D Upgrade Wizard Command-Line Reference

The command to invoke the WebLogic Upgrade Wizard has the following syntax:

java weblogic.Upgrade [-help | -h | -? | -usage] [-type type] [-mode mode] [-responses xmlfile] [-out file]

Table D-1 describes each of the arguments that may be specified in this command.

Table D-1 Command-Line Arguments for the WebLogic Upgrade Wizard

Argument	Description
-help \| -h \| -? \| -usage	Displays help information.
-type type	Specifies one of the following types of upgrade: `domain`, `nodemanager`, or `securityproviders`. The default value is `domain`. Note: The `-type` domain option can only be used to upgrade a WebLogic Server domain in silent mode. For more information, see Upgrading a Domain in Silent Mode.
-mode mode	Specifies one of the following modes of upgrade: `gui` or `silent`. The default value is `gui`.
-responses xmlfile	Specifies the location of the XML file that contains the upgrade requirements to be used during a silent upgrade. This argument is valid only when `-mode` is set to `silent`. For more information about the format of the responses file, see Appendix E, "Silent Upgrade XML Script Reference."
-out file	Specifies the file in which standard output and errors are stored. By default, log output is sent to `stdout`.

Examples

The following command upgrades a domain in interactive mode:
```
java weblogic.Upgrade
```
The following command upgrades a domain in silent mode:
```
java weblogic.Upgrade -mode silent -type domain
```