From the WebSphere® ESB launchpad,
you can install the Update Installer for WebSphere Software, which is used to install
interim fixes, fix packs and refresh packs for WebSphere ESB.
Before you begin
Before installing the Update Installer for WebSphere Software, review the following
requirements:
- All of the product hardware and software prerequisites must have
been met. For more information, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006912.
- You must have a version of WebSphere ESB correctly
installed before you install the update installer.
- Only one copy of the update installer should be installed on your
system at any one time for use with all WebSphere products.
- The user account that was used to originally install the WebSphere ESB product
should be used to install the update installer, and the same user
account should be used to run the update installer program to update
a product.
- When a different user account uses the location of the installed
update installer, that user account must have security access to read
and run applications at that location, and write access to the logs
directory subdirectories.
- When a different user account is used to update the target WebSphere ESB product
location, that user account must have full access (read, write, and
run) to the target location where a maintenance package is to be applied.
On AIX® platforms: If
a non-root user starts the update installer program, that user account
must have security permissions to run the slibclean command;
otherwise, a root user must run the slibclean command
whenever the update installer program is used.
- Processes from other users cannot lock files in the target location
where the update installer will be installed.
- Make sure you are installing the most recent
version of the Update Installer for WebSphere Software. If you do not have
the most recent version, download the latest version of the Update
Installer for WebSphere Software
as a compressed file or a TAR file from the following IBM® Web site: Update Installer for WebSphere Software. For more information,
see Updating the Update Installer for WebSphere Software in the WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment, version 7.0 documentation.
On Microsoft® Windows® Vista and Windows 2008 operating systems: If a
non-Administrator applies maintenance using the Update Installer,
that user must do so with Windows User
Account Control (UAC) in the same state that it was in when Websphere
Application Server was originally installed.- If UAC was enabled during installation of WebSphere ESB, apply
maintenance with UAC enabled.
- If UAC was disabled during installation of Websphere Application
Server, apply maintenance with UAC disabled.
If a non-Administrator applies maintenance to WebSphere ESB with
a UAC setting that is different from that used in the initial installation,
then the registry is adversely affected. This might result in unreliable
listings of the installation locations in the destination panels of
the Update Installer, or an existing installation location might not
show up in the dropdown menu.
When the Windows Vista or Windows 2008 operating systems are asked
to run a program that requires elevated (Administrator) privileges,
it first tells the user whether or not the publisher of the program
is recognized. For certain WebSphere ESB programs,
for example, an operating-system dialog might appear that states "An
unidentified program wants access to your computer." Examine the program
details; and if it is the WebSphere ESB program
that you intend to run, click Allow to proceed.
To install the Update Installer for WebSphere Software, perform the following
steps.
Procedure
- Before installing a newer
version of the update installer, you must first remove the existing
update installer. For more information, see Uninstalling the Update Installer for WebSphere Software in the WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment, version 7.0 documentation.
- Start the installation wizard for the Update Installer
for WebSphere Software
in one of the following ways.
- From the launchpad:
- Click IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Software installation in
the list of options displayed on the left of the launchpad window.
The IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Software installation panel
opens.
- On the IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Software installation panel
of the launchpad, click Launch the installation wizard
for IBM Update Installer.
- From the command line:
- Log on to the system.

On Linux® and UNIX® platforms: Mount the CD-ROM
drive if necessary.
- Insert the product DVD labeled WebSphere ESB V6.2
DVD into the CD-ROM drive.
- Navigate to the UpdateInstaller directory.
- Type the install or install
-silent command from the UpdateInstaller directory.
- Follow the directions in the installation wizard.
What to do next
After you have installed the update installer, you can use
it to install interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh packs. .