upgrade

This command upgrades an older server snapshot to a current version.

Syntax

Enter the command using the syntax shown below. Available options are shown in brackets.

zosadmin upgrade snapshotdir

Arguments

snapshotdir

Specify the directory containing a server configuration snapshot.

Options

When you add an option, use the syntax in the command line as shown above (where options are shown in their long form). Short and long options for this command are listed below.

-v, --verbose

Turn on verbose output during this operation.

-V, --debug

Turn on debug output during this operation.

-h, --help

Display a help message for this operation.

NOTE:The zosadmin upgrade command does not actually upgrade a server instance. Use the zosadmin create and zosadmin start commands for manually upgrading an instance using a transformed configuration snapshot.

Examples

Example 1

To upgrade the server snapshot in the current directory, use the following command:

zosadmin upgrade ./snapshot