HCL Digital Experience roadmap: Applying maintenance
Portal maintenance is delivered through individual fixes (Fixes) and Combined Cumulative Fixes (CFs), which is recommended to your environment.
- What the latest Combined Cumulative Fix contains
- How to apply the latest combined cumulative fix
- How to configure and enable new Combined Cumulative Fix features
Who should use this roadmap
- Installed HCL Digital Experience for the first time and want to apply a Fix or the latest Combined Cumulative Fix.
- Need a high-level view of which features or improvements are ready to use by default after you apply the latest Combined Cumulative Fix and which features need additional configuration.
What is continuous delivery
- Accelerated time to market
- Building the right product
- Improved productivity and efficiency
- Reliable releases
- Improved product quality
- Improved customer satisfaction
The continuous delivery features are delivered with the combined cumulative fixes.
Learning about this Combined Cumulative Fix
Some combined cumulative fixes focus on fixing known issues that are identified by APARs. Other cumulative fixes are focused on new features.
Procedure
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Get an overview of the features and improvements delivered in the latest combined cumulative fix.
- Documentation resource: Combined Cumulative Fix Strategy
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View the fixes delivered for HCL Digital Experience 9.5. The documentation provides
specific information on how to enable and use the new feature.
- Documentation resource: What's new with CF17
- Documentation resource: Fix for IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.5
Applying a Combined Cumulative Fix
To apply a Combined Cumulative Fix, you must update the product files with IBM® Installation Manager. You must also update properties files, download the cumulative fix, and run ConfigEngine tasks to apply the changes to each profile in your system. The HCL Digital Experience Combined Cumulative Fix readme file provides detailed instructions on how to apply a fix and planning information.
Before you begin
Use the Health Checker tool to identify issues with your installation. Use the Health Checker tool on your target system before you apply a Combined Cumulative Fix.
- IBM® WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.5.5.X FOR SDK 7.1: PI50090: SHIP JDK IV77682 AS AN IFIX FOR WAS 8.5.5.X FOR SDK 7.1
- WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.5.5.X FOR SDK 7: PI50092: SHIP JDK IV77682 AS AN IFIX FOR WAS 8.5.5.X FOR SDK 7PI50092: SHIP JDK IV77682 AS AN IFIX FOR WAS 8.5.5.X FOR SDK 7