Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Update 1 Upgrade Guide for Microsoft Windows

Chapter 13 Monitoring Console

This chapter describes how to upgrade Monitoring Console to Java ES 5 Update 1 (Release 5U1): Monitoring Console 1.0 u1.

The chapter provides a general overview of upgrade issues and procedures for the different upgrade paths supported by Release 5U1. This chapter covers the following sections:

Note –

File locations in this chapter are specified with respect to a directory path referred to as MonitoringConsole-base. This path was set by the Java ES installer when Monitoring Console was installed.

The default value of these directory paths are:

MonitoringConsole-base: C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\jesmc\jesmc
MonitoringConsoleConfig-base: C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\mfwk\config
MonitoringConsoleData-base: C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\mfwk

Overview of Monitoring Console Upgrades

The following sections describe general aspects of Monitoring Console that impact upgrading to Java ES 5 Update 1 :

About Release 5U1 Monitoring Console

Monitoring Console Web GUI is an application in SJWC. Release 5U1 Monitoring Console is a maintenance release that fixes bugs in Java ES 5 (Release 5) Monitoring Console and adds a few new features. See the Monitoring Console Release Notes for details. Monitoring Console was first introduced into Java ES with Release 5.

Release 5U1 Upgrade Roadmap

The following table shows the supported Monitoring Console upgrade paths to Java ES 5 Update 1.

Table 13–1 Upgrade Paths to Java ES 5 Monitoring Console 1.0 u1


Java ES Release	Monitoring Console Release	General Approach	Reconfiguration Required
Release 5	Monitoring Console 1.0	Maintenance upgrade. Apply patches.	None

Monitoring Console Data

The following table shows the type of data that could be impacted by an upgrade of Monitoring Console software.

Table 13–2 Monitoring Console Data Usage


Type of Data	Location	Usage
Master Agent configuration data	`MonitoringConsoleConfig-base`\`masteragent.properties`	Configuration of Monitoring Framework Master Agent.
Console node list	`MonitoringConsoleConfig-base`\`nodelist`	List of the hosts displayed in the console.
Console user preferences	`MonitoringConsoleData-base`\`userPrefs/master_agent`	User preferences
Monitoring rules	`MonitoringConsoleData-base`\`persistence/threshold/ma`	Monitoring rules

Monitoring Console Compatibility Issues

Java ES 5 Update 1 Monitoring Console is backward compatible with the Release 5 version.

Monitoring Console Dependencies

Monitoring Console has dependency on a number of shared components Java ES components (see Table 1–8).

Upgrading Monitoring Console from Java ES 5

This section includes information about upgrading Monitoring Console from Java ES 5 to Java ES 5 Update 1 . The section covers the following topics:

Introduction

When upgrading Release 5 Monitoring Console to Release 5U1, consider the following aspects of the upgrade process:

General Upgrade Approach. The upgrade is achieved by patching Release 5 Monitoring Console.
Upgrade Dependencies. Monitoring Console has dependencies on a number of Java ES shared components (see Table 1–8), two of are hard upgrade dependencies and need to be upgraded when you perform a maintenance upgrade of Monitoring Console: MFWK and SJWC.
Backward Compatibility. Release 5UI Monitoring Console is backwardly compatible with the Release 5 version.

Release 5 Monitoring Console Upgrade

This section describes how to perform an upgrade of Monitoring Console from Java ES 5 to Java ES 5 Update 1. This section covers the following topics:

Pre-Upgrade Tasks

Before you upgrade Monitoring Console, perform the tasks described below.

Verify Current Version Information

Verify the current version of Monitoring Console before you upgrade.

To Verify Current Version Information

Open the Monitoring Console URL in a web browser:

https:MonitoringConsole_Host:6789

Click the Sun Java System Monitoring Console link.

Click the Version button.

The Monitoring Console version information is displayed.

Release 5U1

Monitoring Console 1.0 u1

Release 5

Monitoring Console 1.0

Upgrade Monitoring Console Dependencies

It is generally recommended that all Java ES components on a computer system (and in a computing environment) be upgraded to Release 5U1. Release 5U1 Monitoring Console has hard upgrade dependencies on MFWK and SJWC shared components, which therefore need to be upgraded before upgrading Monitoring Console. Monitoring Console also requires that Windows Installer patch (126910–02) is already applied.

Backing Up Monitoring Console Data

Upgrade of Monitoring Console to Release 5U1 does not require the reconfiguration of Monitoring Console software. Therefore backup of Monitoring Console data is optional.

Upgrading Release 5 Monitoring Console

This section discusses considerations that impact the upgrade procedure for Monitoring Console, followed by a description of the procedure itself.

Upgrade Considerations

The upgrade of Monitoring Console software to Java ES 5 Update 1 takes into account the following considerations:

In a maintenance upgrade, you do not have to migrate schema, configuration, security or user data.
The Release 5U1 Monitoring Console upgrade patches for Windows are shown in the following table:

Table 13–3 Patches to Upgrade Monitoring Console on Windows


Description	Patch ID [Patch revision numbers are the minimum required for upgrade to Release 5U1. If newer revisions become available, use the newer ones instead of those shown in the table.]
Monitoring Console core	125454–07
Monitoring Console localization	The localized patch files are delivered within the core patch.

Upgrade Procedure

The procedure documented below applies to Monitoring Console instances residing locally on the computer where the upgrade is taking place.

To Upgrade Monitoring Console to Java ES 5 Update 1

Shut down the Release 5 Monitoring Console instances by stopping SJWC.

You can stop Monitoring Console by stopping SJWC.

For example, you can stop the default SJWC instance from the command line.

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\webconsole\bin\smcwebserver.bat stop

Make sure you have upgraded any Java ES components upon which Monitoring Console has hard upgrade dependencies (see Upgrade Monitoring Console Dependencies.

Obtain the required Monitoring Console Release 5U1 upgrade patches, based on Table 13–3.

To obtain the patch, see Accessing Java ES Patches. Patches can be downloaded to \workingDirectory.

Install the patch.

Installation is generally performed by running patch-id.exe, however, be sure to consult the README.patch-id file in the patch directory for installation instructions.

Note –
If you are prompted to restart the system, select No. Wait till the patch installation process is completed and then restart and re-login as the same user to complete the patch installation.

Verify the patch log file.

The log file is found at: %TEMP%\SUNJAVAES_<patch-id>.log

Verify the patch installation with the utility ListJavaESPatches.exe.

Run ListJavaESPatches.exe and check that the output includes the patch id of the patch that you have installed in Step 5. For more information, see Identifying Installed Java ES Patches.

Start SJWC.

For example, start the default SJWC instance.

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES\share\webconsole\bin\smcwebserver.bat start

Undeploy the Release 5 Monitoring Console web application.

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\webconsole\bin\wcadmin.bat undeploy -a jesmc/ -x \jesmc

Deploy the Release 5U1 Monitoring Console web application.

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\webconsole\bin\wcadmin.bat deploy -a jesmc/ -x \jesmc MonitoringConsole-base

Load the Release 5U1 Monitoring Console by restarting SJWC.

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\webconsole\bin\smcwebserver.bat restart

Verifying the Upgrade

Open the Monitoring Console URL in a web browser:

https:MonitoringConsole_Host:6789
Log in as the Administrator.
Click the Sun Java System Monitoring Console link.
Click the Version button.

Monitoring Console 1.0u1 indicates that the upgrade to Release 5 is successful.

Post-Upgrade Tasks

No post-upgrade tasks are required when upgrading Release 5 Monitoring Console to Release 5U1.

Rolling Back the Upgrade

This section describes the Release 5U1 upgrade rollback procedure for Monitoring Console.

Log in as Administrator.
Stop the Monitoring Console.
Double-click uniinstall_patch-id.bat to uninstall the patch.
Undeploy the Release 5U1 Monitoring Console web application.

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\webconsole\bin\wcadmin undeploy -a jesmc -x \jesmc
Deploy the Release 5 Monitoring Console web application.

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\webconsole\bin\wcadmin deploy -a jesmc -x \jesmc MonitoringConsole-base
Restart Release 5 Monitoring Console.

C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaES5\share\webconsole\bin\smcwebserver restart