IBM Enterprise Records, Version 5.1.2   

Installing IBM Enterprise Records software updates

After you install a major version of IBM® Enterprise Records, always check for and install any available fix packs and interim fixes. You must make sure that you are running the software at the most current level.

Before you begin

InstallShield keeps a database of installed programs called the installation database. The fix pack and interim fix installation programs use the same installation database file, com.zerog.registry.xml. When you are updating your software, the installation program uses this database to determine which software version is installed. You must install any service packs, fix packs, or interim fixes for IBM Enterprise Records on computers where you installed IBM Enterprise Records components.

About this task

Important: You must install the latest IBM Enterprise Records base release before you install any service packs, fix packs or interim fixes.
You can see the default locations of IBM Enterprise Records software in the following table:
Operating system Location
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris Install upgrades or fix packs as the same user that initially installed IBM Enterprise Records. The installation database is placed in the home directory of the user who completes the installation.
Restriction: If you use a different user or delete the database, the installation program cannot detect the existing software on your server. The upgrade or fix pack installation fails.
The default location of the software is one of the following locations:
  • If you are logged in as the root user: /var/com.zerog.registry.xml
  • If you are logged in as a nonroot user: User_home/com.zerog.registry.xml
Windows Ensure that you do not delete the installation database for IBM Enterprise Records from the InstallAnywhere directory. When you install software, the installation database is updated. Later, when you update your software, you have to be the same user as the one who competed the initial installation. If you are not the same user, you will not have access to the installation database that recorded the initial software installation.
Restriction: If you delete the database, the installation program cannot detect the existing software on your server and the upgrade or fix pack installation fails.
The software XML file is installed at the following location: C:\Program Files\Zero G Registry\com.zerog.registry.xml
The InstallAnywhere software database XML file is installed in one of the following locations:
  • If your Windows operating system is 32 bit: C:\Program Files\Zero G Registry\com.zerog.registry.xml
  • If your Windows operating system is 64 bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Zero G
Important: In product upgrades, for IBM InfoSphere® Enterprise Records V4.5.1, the location of the installation database varies by operating system. These versions were installed by using an InstallShield installation program and database. The current user and InstallAnywhere installation program access this database to determine whether an upgrade is warranted.

Procedure

To install the IBM Enterprise Records software updates:

  1. Download the latest software update from the Support website and determine whether more interim fixes are needed by contacting your service representative.
  2. Read the readme files for the latest software updates and complete the installation procedures.


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Last updated: November 2013
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