Installing fix packs with the command line

Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about upgrades. The most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix Central. IBM Installation Manager is used to apply product maintenance.

  1. For a list of interim fixes and fix packs that are available and specific information about each fix, perform the following actions:
    1. Go to Fix Central.
    2. Select the product group and version to update.
    3. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.
    4. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.
    5. Click More Information under each fix to view information about the fix.
    6. Recommendation: Make a note of the name of the fix pack that you would like to install.
  2. Update the product with the fix pack using one of the following procedures:
    • Access the live service repository that contains the fix pack, and use web-based updating.

      Use Installation Manager on your local system to update the product with the fix pack from the live web-based service repositories. See Table 3 in WebSphere Application Server Version 8 product offerings for supported operating systems for a list of web-based service-repository URLs for the product offerings.

      To install a fix pack from a service repository, perform the following actions:

      1. Log on to your system.
      2. If you do not already have an Installation Manager credentials file containing your IBM software user ID and password, create one that will allow you to access the repository.

        Note: These are the credentials that you use to access protected IBM software websites. For information on creating a keyring file for Installation Manager, read Storing credentials in the Installation Manager Information Center.

        When creating a keyring file, append /repository.config at the end of the URL location if the imutilsc command is unable to find the URL that is specified.

      3. Stop all servers and related applications on the installation that you are updating.
      4. Navigate to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.
      5. Install the fix pack.

        [Windows]

        imcl.exe install offering_ID
          -acceptLicense 
          -installationDirectory product_installation_location
          -repositories repository_URL
          -keyring keyring_file

        [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]

        ./imcl install offering_ID
          -acceptLicense 
          -installationDirectory product_installation_location
          -repositories repository_URL
          -keyring keyring_file

        where offering_ID is the offering ID that is listed in WebSphere Application Server Version 8 product offerings for supported operating systems.

        Tip: If you are using Installation Manager Version 1.4.4 or later, you can also specify none, recommended or all with the -installFixes argument to indicate which interim fixes you want installed with the offering. If the offering version is specified, the -installFixes option defaults to none. If no offering version is specified, the -installFixes option defaults to all.

      6. Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:

        [Windows]

        imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long

        [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]

        ./imcl listInstalledPackages -long
    • Download the file that contains the fix pack from Fix Central, and use local updating.

      You can download a compressed file that contains the fix pack from Fix Central. Each compressed fix-pack file contains an Installation Manager repository for the fix pack and usually has a .zip extension. After downloading the fix-pack file, use Installation Manager to update the product with the fix pack.

      1. Download the fix pack:
        1. Go to Fix Central.
        2. Select the product group and version to update.
        3. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.
        4. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.
        5. Select the fix pack that you want to download, and click Continue.
        6. Select your download options, and click Continue.
        7. Click I agree to agree to the terms and conditions.
        8. Click Download now to download the fix pack.
        9. Transfer the compressed file in binary format to the system on which it will be installed.
        10. Optional: You might want to extract the compressed repository files to a directory on your system to improve installation performance.
      1. Install the fix pack:
        1. Log on to your system.
        2. Stop all servers and related applications on the installation that is being updated.
        3. Navigate to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.
        4. Install the fix pack:

          [Windows]

          imcl.exe install offering_ID
            -acceptLicense 
            -installationDirectory product_installation_location
            -repositories compressed_file_or_location_of_expanded_files

          [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]

          ./imcl install offering_ID
            -acceptLicense 
            -installationDirectory product_installation_location
            -repositories compressed_file_or_location_of_expanded_files

          where offering_ID is the offering ID that is listed in WebSphere Application Server Version 8 product offerings for supported operating systems.

        5. Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:

          [Windows]

          imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long

          [AIX] [HP-UX] [Linux] [Solaris]

          ./imcl listInstalledPackages -long