Installing fix packs using the graphical user interface

This topic describes how to install a fix pack using the Update Installer. WebSphere® Application Server fix packs contain enabling code to ensure feature packs continue to function when maintenance is applied.

Before you begin

Ensure you have the most recent version of the Update Installer installed locally on a target system. For more information, see the WebSphere Application Server Support Web page, located in the related links section of this document.

Use the Update Installer program from the same user ID that installed the product that you are updating. Otherwise, the file ownership mismatches might require correction by the root user. See Using root or non-root when installing with the Update Installer for more information.

About this task

Follow these steps to install a maintenance fix pack:

Procedure

  1. Download the required fix pack from the official IBM® support Web site into the updi_root/maintenance directory.
  2. Make the current working directory: updi_root.
  3. Ensure that you stop all running processes.
  4. Launch the Update Installer.

    For example:

    [Windows]
    update.bat
    [Windows Vista] [Windows 2008 Server] [Windows 7]
    update.exe
    [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]
    ./update.sh
  5. The Welcome panel displays. Click Next.
  6. The system prompts for the location of the product that you want updated. Click Next.
  7. The system presents the choices of Install or Uninstall maintenance. The install option is the default. Click Next.
  8. The system prompts for the maintenance location where packages can be found. Enter the directory name containing the packages, or browse for the required directory. Click Next.

    For a list of the recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server, refer to the support Web site located in the related links section of this document.

    When you install a fix pack, certain logic is used to determine which packages are selected for the install. To find out more, refer to Logic that the Update Installer uses for system recommended installations.

    You can choose from the following options when installing a fix pack:
    1. To install a fix pack without a feature pack, select the desired fix pack. Click Next. For more information about this type of installation, refer to Installing fix packs without feature packs installed.
    2. To install a fix pack with a feature pack, select the desired fix pack. Another panel is displayed that prompts you to install the enabling interim fix. Click Next. For more information about this type of install, refer to the topic Installing fix packs to a location with a feature pack installed.

    If a maintenance package is grayed out with the designation Not applicable on the selection panel, you can review the logs in the updi_root/logs/latest_temp_folder to find out why the maintenance package is not appropriate for installation.

  9. Before the installation, the Confirmation panel confirms which packages will be installed.
  10. On the Confirmation panel, you can also ensure that you have the correct permissions to perform the installation of a maintenance package.
    1. To ensure you have the correct permissions to apply maintenance, select Verify My Permissions. After the permission checking finishes, the confirmation panel displays the permission checking results. If permission checking succeeds, then Verify My Permissions is deselected. You can then click Next to install maintenance. If permission checking fails, then Verify My Permissions remains selected. You can perform the necessary actions to resolve your permission problems and then verify your permissions again.
    2. If you deselect Verify My Permissions and click Next, then you skip permission checking and the Update Installer performs the installation. If you do not have all of the necessary permissions, then the installation fails.
  11. After the installation, the Summary panel lists which packages have been installed.
  12. After you install the fix pack, check the installation log to verify that the install is successful. The log can be found at app_server_root/logs/update/maintenance_package.install.

Results

You can find the following results in the log:
INSTCONFSUCCESS
The operation is a success.
INSTCONFPARTIALSUCCESS
The operation is partially successful, refer to the log for more details.
INSTCONFFAILED
The operation has failed, refer to the log for more details.



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