Manually updating Apache Tomcat 10 for the IBM Sterling Transformation Extender application

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This procedure defines the steps to manually update the installed Apache Tomcat 10 software for the IBM Sterling Transformation Extender application. If the currently installed version of Apache Tomcat 10 has a security issue that is resolved in a later version, you can follow these steps to update it.

Before you begin

Important: Ensure that you back up the <IBM Sterling Transformation Extender installation folder>/restapi/ folder.

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To manually update Apache Tomcat 10 for IBM Sterling Transformation Extender application on windows platform, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Download the latest 64-bit Windows binaries of Apache Tomcat 10 in ZIP format from the official Apache Tomcat website.
  2. Copy the downloaded ZIP archive into the <IBM Sterling Transformation Extender installation folder>/restapi/tomcat folder.
  3. Complete the following steps:
    1. Type WINDOWS+R.
    2. Right-click the Command Prompt window and select Run as Administrator.
    3. In the Command Prompt window, change the current directory to <IBM Sterling Transformation Extender installation folder>\DesignServer.
  4. Run the following command to clean any existing Apache Tomcat installation: 
    clean.bat
  5. Use a Text Editor to modify the dtxtomcat.ini configuration file located at the <IBM Sterling Transformation Extender installation folder>\restapi\tomcat\ location. Update the string TomcatVersion=10.0.XX to match the version of the downloaded Apache Tomcat 10 from Step 1. Save the changes.
  6. From the same command prompt window folder, as mentioned in Step 3, run the following command to install Apache Tomcat: 
    install.bat