Get the software 9.5

Product software can be accessed from the HCL Software Licensing Portal. For instructions see:

Step-by-step guide on downloading HCL WebSphere Portal products

HCL WebSphere Portal software product offerings

• Digital Experience Manager
• HCL WebSphere Portal
• HCL WebSphere Portal Express
• HCL Web Content Manager
• HCL WebSphere Portal Enable
• HCL WebSphere Portal Extend
• HCL Customer Experience Suite
• HCL Employee Experience Suite
• IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
• DB2 Universal Database Workgroup Server Edition
• HCL Connections
• HCL Leap

Additional HCL WebSphere Portal product offering and license details may be found at the HCL Software Product License site.

Fresh full installation

The components below can be found on the HCL License Portal Server (FlexNet) along with software packages:

1. Installation Manager
2. IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.5.15
3. HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5
4. HCL WebSphere Portal latest cumulative fix
5. HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5
6. Corresponding edition files based on entitlements:
   • HCL WebSphere Portal Enable
   • HCL WebSphere Portal Extend
   • HCL WebSphere Portal Server
   • HCL WebSphere Portal Express

After installing IBM Installation Manager, configure the repositories for:

• IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.5.15
• HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5
• Latest cumulative fix
• HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5 and corresponding edition files.

Update an existing HCL WebSphere Portal 8.5 or 9.0 system

The path from an existing HCL WebSphere Portal 8.5 or 9.0 system to HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5 is to download the latest cumulative fix as well as the 9.5 files. Then install the cumulative fix via the usual CF process. Afterwards, users start the Installation Manager, then configure the 9.5 repository, and add 9.5. Users who are using HCL WebSphere Portal Enable, HCL WebSphere Portal Extend, or HCL Web Content Manager need to add both the HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5 Server and the applicable edition via Installation Manager.

• Fixlist of fixes included in the latest cumulative fix
• Combined Cumulative fix strategy for 9.5

Deployment of HCL WebSphere Portal to Docker and supported Kubernetes platforms

Users can also test the new HCL DX API Docker image and run it. Visit the Experience API documentation to learn more. The following is the installation path from an existing HCL WebSphere Portal 8.5 or 9.0 system:

1. Download the HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5 container image files that contains the following:
   • HCL WebSphere Portal Docker container; and
   • The Operator or Ambassador Docker container with a set of scripts to deploy the supported Kubernetes platforms.
2. Follow the documentation here to deploy to Docker or supported Kubernetes platforms.
3. Stage the content to the new environment to move from an existing system to HCL WebSphere Portal on Docker or supported Kubernetes platforms.

Parent topic: HCL WebSphere Portal 9.5 Product Documentation