Switching from one offering to another offering

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In V8.1.4, as a result of rebranding, two offerings are supported instead of four offerings that were supported in the V8.1.3 release. These offerings are IBM® Cloud Application Performance Management, Base Private and IBM Cloud Application Performance Management, Advanced Private. You can switch from the Cloud APM, Base offering to the Cloud APM, Advanced offering at any time after you have installed the Cloud APM, Base offering or upgraded to the Cloud APM, Base offering.

About this task

When you start the installation script, you receive a report that shows what offering is installed now and what the resulting offering is after installation is complete. Switching from Cloud APM, Base to Cloud APM, Advanced can take longer than installing Cloud APM, Advanced only because various components are being stopped and started to replace Cloud APM, Base with Cloud APM, Advanced. The Cloud APM, Advanced offering replaces the Cloud APM, Base offering. The final installed offering is Cloud APM, Advanced.

Procedure

To switch from the Cloud APM, Base offering to the Cloud APM, Advanced offering, complete the following step:

Download and install the Cloud APM, Advanced offering.

For more information, see Downloading and installing the server.

Results

The Cloud APM, Advanced offering is installed replacing the existing Cloud APM, Base offering.

What to do next

To use the WebSphere® Applications agent capabilities that are provided in the new offering, you must reconfigure the data collector. For instructions, see Reconfiguring the data collector if you change the offering type on Cloud APM server.