Upgrading

Upgrading from IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z

Complete the following procedure to upgrade IBM Bob Premium Package for Z from IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z.

1. Download the latest bobz.tar.gz archive file. For example, /Downloads/bobz-<VERSION>.tar.gz.

2. Extract the solution by running the tar command in the Terminal. This command has the following input format:

   tar –xf bobz-<VERSION>.tar.gz –C <EXTRACT_TO_FOLDER>

   For example, to extract the solution to the /opt folder, enter the following command in the Terminal:

   tar –xf ~/Downloads/bobz-<VERSION>.tar.gz –C /opt

   This command creates the /opt/bobz folder.

3. Navigate to the extracted folder. For example:

   cd /opt/bobz

4. Run the upgrade.sh script:

   ./upgrade.sh

   This command will attempt to automatically search the file system for the previous IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z Z Understand and Refactoring Assistant installation paths, then ask for confirmation of the found paths. Upon confirmation, it will:

   • detect previous IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z installation paths
   • copy configuration, security, and project files from the old installation
   • uninstall the previous Z Understand and Refactoring Assistant containers
   • create new IBM Bob Premium Package for Z containers and objects
   • start the upgraded solution

Next steps after upgrading

cd understand
./cli.sh -u <PROJECT_NAME>