Upgrading on Windows

Steps to follow to upgrade on Windows 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

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

The default installation path for App Connect for Manufacturing is C:\Program Files\IBM\ACMfg\13.0.0.0.

By default, the App Connect for Manufacturing collocates with App Connect Enterprise.

Procedure

  1. Double-click the ACMfg_win64_13.0.0.0.exe file to run the installer.
  2. Click the check box to accept the license.
  3. Click Install.

    The installer proceeds to replace the existing App Connect for Manufacturing files to version 13.0.0.0.

  4. Close the window after the installation is successful.
  5. Ensure that the App Connect for Manufacturing is updated to the version 13.0.0.0.
    Run the following steps:
    1. Open the Window’s Registry by using Regedit.
      1. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > IBM > IBM App Connect Manufacturing .
      2. Ensure that the App Connect for Manufacturing component is updated to version 13.0.0.0.
      3. Ensure that the Install Location key displays the installation location path as the value.
    2. Open the C:\Program Files\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 C:\Program Files\IBM\ACMfg\13.0.0.0.

  6. Update the jarsURL path is pointing to the correct upgrade path in the node.conf yaml file under Connector Providers.

    The default location of the yaml file is: C:\ProgramData\IBM\MQSI\components\<node_name>

    For example,
    ConnectorProviders:
      ACMfg:
        connectorClassName: 'com.ibm.industrypack.industryclient.connector.ICConnectorFactory'
        jarsURL: 'C:/Program Files/IBM/ACMfg/13.0.0.0/runtime/amd64_nt_4'
        

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.