Install fails on a newer version of IBM App Connect

Symptoms

You might see App Connect for Manufacturing installation error when you upgrade an existing IBM App Connect to a newer fix pack version where App Connect for Manufacturing is not uninstalled.

For example, you have a working environment with:

IBM App Connect for Manufacturing
IBM App Connect Enterprise

You now upgrade the App Connect Enterprise to a newer fix pack level. When you proceed to install App Connect for Manufacturing, you will see an installation error message when you attempt to reinstall the App Connect for Manufacturing.

Resolving the problem

Since App Connect for Manufacturing has been installed, you need to copy the links folder of the previous App Connect Enterprise version to the newer version.Windows

Go to C:\Program Files\IBM\ACE\13.0.n.0\tools
Right-click and copy the links folder.
Paste the links folder to the same location of the newer version.
For example, paste it at C:\Program Files\IBM\ACE\13.0.0.0\tools

LinuxUnix

Go to following path: /opt/IBM/ace-13.0.n.0/tools
Copy the links folder to same location of the newer version, /opt/IBM/ace-13.0.0.0/tools
For example,
```
# cd /opt/IBM/ace-13.0.n.0/tools
# cp -r links /opt/IBM/ace-13.0.0.0/tools
```