An upgrade of WebSphere Application Server or IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) might fail with 'The system cannot find the path specified' errors on systems where any of the following previously installed IBM BPM interim fixes have been uninstalled:
- Interim fix JR52393 on IBM BPM V8.0.0.0, V8.0.1.0, V8.0.1.1, V8.0.1.2, V8.0.1.3, V8.5.0.0, V8.5.0.1, V8.5.5.0, V8.5.6.0
- Interim fix JR50026 on IBM BPM V8.0.1.2
- Interim fix JR50538 on IBM BPM V8.5.5.0
- Interim fix JR49893 on IBM BPM V8.5.0.1
The interim fixes might have been uninstalled during an upgrade of IBM BPM or for other maintenance reasons.
IBM Installation Manager displays an error message similar to the following message when applying a fix pack update or uninstalling interim fixes:
The following errors were generated while uninstalling.
<BPM_install_root>/properties/patches/backup/<ifix_id>.jar.operations_<time_stamps>.zip
(The system cannot find the path specified.)
You might also see an error message similar to the following message:
No such file or directory
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