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Administering Connections 6 CR6
Welcome to the HCL Connections 6 CR6 documentation. HCL 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 updating
Migrate 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 6.0
Updates to HCL Connections™ 6.0 are delivered as interim fixes or Cumulative Refreshes.
Updating Connections 6.0 with the latest Cumulative Refresh (CR)
Updates for HCL Connections 6.0 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 updating
Before you update an IBM® Connections deployment, prepare applications and supporting products for the update.
Downloading the latest Cumulative Refresh (CR) and related updates
Download an IBM® Connections Cumulative Refresh and related software updates from the IBM support website.

Administering Connections 6 CR6
Welcome to the HCL Connections 6 CR6 documentation. HCL 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.
- What's new in HCL Connections 6
  Find out about features that are new or updated in this release of HCL Connections.
- Product overview
  Learn how to deploy, customize, and administer the IBM Connections social networking product.
- Planning
  Before installing HCL Connections™, study the system requirements, deployment options, and documentation conventions.
- Installing
  To install IBM® Connections, you need to follow a detailed series of procedures.
- Migrating and updating
  Migrate IBM® Connections and its supporting software to the latest release and then update the installation with the latest interim fixes or Cumulative Refresh (CR).
  - Getting ready for migrating or updating
    Take steps to inform users and protect data before starting an IBM® Connections migration or update.
  - Migrating to IBM® Connections 6.0
    Migrate an installation of HCL Connections™ 5.0 or 5.5 to Connections 6.0. For any version of Connections before version 5.0, you must migrate to version 5.0 before you migrate to version 6.0.
  - Updating IBM® Connections 6.0
    Updates to HCL Connections™ 6.0 are delivered as interim fixes or Cumulative Refreshes.
    - Setting the WAS_HOME environment variable before updating
      Set an environment variable that points to the WebSphere® Application Server installation directory before updating IBM® Connections.
    - Updating IBM Connections 6.0 with the latest interim fix
      Fixes that address a single issue in HCL Connections™ 6.0 are delivered through interim fixes.
    - Updating Connections 6.0 with the latest Cumulative Refresh (CR)
      Updates for HCL Connections 6.0 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.
      - Finding out about earlier Cumulative Refreshes for IBM® Connections
        You should always update to the latest Cumulative Refresh available, which includes all fixes that were delivered with previous refreshes or interim fixes.
      - Preparing applications for updating
        Before you update an IBM® Connections deployment, prepare applications and supporting products for the update.
        Downloading the latest Cumulative Refresh (CR) and related updates
        Download an IBM® Connections Cumulative Refresh and related software updates from the IBM support website.
        Installing the latest version of Installation Manager
        Install the latest version of Installation Manager from the IBM® Connections Cumulative Refresh site.
        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.
      - Updating IBM Connections™ databases for V6.0 CR5
        If you update IBM Connections™ 6.0 to apply CR5, you must also update databases to accommodate new and changed features.
      - Installing CR5 for IBM Connections 6.0
        Install a Cumulative Refresh (CR) for IBM® Connections 6.0.
      - Rolling back Connections 6.0 CR5
        If IBM Connections 6.0 CR5 is rolled back to a previous CR then the LotusConnections-config folder will need to be manually restored.
      - Rolling back Connections 6.0 CR4
        If IBM Connections 6.0 CR4 is rolled back to a previous CR then the LotusConnections-config folder will need to be manually restored.
      - Rolling back Connections 6.0 CR3
        Roll back IBM Connections™ 6.0 CR3 and optionally restore the previously installed version of the IBM Connections Engagement Center.
      - Rolling back Connections 6.0 CR2
        If you roll back IBM Connections™ 6.0 CR2 to CR1, you must reapply a security fix for CR1.
      - Rolling back Connections 6.0 CR1
        IBM Connections 6.0 CR1 installs additional WebSphere Enterprise Applications for Metrics, needed if you want to deploy the metrics capability in Component Pack for IBM Connections. If you need to roll back CR1 to Connections 6.0 for any reason, these additional metrics components must be uninstalled before the rollback can be completed.
  - Synchronizing nodes
    Synchronize all the nodes in a cluster.
- Administering
  Run administration and maintenance tasks to keep your environment up-to-date. For example, learn how to customize your deployment or how to use the wsadmin utility to edit configuration files. You can also schedule tasks, maintain application databases, moderate content, or manage users and their roles.
- Customizing
  Customize IBM® Connections to fit your environment.
- Security
  IBM® Connections provides a flexible security infrastructure that supports an open, easily shareable data model.
- Mobile
  See the IBM Connections Mobile documentation for Connections Cloud and Connections on-premises.
- Developing
  Get information about how to use the APIs provided with IBM® Connections and how to use Connections Customizer to modify the Connections pages that are returned to users.
- Troubleshooting and support
  To isolate and resolve problems with your IBM® products, you can use the troubleshooting and support information. This information contains instructions for using the problem-determination resources that are provided with your IBM products, including HCL Connections™.

Downloading the latest Cumulative Refresh (CR) and related updates

Download an IBM® Connections Cumulative Refresh and related software updates from the IBM® support website.

Before you begin

Back up IBM® Connections and all customized files. For more information, see Getting ready for migrating or updating topics.

About this task

To install the latest CR, first download the following updates:

Installation Manager 1.8.5 64-bit or later (needed only if you did not install it with IBM Connections 6.0)
WebSphere® Application Server 8.5.5.12 or higher and supplemental software, IBM® HTTP Server 8.5 and Web Server Plug-ins for IBM® WebSphere® Application Server 8.5
Note:
- Before upgrading to WebSphere® Application Server 8.5.5.12 or higher when using the Domino LDAP, contact IBM WebSphere Support to obtain the following iFix: PI88438: When defining a root Base DN for a federated repository, display and login problems occur. Otherwise the server will experience log-in failures.
- IBM Connections 6.0 requires iFix PI94837 for APAR IJ04429 for SDK 8.0.5.6. The iFix can be downloaded from Fix Central.
  Refer to the following technote for details PI94837: SHIP IBM Java SDK 8 IJ04429 AS AN IFIX FOR WAS 8.5.5 (Technote 4045004).
IBM® Connections 6.0 CR3 update package

Procedure

On the system where the Deployment Manager is installed, create temporary folders for downloading and extracting the files for this Cumulative Refresh.

For example, on Windows™:

C:\Install\CONNECTIONS-CR\IM

C:\Install\CONNECTIONS-CR\WAS-FP10 (use the version that you will download)

C:\Install\CONNECTIONS-CR\IC-CR3
Using a browser, go to the Fix Central website.
Search for each update you need and follow the online instructions to download and extract each package to the temporary folders you created.

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