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Mick
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12/26/2013 12:02 PM
    Hello,
    We are unix 6.1 upgrading to 7.1 and I see that we need java 7.
    for Websphere 8.5 java 7 is needed.
    I see on the download page java for the websphere is this two seperate java's.

    Thank you
    Kwane McNeal
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    12/26/2013 12:41 PM
      I've done a few of these, and there are some gotchas. First, understand that if you go 8.5.0.2 (the terminal release of 8.5), you'll need to really go 8.5.5.0 (the initial release of. 8.5.5), as IBM has supplanted 8.5.

      Next you don't *need* JDK 7, unless you're going to an env release that recommends it, you're using IPA, etc. WAS 8.5 with JDK 6 *is* valid.

      Generally, I don't recommend going to WAS 8.5 on LSF 9.0.1 *unless* you're told to by Infor, or you're using ISS or LandMark.

      Kwane
      Mick
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      12/26/2013 1:09 PM
        Thank you for the reply.
        According to the compability chart WebSphere 8.5 is the most current for aix 7.1 and lct 9.0.1.12 wanting to get current.

        Gary Padgett
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        1/14/2014 5:22 PM
          We received notification from someone at Kronos to look out for Java 1.7 patch 51, which is coming out today apparently.  He said there are some potential "gotchas" with that release.  Any info?  Any concerns related to LSF 10 and/or Landmark version 10?
          Wade
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          10/31/2014 5:35 PM

            Be careful when updating Installation Manager. If it breaks, it is not as easy as just reinstalling it because you will overwrite you agentDataLocation and loose all your Installed Packages.

            Particularly AIX install, I would recommend backing up /opt/IBM/InstallatonManager,  /var/ibm/InstallationManager and /usr/IBM/IMShared.  That way you can re-install to back to original version before problem, and recover you IM configuration

            So let say you break installation manager, but need to install java update to get node and appserver started.  Here is command line method to install product from repository.conf via command line.

            1.      cd /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools

            2.  ./imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories /data/WAS_JAVA7/7.0.7.0-WS-IBMWASJAVA/repository.config

            This will result in information like this:

            com.ibm.websphere.IBMJAVA.v70_7.0.7000.20140723_2129

            com.ibm.websphere.liberty.IBMJAVA.v70_7.0.7000.20140723_2129

            1.      To install the package run command ./imcl

            a.  ./imcl install com.ibm.websphere.IBMJAVA.v70_7.0.7000.20140723_2129 -repositories /data/WAS_JAVA7/7.0.7.0-WS-IBMWASJAVA/repository.config -installationDirectory /usr/IBM/WebSphere8.5/AppServer -sP