FileNet P8 Platform, Version 5.2.1

Upgrade scenarios

Upgrade planning depends on the details of your existing installation. The starting version and platform choices all influence the upgrade path of your existing components.

Starting with version 5.2, Content Engine, Process Engine, and Case Analyzer are combined into the Content Platform Engine. The Content Platform Engine server is installed from a single installation program, and configured and deployed as a single application server instance.

Table 1. Versions of components that can be upgraded
Component	Versions of components that can be upgraded to FileNet® P8 5.2.1
Content Platform Engine	5.2.0
Content Engine	4.5.1, 5.0.0, or 5.1.0
Process Engine	4.5.1, 5.0.0, or 5.1.0
Application Engine	Application Engine software is not being updated in the 5.2.1 FileNet P8 software release. (For upgrades from 5.2.0): The only requirement is to update Content Platform Engine client files on all Application Engine servers. (For upgrades from 4.5.1, 5.0.0, 5.1.0) Follow the appropriate version of the Application Engine upgrade instructions.
Workplace XT	Workplace XT software is not being updated in the 5.2.1 FileNet P8 software release. (For upgrades from 5.2.0): The only requirement is to update Content Platform Engine client files on all Workplace XT servers. (For upgrades from 4.5.1, 5.0.0, 5.1.0) Follow Workplace XT upgrade instructions. See Installing the latest Content Engine Client files on Workplace XT servers.
IBM® Content Navigator	IBM Content Navigator software is not being updated in the 5.2.1 FileNet P8 software release. The only requirement is to update Content Platform Engine client files on all IBM Content Navigator servers.
IBM Content Search Services	5.0, 5.1, or 5.2
IBM Legacy Content Search Engine	If you are running IBM Legacy Content Search Engine and you want your system to retain the ability to do content-based searches after the upgrade of the system is complete, you cannot upgrade directly from version 4.5.1 to version 5.2.1 software. You must first upgrade FileNet P8 to version 5.1 and complete the migration from IBM Legacy Content Search Engine to IBM Content Search Services. You can then upgrade from version 5.1 to 5.2.1.

Important: If the system you are upgrading is running WebSphere® Application Server version 6.1, you must do an upgrade with a migration. The new application server instance must be deployed on at least version 7 of WebSphere Application Server.

(For upgrades from versions 4.5.1, 5.0.0 and 5.1.0) Content Engine, Process Engine, and the following associated components must be upgraded together:

Application Engine and depending on which version of Application Engine you are upgrading from, the upgrade could be only the installation of a fix pack.
IBM FileNet Workplace XT
IBM Content Search Services
Rendition Engine
IBM FileNet Content Federation Services
Case Analyzer and IBM FileNet Process Simulator can be upgraded at the same time if you need full access to all case and simulation data after the upgrade. However, you could upgrade these components later, such as the following weekend. All backlogged data will be processed after those upgrades are complete. See the Case Analyzer and IBM FileNet Process Simulator documentation for information on upgrading those components.

(For upgrades from versions 5.2.0) Content Platform Engine and the following associated components must be upgraded together:

Application Engine client files
IBM FileNet Workplace XT client files
IBM Content Navigator client files
IBM Content Search Services
Rendition Engine
IBM FileNet Content Federation Services
Case Analyzer and IBM FileNet Process Simulator can be upgraded at the same time if you need full access to all case and simulation data after the upgrade. However, you could upgrade these components later, such as the following weekend. All backlogged data will be processed after those upgrades are complete. See the Case Analyzer and IBM FileNet Process Simulator documentation for information on upgrading those components.

See the FileNet P8 Fix Pack Compatibility Matrices for a list of product-component versions from which you can start an upgrade. .