Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Upgrade Guide

ProcedureTo Upgrade by Using the Upgrade Tool Wizard

To start the wizard,

- On UNIX, change to the <install_dir>/bin directory and type asupgrade.

- On Windows, double click the asupgrade icon in the <install_dir>/bin directory.

If the Upgrade checkbox was selected during the Enterprise Server installation process, the Upgrade Wizard screen automatically displays after the installation completes.

  1. In the Source Installation Directory field, enter the location of the existing installation from which to import the configuration. Enter the domain directory.

    For example, as-install/domains/domain1

  2. In the Target Installation Directory field, enter the location of the Enterprise Server installation to which to transfer the configuration. Provide the domains root directory of the target Application Server installation as the input to this field.

  3. Provide the admin user name, the admin password, and master password of the source application server. The target domain is created with these credentials.

  4. The Upgrade Results panel is displayed showing the status of the upgrade operation.

  5. Click the Finish button to close the Upgrade Tool when the upgrade process is complete.

Next Steps

To upgrade node agents, see Upgrading Node Agents. After you complete the upgrade, start the Application Server using the asadmin start-domain command. Log on to the Admin Console. You can register your installation of application server from the Admin Console by clicking Common Tasks -> Registration. For step-by-step instructions on the registration process, click the Help button on the Admin Console.