Upgrading the Content Assistant artifacts for Content Platform Engine

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Upgrade the Content Assistant artifacts in your CPE environment to include the latest features and bug fixes.

About this task

The following table describes the Content Assistant artifacts upgrade process for your Content Platform Engine version:
Content Platform Engine version Upgrade steps
V5.7 and later The Content Assistant add-on is packaged with the CPE product software. You can upgrade the Content Assistant by upgrading the Content Platform Engine software.

For more information, see (CPE V5.7 and later) Upgrading the Content Platform Engine software.
V5.6 and earlier You need to manually update the CPE class path with the latest Content Assistant jar file.

For more information, see (CPE V5.6 and earlier) Upgrading the Content Assistant jar files.

(CPE V5.7 and later)Upgrading the Content Platform Engine software

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Access the latest Content Assistant features by upgrading the Content Platform Engine software for your deployment.

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For Content Platform Engine V5.7 and later, the Content Assistant add-on is packaged with the Content Platform Engine software.

Upgrade the Content Assistant in your environment by following the standard CPE upgrade instructions for your deployment type:
Content Platform Engine deployment type Upgrade steps
Traditional WebSphere® Application Server deployments Refer to the following information to upgrade your deployment Upgrading and configuring Content Platform Engine.
Containerized deployments Refer to the following information to upgrade your deployment Upgrading.

(CPE V5.6 and earlier) Upgrading the Content Assistant jar files

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Access the latest Content Assistant features by updating each Content Platform Engine server in your environment with the Content Assistant JAR file from the latest IBM Content Assistant package.

About this task

For Content Platform Engine V5.6 and earlier, the Content Assistant add-on is not included with the CPE software. You must manually update the CPE class path to include the latest version of the Content Assistant jar file.

Procedure

  1. Access the latest Content Assistant jar (genai-ce.jar) file from the IBM Content Assistant package.
    For more information, see the topic Downloading and extracting the IBM Content Assistant package.
  2. Add the latest genai-ce.jar file to the CPE server class path based on your deployment type.
    Deployment Type Steps
    FNCM traditional WebSphere Application Server deployments
    1. Go to the existing WebSphere Application Server shared library class path where you added the existing genai-ce.jar file.
    2. Replace the existing file with the latest genai-ce.jar that you extracted in step 1.
    FNCM container deployments on Kubernetes clusters
    1. Go to the file system that is mounted as a Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) for your container.
    2. In this file system, go to the /overrides/external-jars folder.
    3. Replace the existing genai-ce.jar file with the latest genai-ce.jar file that you extracted in step 1.
    FNCM container deployments on OpenShift clusters
    1. Go to the file system that is mounted as a Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) for your container.
    2. In this file system, go to the /overrides/external-jars folder.
    3. Replace the existing genai-ce.jar file with the latest genai-ce.jar file that you extracted in step 1.
  3. Restart the CPE server or pod, based on your deployment type.