Updating the product environment with maintenance packages
Use the IBM® Update Installer for WebSphere® Application Server Version 6.1.0.x to
update your product environment with various types of maintenance,
such as interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh packs.
Before you begin
Install WebSphere Extended Deployment Operations OptimizationCompute
GridData Grid Version 6.1. See Installing the product
for more information.
About this task
Use the IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1.0.x to
install and apply various types of maintenance packages for WebSphere Extended Deployment Version 6.1.0.x.
Because the Update Installer is updated regularly, you must use the
most current version of the tool. Install the maintenance package
on the deployment manager before installing the maintenance package
on each node that you intend to update.
Tip: The
most current version of the Update Installer is compatible with all WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1.0.x fix
pack levels. For example, if the most current version of the Update
Installer is Version 6.1.0.17 and your environment already contains WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version 6.1 Fix Pack
11, you can successfully install the Update Installer Version 6.1.0.17
in the same environment, and then use the Update Installer to install
any subsequent WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Version
6.1 fix packs.
Procedure
- Stop the deployment manager, node agents, and any Java™ processes that are running.
To
stop the deployment manager, issue the following command from the profile_root/bin directory
of the deployment manager profile:
stopManager.bat
./stopManager.sh
To stop each node agent, issue the following command from
the profile_root/bin directory
of each node:
stopNode.bat
./stopNode.sh
- Download the most current version of the IBM Update
Installer for WebSphere Application Server.
See Recommended fixes for WebSphere Extended
Deployment for more information.
- Install the Update Installer. See Installing the Update Installer for WebSphere Software in
the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Information
Center for more information.
Attention: To
enable the centralized installation manager to call the copy of the
Update Installer that you install, you must install the Update Installer
into the WAS_HOME/UpdateInstaller directory.
Otherwise, the centralized installation manager installs an additional
copy of the Update Installer into the WAS_HOME/UpdateInstaller directory.
- Download into the updi_root/maintenance directory
the maintenance packages that you intend to install. See
the Support site for WebSphere Extended
Deployment for more information.
- Use the Update Installer to install the interim fix, fix
pack, or refresh pack. You can install the maintenance
package by running the graphical user interface (GUI), or by running
the Update Installer in silent mode.
Issue the following
command from the updi_root directory
to start the GUI:
Issue the following command from the updi_root directory
to run the Update Installer in silent mode:
update.bat -silent -options responsefile\file_name
./update.sh -silent -options responsefile/file_name
If the installation process fails, then refer to the temporary
log file, which is located in the updi_root/logs/update/tmp directory.
Results
Your product environment is now updated with the latest
maintenance packages.
The Update Installer creates the install_root/logs/update/maintenance_package.install directory
in which the installation log files are located.
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