturing message flows to avoid any issues on the current App Connect for Manufacturing version. For more information, see Updating message flows.