Applying a WebSphere Liberty Interim Fix for Watson Explorer

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Note: The jar file name used in the commands below — 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar — is an example based on the fix current at the time of writing. When applying a different fix in the future, replace every occurrence of 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar with the actual file name of the fix you downloaded.

For Analytical Components (AC):

1. Stop Watson Explorer AC

esadmin system stopall

2. Apply the fix

Run the following command from the directory where you placed the downloaded jar file. The --installLocation option must point to the WLP root directory ($ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlp).

• Linux:

  java -jar 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar --installLocation $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlp

• Windows:

  java -jar 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar --installLocation %ES_INSTALL_ROOT%\wlp

If java is not installed on the system, use the JRE bundled with Watson Explorer AC:

• Linux:

  $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/_jvm/jre/bin/java -jar 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar --installLocation $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlp

• Windows:

  %ES_INSTALL_ROOT%\_jvm\jre\bin\java.exe -jar 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar --installLocation %ES_INSTALL_ROOT%\wlp

3. Confirm successful application

On success, the command outputs a message similar to the following:

Applying fix to Liberty install directory at /opt/IBM/es/wlp now.
	lib/com.ibm.ws.transport.http_1.0.114.cl260620260618-2023.jar
	lib/com.ibm.ws.wsoc_1.0.114.cl260620260611-1406.jar
	lib/com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jakarta_1.1.114.cl260620260611-1406.jar
	lib/com.ibm.ws.wsoc.jakarta_1.0.114.cl260620260611-1406.jar
	lib/com.ibm.ws.webcontainer_1.1.114.cl260620260611-1406.jar
Fix has been applied successfully.
Successfully extracted all product files.

4. Clear the WLP cache

Delete the Liberty work area directories before restarting:

rm -rf $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/searchapp/workarea/
rm -rf $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlpapps/servers/admin/workarea/

5. Restart Watson Explorer AC

esadmin system startall

For Foundational Components (FC):

In the steps below, replace <APPBUILDER_ROOT> with the directory where AppBuilder is installed.

1. Stop Watson Explorer FC (AppBuilder)

On Linux (systemd):

systemctl stop appbuilder

2. Apply the fix

Run the following command from the directory where you placed the downloaded jar file. The --installLocation option must point to the WLP root directory (<APPBUILDER_ROOT>/wlp).

• Linux:

  java -jar 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar --installLocation <APPBUILDER_ROOT>/wlp

• Windows:

  java -jar 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar --installLocation <APPBUILDER_ROOT>\wlp

If java is not installed on the system, use the JRE bundled with AppBuilder:

• Linux:

  <APPBUILDER_ROOT>/java/jre/bin/java -jar 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar --installLocation <APPBUILDER_ROOT>/wlp

• Windows:

  <APPBUILDER_ROOT>\java\jre\bin\java.exe -jar 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808.jar --installLocation <APPBUILDER_ROOT>\wlp

3. Confirm successful application

On success, the command outputs a message similar to the following:

Applying fix to Liberty install directory at /opt/ibm/WEX/AppBuilder/wlp now.
	lib/com.ibm.ws.transport.http_1.0.114.cl260620260618-2023.jar
	lib/com.ibm.ws.wsoc_1.0.114.cl260620260611-1406.jar
	lib/com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.jakarta_1.1.114.cl260620260611-1406.jar
	lib/com.ibm.ws.wsoc.jakarta_1.0.114.cl260620260611-1406.jar
	lib/com.ibm.ws.webcontainer_1.1.114.cl260620260611-1406.jar
Fix has been applied successfully.
Successfully extracted all product files.

4. Clear the WLP cache

Delete the Liberty work area directory before restarting:

• Linux:

  rm -rf <APPBUILDER_ROOT>/wlp/usr/servers/AppBuilder/workarea/

• Windows:

  rmdir /s /q <APPBUILDER_ROOT>\wlp\usr\servers\AppBuilder\workarea

5. Restart Watson Explorer FC (AppBuilder)

On Linux (systemd):

systemctl start appbuilder

Verification

After applying the fix, verify that the interim fix files have been extracted correctly under the wlp/lib/fixes/ directory.

For Analytical Components (AC)

ls $ES_INSTALL_ROOT/wlp/lib/fixes/

For Foundational Components (FC)

ls <APPBUILDER_ROOT>/wlp/lib/fixes/

If the fix was applied successfully, you should see files similar to the following:

26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808_26.0.0006.20260618_2356.lpmf
26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808_26.0.0006.20260618_2356.xml
fixinstall.log

The presence of the .lpmf and .xml files named 26006-wlp-archive-IFPH71808_* confirms the fix has been installed successfully.