Use the IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Software to
apply and install interim fixes, refresh packs, or fix packs on remote
targets for your WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment environments.
About this task
Before you can use the centralized installation manager
(CIM) to apply maintenance to your remote workstations, you must download
the latest level of the Update Installer. Use the following steps
to download the Update Installer to the CIM repository.
Procedure
- In the administrative console, click .
- Click Update Installer for WebSphere Application
Server in the table that displays the list of installation
packages.
- Select one or more operating systems, and click Download.
- Review the summary, and click Download to
start downloading the Update Installer for the selected operating
systems.
You can still request a download even if the
summary panel says that the file for the selected platform exists
already in the repository. In any case, CIM will download the latest
version of the Update Installer from the IBM support site to the repository.
If the CIM repository already contains the latest version,
that one will be replaced. Otherwise, a new version will be added
to the repository.
- You can monitor the download status of the files from the Installation
Packages panel after the download process begins. Click
the icon to refresh the contents of the table, if necessary.
- Check for error messages from app_server_root/profiles/dmgr
profile name/logs/dmgr/SystemOut.log, if necessary.
What to do next
When the download status of the file is displayed as completed,
you can select and install the maintenance on the remote targets.
You do not need to select the Update Installer and install to the
targets directly. Instead, the Update Installer is automatically installed
when you install a fix pack or interim fix. The centralized installation
manager only installs the Update Installer on nodes that are federated
to the cell.