Downloading the IBM Update Installer for WebSphere Software

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

  1. In the administrative console, click System administration > Centralized Installation Manager > Installation Packages.
  2. Click Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server in the table that displays the list of installation packages.
  3. Select one or more operating systems, and click Download.
  4. 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.

  5. 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.
  6. 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.




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