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Upgrading IBM Business Automation Workflow from v20.0.0.2 may result in "BPM/navigator/lib/httpclient.jar exists" error

Troubleshooting


Problem

Upgrading a v20.x environment to a newer release with interim fix DT188879 installed results in "BPM/navigator/lib/httpclient.jar exists" error.

Symptom

Installation of the fix pack v21.0.x or v22.0.x results in the error:
imcl install com.ibm.bpm.ADV.v85 -acceptLicense -installationDirectory /opt/IBM/BPM/v8.5 -repositories /repository
ERROR: Error during "install" phase:
  ERROR: File /opt/IBM/BPM/v8.5/BPM/navigator/lib/httpclient.jar exists. It cannot be created.

Cause

Defect in interim fix.

Resolving The Problem

1. Verify you have a back up of the Installation Manager files and profiles as described in Rolling back the upgrade.

2. Uninstall fixes "JR64138", "JR64534", and "DT188879".

3. Back up and remove content under these two folders: 

cd /opt/IBM/BPM/v8.5 # i.e. installPath 
rm -rf UIStaticContent/navigator
​​​​​​​rm -rf BPM/navigator/lib

4. Continue upgrade.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 August 2023

UID

ibm16995917