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Upgrade P8 FileNet Platform to 5.2.1 FP5

Here is how to upgrade P8 FileNet Platform 5.2.1 to 5.2.1 FP5 silently. This upgrades both the server and the client.

You need FileNet 5.2.1 to upgrade to 5.2.1 FP 5. Here is a way to install FileNet 5.2.1.

You can execute this in the same directory you copied 5.2.1.5-P8CPE-LINUX-FP005.tar.gz and 5.2.1.5-P8CPE-CLIENT-LINUX-FP005.tar.gz.

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Upgrade to ICN 2.0.3 FP8

Here is a way to silently upgrade from IBM Content Navigator 2.0.3.x to 2.0.3 FP8. You can use this right after using the CPIT installer to be up-to-date with your ICN version. You need at least ICN 2.0.3.0 to upgrade to ICN 2.0.3 FP8.

In the same folder you copied 2.0.3-ICN-FP008-LINUX.tar, execute these commands:
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Upgrade from ICN 2.0.3 to 2.0.3 FP5

Note: This post is superseded by its new version.

Here is a way to silently upgrade from IBM Content Navigator 2.0.3 to 2.0.3 FP5. You can use this right after using the CPIT installer to be up-to-date with your ICN version. You need at least ICN 2.0.3.0 to upgrade to ICN 2.0.3 FP5.

In the same folder you copied 2.0.3-ICN-FP005-LINUX.tar, execute these commands:

# The profile used when installing ICN 2.0.3, if you use the CPIT installer it should already be correct
export profilePath=/opt/IBM/cpit/install-scripts/profiles/NexusConfig
# The path of the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool, if you used the default location to install ICN, that should be correct
export configmgr_cl=/opt/IBM/ECMClient/configure/configmgr_cl
# WebSphere profile path
export was=/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/AppSrv01
# WebSphere node
export wasNode=P8Node01
# WebSphere server
export wasServer=server1

mkdir icnfp
tar -xvf 2.0.3-ICN-FP005-LINUX.tar --directory=icnfp
cd icnfp
sed -i "s/LICENSE_ACCEPTED=false/LICENSE_ACCEPTED=true/g" ecmclient_silent_install.txt
./IBM_CONTENT_NAVIGATOR-2.0.3.5-FP005-LINUX.bin -f ecmclient_silent_install.txt


$configmgr_cl execute -task configureicntask -profile $profilePath
$configmgr_cl execute -task rebuildear -profile $profilePath
$configmgr_cl execute -task deployapplication -profile $profilePath

# Delete cache and restart WAS
$was/bin/stopServer.sh $wasServer
rm -rf $was/temp/$wasNode/$wasServer/navigator
rm -rf $was/wstemp/*
$was/bin/startServer.sh $wasServer

It will ask you for your WebSphere administrator username and password when restarting WAS, you can also add the -username and -password options to fully automatize the upgrade

Upgrade from ICN 2.0.3 to 2.0.3 FP3

Note: This post is superseded by its new version.

Here is a way to silently upgrade from IBM Content Navigator 2.0.3 to 2.0.3 FP3. You can use this right after using the CPIT installer to be up-to-date with your ICN version.

In the same folder you copied 2.0.3-ICN-FP003-LINUX.tar, execute these commands:

# The profile used when installing ICN 2.0.3, if you use the CPIT installer it should already be correct
export profilePath=/opt/IBM/cpit/install-scripts/profiles/NexusConfig
# The path of the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool, if you used the default location to install ICN, that should be correct
export configmgr_cl=/opt/IBM/ECMClient/configure/configmgr_cl

mkdir icnfp
tar -xvf 2.0.3-ICN-FP003-LINUX.tar --directory=icnfp
cd icnfp
sed -i "s/LICENSE_ACCEPTED=false/LICENSE_ACCEPTED=true/g" ecmclient_silent_install.txt
./IBM_CONTENT_NAVIGATOR-2.0.3.3-FP003-LINUX.bin -f ecmclient_silent_install.txt

$configmgr_cl execute -task configureicntask -profile $profilePath
$configmgr_cl execute -task rebuildear -profile $profilePath
$configmgr_cl execute -task deployapplication -profile $profilePath

Upgrade to FileNet 5.2.1

Here is a quick summary of how to upgrade to FileNet 5.2.1. As usual, before starting, snapshot/backup your server. Here are the main steps for a single server platform installed with the CPIT installer and where the application server has not been upgraded. If it has been or you platform is different, check the knowledge center but procedure should be mostly the same and you can use this to help you.
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