The Update Installer for WebSphere Software has a new installation
program for Version 6.1, Installation Wizard for the Update Installer.
The Update Installer now uses the Common Install Engine for WebSphere
Software.
Before you begin
A single installation of the Update Installer can be used
to install maintenance on the following WebSphere software products:
The Update Installer ships on the Version 6.1 supplements
disc.
The Update Installer undergoes regular maintenance and
offers updated versions on the WebSphere software support pages. See Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server.
Look under your release of the WebSphere software for a link to the
Update Installer download page.
Important:
- Before installing a newer version of the
Update Installer, you must first remove the existing Update Installer.
- The user account that originally installed the WebSphere Application
Server product to be updated should be used to launch the Installation
Wizard to install the Update Installer, and the same user account
should be used to launch the Update Installer program to update a
product.
- When a different user account uses the updi_root location,
that user account must have reading and running access to that location.
It must also have writing access to the updi_root/logs directory
and its subdirectory.
- When a different user account is used to update the target WebSphere
Application Server product location, that user account must have full
access (reading, writing, and running) to the target location where
a maintenance package is to be applied.
If a non-root user launches the Update Installer
program, that user account must be able to run the slibclean command;
otherwise, a root user must run the slibclean command
whenever the Update Installer program is used.
- Make sure that no processes from any users are locking any files
in the target location where a maintenance package is to be installed.
Hardware and software requirements
The
hardware and software requirements for the Update Installer are the
same as the product or component requirements that the Update Installer
is used to update. For example, you can use the Update Installer to
install maintenance for WebSphere software on distributed platforms
and iSeries platforms. The Update Installer does not install maintenance
for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.
About this task
This topic describes how to install the Update Installer
from the installation image provided in the product package.
Procedure
- Install one of the products that the Update Installer can
update.
See Installing the product and additional software for
more information.
- Uninstall any previously installed Update Installer products.
- Insert the supplements disc in a disk drive.
Mount
the drive if necessary.
- Change directories to the UpdateInstaller directory
on the supplements disc.
- Issue the install command or
the install -silent -options <full path to response
file> command. The Update Installer does
not support the ISMP - console option. Therefore, you need to use
the silent install process.
- Identify the installation root where you intend to install
the Update Installer.
- Install the code.
Results
The
Update Installer is installed under the root directory that you specified
during installation.