Updating cells to a new maintenance level using the centralized installation manager (CIM)

This section shows end-to-end use cases of how the centralized installation manager (CIM) can be used to assist WebSphere administrators.

Before you begin

You must use the Update Installer for WebSphere Software (UPDI) to install the fix pack locally on the deployment manager machine first. After that you must have a cell with all the node agents started. If the node agents are not running then you must make sure all the server processes on the target host have been stopped.

About this task

Complete the following steps to update all the nodes within the cell to the new maintenance level. You do not need to access the managed nodes directly while using CIM. With the node agent running on the targets, CIM will be able to stop all the running servers on the target node, update the remote node, and then restart the node agent.

Procedure

  1. Update the deployment manager node to the new maintenance level.
    1. Stop the deployment manager server.
    2. Update the deployment manager node to the maintenance level needed using the Update Installer tool.
    3. Restart the deployment manager server.
  2. Log in to the administrative console.
  3. Download the fix pack binary files and Update Installer tool for the platforms that you need into the centralized installation manager repository. You need the fix packs and Update Installers for all the platforms in the cell. Refer to the "Downloading the IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Software" and "Downloading package descriptors and the associated binary files to the repository" topics for more information.
  4. Using the administrative console, install the new fix pack on all the nodes. You do not need to install the Update Installer tool directly on each node. CIM installs UPDI automatically if needed. Refer to the "Installing refresh packs or fix packs" topic for more details on this step.
  5. Monitor the installation requests of the maintenance packages. Refer to the "Monitoring requests" topic for more details on this step.

Results

The installation requests are sent via the centralized installation manager to install WebSphere application servers on the remote machines to create the cell.




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