WebSphere Extended Deployment Compute Grid, Version 6.1.1
             Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows


Using the Update Installer to install maintenance packages

Use the IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Software to update your product environment with various types of maintenance, such as interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh packs.

Before you begin

Install the product.

About this task

Use the Update Installer to install and apply various types of maintenance packages for the product. Because the Update Installer undergoes regular maintenance, you must use the most current version of the tool.

Procedure

  1. Stop all processes that are running in your environment.

    To stop the deployment manager, run the following command from the profile_root/bin directory of the deployment manager profile:

    • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system] ./stopManager.sh
    • [For Windows operating system] stopManager.bat

    To stop each node agent, run the following command from the profile_root/bin directory of each node:

    • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system] ./stopNode.sh
    • [For Windows operating system] stopNode.bat
  2. Download the latest version of the Update Installer. See Recommended fixes for more information.
  3. 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.
  4. Download into the updi_root/maintenance directory the maintenance packages that you intend to install. See the Support site for more information.
  5. Use the Update Installer to install the maintenance package. You can install the maintenance package by running the graphical user interface (GUI), or by running the Update Installer in silent mode.

    Run the following command from the updi_root directory to start the GUI:

    • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system] ./update.sh
    • [For Windows operating system] update.bat

    Run the following command from the updi_root directory to run the Update Installer in silent mode:

    • [For Linux operating system] [For Unix operating system] ./update.sh -silent -options responsefile/file_name
    • [For Windows operating system] update.bat -silent -options responsefile\file_name

    If the installation process fails, 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.




Subtopics
Updating the middleware agent
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Installing the product
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update command
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