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.
- 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.
- New instance creation is not supported on IBM i.
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
Procedure
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Upgrade your development environments.
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Upgrade your runtime environments.
- Upgrade your runtime or cluster environments to Java 8.
- Install 8.0.4.26.
Results
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.