Installing an interim fix, interim feature, or test fix using the graphical user interface

This topic describes how to install an interim fix, interim feature, or test fix using the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.

Before you begin

The most recent version of the Update Installer needs to be installed on a target system locally.

About this task

The following steps outline the process of installing an interim fix, interim feature, or test fix pack.

Procedure

  1. Download the required interim fix, interim feature, or test fix pack from the official IBM support Web site into the updi_root/maintenance directory.
  2. Make the current working directory: updi_root.
  3. Ensure that you stop all running processes.
  4. Launch the Update Installer.

    For example:

    [Windows]
    update.bat
    [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]
    ./update.sh
  5. The Welcome panel is displayed. Click Next.
  6. Specify the location of the product that you want updated.
  7. Select either to Install or Uninstall maintenance, the default is the install option. Click Next.
  8. The system will prompt for the maintenance location where packages can be found. Enter the directory name containing the packages. Click Next.
  9. Select to install an interim fix, interim feature, or test fix.

    The system will automatically determine the appropriate maintenance packages based on the versions of the products that is installed.

    When you chose to select for yourself the interim fix, interim feature, or test fix, certain logic is used to determine which packages are installed. To find out more, refer to Logic that the Update Installer uses for system recommended installations.

    When you select the interim fix, interim feature, or test fix, certain logic is used to determine which packages are installed. To find out more, refer to Logic that the Update Installer uses for system recommended installations.

    Note: If you have updated the contents of the selected maintenance directory, you can refresh the selected maintenance directory by visiting the maintenance directory panel, then click browse to view the refreshed directory.
  10. Before the installation, the Confirmation panel will confirm which packages will be installed.

    If any of the maintenance packages are grayed out with the designation Not applicable on the selection panel, you can review the logs in the updi_root/logs/latest_temp_folder to find out why the maintenance package is not currently appropriate for installation.

  11. After the installation, the Summary panel will list which packages have been installed.
  12. After the interim fix, interim feature, or test fix has been installed, check the installation log to verify the install was successful. The log can be found at app_server_root/logs/update/maintenance_package.install.

Results

One of the following results will appear in the log.
INSTCONFSUCCESS
The operation was a success.
INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS
The operation was partially successful, refer to the log for more details.
INSTCONFFAILED
The operation failed, refer to the log for more details.



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