Release 4 Web Proxy Server Upgrade

This section describes how to perform a Java ES 4 Web Proxy Server upgrade to Java ES 5. The section covers the following topics:

• Pre-Upgrade Tasks

• To Upgrade Web Proxy Server

• To Remove Web Proxy Server Patches

Pre-Upgrade Tasks

Before you upgrade Web Proxy Server, perform the procedures described in the following sections.

To Verify Current Version Information

Type the following command.

WebProxyServer-base\proxy-admserv\start -version

The outputs that indicate the Web Proxy Server version are:

Release 5

Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.4

Release 4

Web Proxy Server 4.0.1

Upgrading Web Proxy Server Dependencies

All Java ES components on a computer system and in a computing environment should be upgraded to Java ES Release 5.

Backing Up Web Proxy Server Data

The Web Proxy Server upgrade to Release 5 does not modify Release 4 configuration data. You do not need to back up current data.

To Upgrade Web Proxy Server

Before You Begin

All Web Proxy Server instances corresponding to the same installed Web Proxy Server image are upgraded at the same time. All such instances should be shut down when patches are being applied to the installed image.

1. Log in as administrator.

2. Stop all running instances of Web Proxy Server and the Administration Server.

   WebProxyServer-base\proxy-instancename\stopsvr

   WebProxyServer-base\proxy-admserv\stopsvr

3. If you have not already done so, upgrade the NSS and NSPR shared components to Release 5 and any other shared components you wish to upgrade.

4. Install Release 5 Web Proxy Server upgrade patches.

   Patches can be downloaded from http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patchpage. The patch ID for Web Proxy Server core is 123533-01.

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   Note –

   Patch revision numbers are the minimum required for upgrade to Java ES Release 5. If newer revisions become available, use the newer patches instead of the old patches.

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   1. Download Patch-ID.zip.

   2. Unzip the zip file.

   3. Execute Patch-ID.exe.

5. Confirm that the patch upgrades were successful.

   You can confirm patch upgrade by checking the patch installation log.

6. Restart the Web Proxy Server instance.

   WebProxyServer-base\proxy-instancename\startsvr

To Verify Web Proxy Server Upgrade

Type the following command.

WebProxyServer-base\proxy-admserv\start -version

The outputs that indicate the Web Proxy Server version are:

Release 5

Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.4

Release 4

Web Proxy Server 4.0.1

To Remove Web Proxy Server Patches

1. Log in as administrator.

2. Stop all running instances of Web Proxy Server and the Administration Sever.

   WebProxyServer-base\proxy-instancename\stopsvr

   WebProxyServer-base\proxy-admserv\stopsvr

3. Remove the Web Proxy Server patches by typing the following command:

   Uninstall_Patch_ID.bat.

4. Restart the Web Proxy Server instances.