Updating the Update Installer for WebSphere Software

This topic describes how to get the latest copy of the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.

Before you begin

Important: Only one copy of the Update Installer should be installed on your system at any one time for use with all Version 6.x products. Before installing a newer version of the Update Installer, you must first remove the existing Update Installer.

To get the latest copy of the Update Installer, download the most current version from the support site and reinstall it. 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.

About this task

This topic describes how to update the Update Installer after you installed it into a product.

Procedure

  1. Uninstall the Update Installer.

    See Uninstalling the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.

  2. Download the updated Update Installer files from the product Support site.

    Ensure that the updi_root directory no longer exists or is empty.

    See Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server to locate the Update Installer download page.

  3. Extract the contents of the zip file to a directory on the system from which you will perform the install.
  4. Install the new Update Installer.

    See Installing the Update Installer for WebSphere Software for more information.

Results

The Update Installer is installed under the root directory that you specified during installation.

What to do next

See Installing maintenance packages for information about using the Update Installer to install maintenance packages.




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