IBM FileNet P8 Content Platform Engine Container 5.5.3.0-P8CPE-Container-IF003 Interim Fix Readme
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Readme file for: IBM® FileNet® P8 Content Platform Engine Container
Update name: 5.5.3.0-P8CPE-Container
Fix ID: 5.5.3.0-P8CPE-Container-IF003
Publication date: 14 July 2020
Last modified date: 14 July 2020

Contents

About this interim fix

Download location

New in this Interim Fix

Known problems, restrictions and solutions

Installation

Preparing Content Platform Engine Container services for deployment

Installing this Interim Fix

Server

Client

Tools

Fix list (APARs)

Notices

Trademarks

Document change history

About this Interim Fix

This Interim Fix deploys a new Content Platform Engine (CPE) 5.5.3 container or updates an existing container. It is a full release of the CPE container. This Interim Fix can be deployed in either a Red Hat OpenShift, an IBM Cloud Private managed container environment or a certified Kubernetes managed container environment. It supports the rolling upgrade feature in Kubernetes which allows you to keep your environment up and running while upgrading each of the CPE servers in your configuration.

Important: If you are using this Interim Fix as a part of a new deployment of the Content Platform Engine container into IBM Cloud Private, you must first deploy the container as described in the Knowledge Center topic Deploying a new P8 domain by using containers. Then return to this readme and follow the instructions below to update the deployed Content Platform Engine instances with this Interim Fix.

Important: If you will update a Kubernetes managed environment as described in Knowledge Center Deploying containers on Kubernetes, prepare by becoming familiar with the kubernetes concepts for updating a deployment which are described at the following location: Kubernetes Updating A Deployment.

Important: If you are using this Interim Fix as part of upgrading an existing pre-5.5.3 deployment of the Content Platform Engine container deployed into IBM Cloud Private, you must follow the procedures described in the Knowledge Center topic (V5.5.3 or later) Upgrading container deployments. Then return to this readme and follow the instructions below to update the deployed Content Platform Engine instances with this Interim Fix.

Download location

Click the following link to access the files for this Interim Fix container update: Fix Central for Interim Fix 5.5.3.0-P8CPE-Container-IF003. You need an IBM login and password to access this download location, as well as entitlement to this interim fix in order to access it. Please contact IBM Support if you need assistance.

New in Interim Fix 5.5.3.0-P8CPE-Container-IF002

New in Interim Fix 5.5.3.0-P8CPE-Container-IF001

Known problems, restrictions and solutions

Installation

If you are using this Interim Fix as part of a new installation of the Content Platform Engine into an OpenShift or certified Kubernetes environment, install the files as directed in this Readme. Then, use the information in the Knowledge Center topic Using containers to complete your deployment.

If you are using this Interim Fix to upgrade a deployment of the Content Platform Engine container in OpenShift or certified Kubernetes environment, install the files as directed in this Readme.

Installation of this interim fix consists of the following tasks:

1. Preparing Content Platform Engine for deployment
2. Installing this interim fix
   1. Server
   2. Client
   3. Tools

Preparing Content Platform Engine Container services for deployment

Server

Deploying in an IBM Cloud Private environment

1. Change your working directory to the location where this Interim Fix package was previously expanded.
2. Load the container image using the following command:

docker load < cpe.tgz


3. Tag the local image using the following command:

docker tag cpe:ga-553-p8cpe-if003 <mycluster.icp>:8500/<namespace>/cpe:<tag>

4. Log onto the IBM Cloud Private platform.
   

   For example:
   cloudctl login -a https://<boot-master-ip>:8443 --skip-ssl-validation

5. Log onto your cluster.
   

   For example:
   docker login <mycluster.icp>:8500

6. Push the image to the IBM Cloud Private cluster using the following command:

   docker push <mycluster.icp>:8500/<namespace>/cpe:<tag>

7. Proceed to the following GitHub repository to find the remainder of the instructions to complete the deployment process: GitHub container samples .

Deploying in a Kubernetes managed environment

1. Change your working directory to the location where the Interim Fix package was previously expanded.
2. Load the container image using the following command:
   docker load < cpe.tgz
3. Tag the local image using the following command:
   docker tag cpe:ga-553-p8cpe-if003 <kubernetescluster>/<namespace>/cpe:<tag>
4. Log onto the Kubernetes cluster
   For example:
   oc login <kubernetescluster>:8443
5. Log onto your docker image repository
   For example:
   docker login docker-registry.default.svc:5000
6. Push the image to the Kubernetes cluster using the following command:
   docker push <kubernetescluster>/<namespace>/cpe:<tag>
7. Proceed to the following GitHub repository to find the remainder of the instructions to complete the deployment process: GitHub container samples.

Client

Updates to the Content Platform Engine client files must be installed as needed on the Content Platform Engine clients and customized application installation locations. See the Readme for the Content Platform Engine 5.5.3.0-P8CPE-Container-IF003 readme for details.

Tools

Updates to the Content Platform Engine client tools must be installed as needed on the Content Platform Engine tools installation locations. See the Readme for the Content Platform Engine 5.5.3.0-P8CPE-Container-IF003 readme for details.

Fix list (APARs)

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