The following instructions describe how to upgrade Leap by
using the
WebSphere®
Application
Server
Administrative console.
- Download the upgrade package from HCL License Portal.
- Back up your existing installation prior to installing the update.
- Back up your DB2® or Oracle
database before you install the update.
To back up your current Leap installation:
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Export the Leap EAR
file.
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Open the
WebSphere
Application
Server
Administrative console.
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Go to .
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Select Leap.
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Click Export.
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Click Leap.ear
to download the installation file as a backup.
After the backup is complete, use the following instructions
to install the upgrade file.
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Stop the Leap server.
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Go to
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Select Leap,
and click Stop.
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Check the version of your currently installed Leap.
You need the version number
in step 4c.
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Go to .
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Check the version for the HCL Leap WAR.
An example module version is “Leap 9.0.0.0
GA”.
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Update the Leap installation.
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Return to , and click Update.
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In the Application update options,
select Replace the entire application.
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In Specify the path to the replacement ear
file, select Local file system,
and provide the location of the EAR file you downloaded from HCL License Portal.
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Click Next.
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In Preparing for the application update,
click Next.
Do not change the default
settings on the page.
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On the Install New Application page,
go to Step 3: Map resource references to resources.
- In the javax.mail.Session table, set the Target
Resource JDMI Name. Click Browse and
select <Leap Mail Session>.
- In the javax.sql.DataSource table, set
the Target Resource JDMI Name. Click Browse and
select <Leap Data Source>.
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Click Next.
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Go to Step 4: Map virtual hosts for Web modules to
validate that both Virtual host names are identical
and correct, then click Next.
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Click Finish to save the update.
If Leap is
running on nodes that are managed by Deployment Manager, you must
synchronize all nodes where Leap is
installed.
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Open the
WebSphere
Application
Server
Administrative console.
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Go to .
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Select all nodes where Leap is
installed.
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Click Synchronize.
When the upgrade is complete, restart the Leap server.
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Go to
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Select Leap.
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Click Start.
If you use Leap with
WebSphere
Portal
,
you must update the Leap Portlet.
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Log in to
WebSphere
Portal
as
an administrative user.
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Go to and locate LeapPortlet.war.
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Click the Update Web module icon.
The Update Web module icon is located
to the right of the Web module properties icon.
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Click Browse to select the updated
version of the Leap Portlet,
and click Next.
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Review your changes and click Finish.