Updating Sync Client software using the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool

The DB2 Everyplace Update Tool provides a user-friendly solution for Sync Client users who want to upgrade their client software. Instead of physically bringing your mobile device into a service station to retrieve files, you can launch the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool to download new IBM Sync files for you. This tool is available on the following platforms:

Prerequisites

Before you update Sync Client software using the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool, you must complete the following steps:

  1. Set up the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool on the Sync Server.
  2. Install the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool on a mobile device.

Procedure

To run the update tool from your mobile device:

  1. Tap the IBM Update icon. The DB2 Everyplace Update Tool window opens.
  2. Activate the menu bar and select Settings.
  3. In the Settings window, fill in the Server IP, Port #, User ID, and Password fields. The information in these fields must be consistent with the settings in the IBM Sync program.
  4. Tap OK.
  5. Tap the Update icon to begin the update process. When the update is complete, the message "update succeeded" appears in the DB2 Everyplace Update Tool window.

On Symbian operating systems, the update tool places all IBM Sync Client DLLs into C:\System\Libs and the sample application into C:\System\Apps\ISync by default. These paths can be changed in the Advanced panel. If the files are downloaded from the server successfully, a dialog window prompts you to specify the new target directory as part of the final update process. The target directory is where configuration and data files will be stored in the version 8 client, which by default is C:\System\Data\ISync. Configuration files from IBM Sync Client version 7 will be copied over to this new target directory for version 8. The update tool does not update the versions of DB2 Everyplace and Sync Server applications in the Install/Remove programs on the Control Panel. Instead of downloading individual DLLs, you may choose to download only ISync.sis and DB2e.sis by modifying the DSYDeploy.properties file on your server. Once these two files are received and placed into C:\System\Libs, you can manually install them on the device, and the proper versions will be reflected.

On WinCE operating systems, the update tool places all IBM Sync Client DLLs into \Windows and the sample application into \Windows\Start by default. These paths can be changed in the Advanced panel. If the files are downloaded from the server successfully, a dialog window prompts you to specify the new target directory as part of the final update process. The target directory is where configuration and data files will be stored in the version 8 client, which by default is the root directory (\). Configuration files from IBM Sync Client version 7 will be copied over to this new target directory for version 8.

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