WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0.4.23 or later

Upgrading to 8.0.4.26 or greater

If you are upgrading from 8.0.4.x to 8.0.4.26 or greater, you must upgrade your environments to support it.

Warning:
  • WebSphere Commerce instance creation is not supported with WebSphere Commerce fix packs that require Java 8 until version 8.0.4.30. If you need to create a new WebSphere Commerce instance, you must use WebSphere Commerce 8.0.4.30 or greater. Alternatively, you can use an older Java 7 fix pack, such as 8.0.4.25, before upgrading to Java 8 and a more recent WebSphere Commerce fix pack.
  • For IBM i OS operating systemNew instance creation is not supported on IBM i.
Important: The original upload of the 8.0.4.26 fix pack for WebSphere Commerce Developer (8.0.4.26-WS-WCDeveloperEnterprise-ModFixPack.zip, and 8.0.4.26-WS-WCDeveloperProfessional-ModFixPack.zip) included a strict prerequisite check for Java 8 that did not allow for any variation in how it was installed in the environment.

The fix pack has been modified to remove this specific requirement (IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition 8.0 optional extension offering for IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.18). Installing IBM WebSphere Application Server v8.5.5.18 or higher fix pack level and Rational Application Developer 9.6 are the only prerequisites that are required for the fix pack.

The updated fix packs can be differentiated by the appended -R in their file names. For example, 8.0.4.26-WS-WCDeveloperEnterprise-ModFixPack-R.zip, and 8.0.4.26-WS-WCDeveloperProfessional-ModFixPack-R.zip.

Before you begin

Ensure that you are running and 8.0.4.23 or greater.

Procedure

  1. WebSphere Commerce Developer Upgrade your development environments.
    1. Upgrade your development environments to Java 8.
    2. Install 9.6.
    3. Install Developer 8.0.4.26.
    4. Run the migrateTo96 utility script to upgrade from 9.5 to 9.6.
      1. Open a command prompt, and navigate to the WCDE_installdir/bin/ directory.
      2. Run the migrateTo96 utility script by pointing it to your installation directory.
        ./migrateTo96.bat RAD_install_dir
        Where:
        RAD_install_dir
        Your installation directory.
        For example:
        ./migrateTo96.bat W:/IBM/SDP96
  2. Upgrade your runtime environments.
    1. Upgrade your runtime or cluster environments to Java 8.
    2. Install 8.0.4.26.

Results

You have successfully upgraded your environments to the latest Version 8 fix pack.

This upgrade included:

  • Migrating your 9.5 installation to 9.6.
  • Upgrading your environments to Java 8.
  • Upgrading your environments to the latest fix pack.