Maintaining the feature pack on Windows, Linux and UNIX
You can use the IBM® Update
Installer for WebSphere® Software
to install interim fixes and fix packs, collectively known as maintenance
packages. On all platforms except i5/OS®,
the Update Installer runs with a graphical user interface.
Before you begin
Before installing feature pack maintenance perform the following
tasks:
- Ensure that you are installing maintenance on an Linux®, UNIX®,
or Windows® system, and that
you want to install using an interactive interface. For alternative
installation procedures, click the following links:
- Ensure that you have version 7.0.0.4 or higher of the Update Installer
for WebSphere Software
installed on your system.
- Download and extract the most current version of the interim fix
or fix pack into the Update Installer maintenance directory.
Download interim fixes and fix packs from the product Recommended
Fixes Web sites:
The maintenance directory is located in
the following default locations:
- For AIX® operating systems:
/usr/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/maintenance
- For HP-UX, Linux, Solaris
operating systems:
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/maintenance
- For Windows operating
systems:
C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\UpdateInstaller\maintenance
About this task
The maintenance packages do not update the profiles. Instructions
that you receive with your interim fix or fix pack override the instructions
in this topic, which are provided for your general reference only.
Always follow the installation instructions you receive with your
specific maintenance package.
- Change directories to the Update Installer directory. The Update Installer directory is located in one of the following
default locations:
- For AIX operating systems: /usr/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
- For HP-UX, Linux, and
Solaris operating systems: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller
- For Windows operating systems: C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\UpdateInstaller
Install the maintenance package on the deployment manager
node before installing the maintenance package on each server node
that you intend to update.
- Type the update command
for your platform to start the Update Installer and click Next to
exit the Welcome page.
- For AIX, HP-UX, Linux,
and Solaris operating systems: ./update.sh
- For Windows operating systems: update.bat
- For Windows Vista and Windows 2008 operating systems: update.exe
Important: Do not start multiple copies of the Update
Installer at one time. Running more than one instance of the Update
Installer at a time is not supported and can produce unpredictable
results, which might include a failed or faulty update.
For
more information about the update command, see
the update command topic in the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
documentation.
- On the Product Selection page, select the installation
of the feature pack that you want to update and click Next.
- On the Maintenance Operation Selection page, select to
install maintenance and click Next.
- On the Maintenance Package Directory Selection page, select
the directory that contains the interim fix or fix pack you want to
install and click Next.
- On the Available Maintenance Package to Install page, select
the interim fix or fix pack you want to install and click Next.
- Review the Installation Summary panel and click Next to
begin the update.
Note: When installing a fix pack, you
will receive a warning at this stage if interim fixes applied previously
will be removed, and if so, whether they will be reapplied.
- On the Installation Complete page, click Finish to
exit the Update Installer or Relaunch to add
or remove additional maintenance packages.
Results
The Update Installer installs the maintenance package and
the Installation Complete page indicates whether the completed update
was successful. The Update Installer records installation events in
a log file in the following directory:
- For AIX, HP-UX, Linux,
and Solaris operating systems: feature_pack_install_root/logs/update/interim_fix_name or fixpack_name.install/updatelog.txt
- For Windows operating systems: feature_pack_install_root\logs\update\interim_fix_name or fixpack_name.install\updatelog.txt
If errors are detected during the update, other messages
might be displayed in place of Success. A
message of Partial success indicates that the
update completed but errors were generated. A message of Failed indicates
that the update failed completely. In either case, the log file provides
information to troubleshoot the problems.
You can also verify
that the maintenance is applied by running the command
versionInfo
-maintenancePackages from the following directory:
- For AIX, HP-UX, Linux,
and Solaris operating systems: feature_pack_install_root/bin
- For Windows operating systems: feature_pack_install_root\bin
What to do next
If a maintenance package affects EAR files, those updated
EAR files are not deployed automatically. Deployment requires an extra
step, which is described in the maintenance package readme file.