WebSphere Commerce Developer Enterprise(WCDE) v7- FEP6 to FEP8 upgrade - Part1

We need to execute the following steps to upgrade WebSphere Commerce Developer Enterprise(WCDE) v7- FEP6 to FEP8.

Step 1: Update WAS Fixpack (min required is 7.0.0.29)

a.       Install UpdateInstaller for WAS (latest WAS UpdateInstaller 7.0.0.39).

b.       Install WAS Fix using UpdateInstaller (min required is 7.0.0.29 for FEP8)

Step 2: Update WCDE with Feature Pack.

a.       Install the Commerce Server Fix pack (min required is 7.0.0.9)

b.       Update the Feature Pack 8

Step 3: Installation Verification.

a.       Using versionInfo.bat/sh

b.       CheckEnablementStatus.bat/sh

c.       Using DB Query

Step 4: Issues during installation & Fixes.

a.       Missing MadisionMobile.sar and causes installation failures

References

1.       Migrating WebSphere Commerce Developer

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSZLC2_7.0.0/com.ibm.commerce.install.doc/tasks/tmgwcdev.htm

2.       WAS update installer

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24020212

3.       WAS Fix pack

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24034966

4.       FEP 8 Announcement

                    http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an&subtype=ca&appname=gpateam&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS214-379