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Administering Connections V5.5Welcome to the IBM Connections V5.5 documentation. IBM Connections is social networking software designed for the workplace. Its features help you to establish dynamic networks that connect you to the people and information you need to achieve your business goals.
Migrating and updatingMigrate IBM® Connections and its supporting software to the latest release and then update the installation with the latest interim fixes or Cumulative Refresh (CR).
Updating IBM® Connections 5.5Updates to IBM® Connections 5.5 are delivered as interim fixes or Cumulative Refreshes.
Updating IBM® Connections 5.5 with the latest Cumulative Refresh (CR)Updates for IBM® Connections 5.5 are delivered through Cumulative Refreshes (CRs). Each refresh contains the changes included in all previous refreshes or interim fixes for a release. Install the latest Cumulative Refresh and prerequisite software to take advantage of all available changes.
Preparing applications for updatingBefore you update an IBM® Connections deployment, prepare applications and supporting products for the update.
Installing WebSphere® Application Server updatesUpdate WebSphere® Application Server and its supplemental web server software to the latest supported versions before you install the IBM® Connections Cumulative Refresh.

Installing WebSphere Application Server updates

Update WebSphere® Application Server and its supplemental web server software to the latest supported versions before you install the IBM® Connections Cumulative Refresh.

Before you begin

On the system where the Deployment Manager is installed, verify that Installation Manager 1.8.4 is installed.

About this task

Update WebSphere Application Server, the IBM HTTP Server, and IBM Web Server Plug-ins to bring them to the fix level required for CR2.

Procedure

From the IM_root directory, run the file to start the IBM Installation Manager:
- AIX or Linux: ./launcher
- Windows: launcher.exe
  Note: On Windows Server 2008, the launcher.exe file is in the IM_root \eclipse directory.
Install WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.9.
Install the latest versions of IBM HTTP Server 8.5.
Install the latest versions of IBM Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.

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