This chapter contains the required information about upgrading your existing version of WebSphere BI Monitor (WBI Monitor v4.2.4 Fix Pack1, or WBI Monitor v4.2.4 Fix Pack1 HotFix) to the recent version (WebSphere BI Monitor v4.2.4 Fix Pack2). This includes replacing the deployed version of BI Monitor application on WebSphere Application Server with the new version, as well as upgrading the existing Monitor database that already contains data stored in its tables to adhere to the latest modification in the recent version of BI Monitor database, and migrate the stored data to the upgraded database.
The BI Monitor upgrade must be performed in the following sequence:
Un-deploy the existing version of BI Monitor Server completely from the WebSphere Application Server. On Windows, AIX and Solaris platform, you can perform the un-deployment either automatically or manually. On z/OS and OS/390 platforms you can only perform the un-deployment manually.
Refer to the section entitled BI Monitor Server Un-Deployment in Part 2 - Chapter 2: BI Monitor Installation of this guide for the detailed steps of automatic un-deployment of BI Monitor Server. Refer also to the section with the same title in Appendix A: and Appendix B in Part 2 of this guide for the detailed steps of the manual un-deployment of BI Monitor Server. Refer to the section entitled IBM WebSphere BI Monitor Deployment on OS/390 and z/OS Platforms in Part 3 of this guide for the un-deployment steps.
Backup your existing Monitor database.
Perform the Database Migration and Upgrade after completely un-deploying the existing version of the Monitor Server, in order to upgrade the existing database and its data to this version. The existing database must be of the previous version of the BI Monitor (v4.2.4 Fix Pack2). If the existing database belong to an earlier version before the stated version, then the upgrade must be done incrementally step by step from each version to its next version.
To perform the database upgrade, run the appropriate SQL file that exists in the migration\SQL folder as the following:
For IBM DB2 database on Windows, AIX, and Solaris platforms run the file named DB2.sql.
For IBM DB2 database on OS/390 and z/OS platforms run the file named DB2OS390.sql
For Oracle database on Windows, AIX, and Solaris platforms run the file named ORACLE.sql.
Before running these files, you should edit them in order to change the variable named $SCHEMA$ with the actual name of the tables schema in each occurrence in the files.
Install the new version of BI Monitor and Deploy the BI Monitor Server that belongs to the new version of BI Monitor after completing the upgrade and migration of the database.
Refer to the section entitled BI Monitor Server Installation and deployment in Part 2 - Chapter 2: BI Monitor Installation of this guide for the detailed steps of automatic deployment of BI Monitor Server. Refer also to Appendix A and Appendix B in Part 2 of this guide for the detailed steps of the manual deployment of BI Monitor Server. Please refer to the section entitled IBM WebSphere BI Monitor Deployment on OS/390 and z/OS Platforms in Part 3 of this guide for the deployment steps.