You can use a single instance of the IBM® Update
Installer for WebSphere® Software to install interim fixes,
fix packs, and refresh packs for Version
6.0.2 Fix Pack 21, Version 6.1, and Version 7.0.
Before you begin
Learn about important prerequisites, permissions, and precautions
before installing a maintenance package by reviewing the topic
Installing maintenance
packages overview.
New feature: The
Update Installer offers several features:
- The Version 7.0 Update Installer supports multiple releases. The Version
7.0 Update Installer is also compatible with earlier releases; it
works with Version 6.0.2 Fix Pack 21 and newer maintenance and any
maintenance for Version 6.1.0.x and Version 7.0 releases. This
allows a single instance of the Update Installer to apply maintenance
to more than one version of the application server. For Version
6.0.2 Fix Pack 19 and previous releases, apply maintenance with the
Version 6.0.2.x Update Installer.
- It has a file permission verification feature. This feature saves
time and allows you to resolve potential file permission problems
for Application Server maintenance before you install it.
- It can update language packs to add new languages.
- It supports updates for DMZ Secure Proxy Server.
- It is available in .tar format on Unix operating systems.
- When installing it, you can choose to create Start menu shortcuts.
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Attention: Fix packs that include updates to the Software Development
Kit (SDK) might overwrite unrestricted policy files. Back up unrestricted
policy files before you apply a fix pack and reapply these files after
the fix pack is applied.
Procedure
- Log on as a user profile with *ALLOBJ
special authority.
- Install the product that you intend to update.
If
you already have the product installed, proceed to the next step.
- Install the most recent version of the
Update Installer. An existing Update Installer product can be updated
to the most recent version without uninstalling. If you have installed
the current level of the WebSphere Application Server
group PTF, the update installer was updated to the most recent level
for you and you do not need to perform this step.
- Back up any files and subdirectories in the updi_root/maintenance directory
if necessary.
- Download, unpack, and install the Update Installer for WebSphere Software; or install the Update
Installer that is on the WebSphere Application Server
supplements disc.
- Specify the same installLocation during a local installation;
or apply the most recent Group PTF.
- Download the maintenance package *.pak file
from the Support Web site into the updi_root/maintenance directory.
If you are installing the most current fix pack and you have installed
the current level of the WebSphere Application Server
group PTF, the maintenance package containing the fix pack is placed
in the updi_root/maintenance
directory for you and you do not need to perform this step.
Tip: Do not attempt to unpack the *.pak file.
If your browser changes the download package from *.pak file
to *.zip, do not attempt to unzip the package.
Instead, rename the file to *.pak and proceed
to the next step without unzipping the renamed *.pak file.
- Stop application servers.
Run the stopServer command
on all WebSphere Application Server profiles.
- Stop all processes that use the WebSphere Application Server product.
Before installing or uninstalling interim fixes, fix packs,
and refresh packs, stop all Java™ processes
on the system that use the WebSphere Application Server
product.
WebSphere Application
Server processes include application server processes, such as the
process created when server1 is running.
- Follow the instructions for installing
the maintenance package. If you obtained the fix or refresh
pack by installing the Websphere Application Server group PTF, the
instructions for installing the fix or refresh pack can be found in
file: updi_root/ReadmeV7.html or updi_root/ReadmeV7.txt.
If
you downloaded the maintenance package from the Support site, the
instructions are contained in the readme file link found on the download
page.
- For IBM i, only the silent
mode is supported.
update -options responsefile
Results
This procedure results in installing maintenance packages
to update WebSphere software.
What to do next
After installing all maintenance packages,
continue to use your WebSphere software.
The
procedure for uninstalling fix packs, interim fixes, and interim features
is similar. Uninstall only one fix pack, interim fix, or interim feature
at a time. To find out more about uninstalling a fix pack or refresh
pack, refer to Uninstalling fix packs, interim fixes, interim features, test fixes, or fix packs delivered as a CIP slip install for
more information.