You can update WebSphere® eXtreme Scale Client to a later version using the IBM® Installation Manager wizard.
Before you begin
Upgrade your appliance firmware
before updating the WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client. For more information, see Updating the firmware Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about upgrades for WebSphere eXtreme Scale stand-alone
or WebSphere eXtreme Scale for WebSphere Application Server product offerings. The
most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix
Central.
IBM Installation
Manager is used to apply product maintenance to the following product
offerings:
- WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client in a stand-alone
environment
- WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for WebSphere Application Server Version 7
- WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for WebSphere Application Server Version 8
Make sure that the web-based or local service repository
location is listed and checked or that the Search service repositories
during installation and updates option is selected on the Repositories
panel in your Installation Manager preferences. For more information
on using service repositories with Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation
Manager Version 1.5 Information Center.
About this task
Restriction: You cannot use the Installation
Manager to upgrade an installation and add or remove the full WebSphere Application Server
profile feature .
Procedure
- Stop all processes that are running in your environment.
- To stop all processes that are running in your WebSphere Application Server environment, see Command-line utilities.
- Log on to your system.
- Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server installation
that is being updated.
- Start Installation Manager.
- Click Update.
Note: If
you are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM ID and password that you use to access protected IBM software websites.
- Select the package group to update.
Tip: If you select Update all, Installation Manager will
search all of the added and predefined repositories for updates to
all of the package groups that it has installed. Use this feature
only if you have full control over which fixes are contained in the
targeted repositories. If you create and point to a set of custom
repositories that include only the specific fixes that you want to
install, you should be able to use this feature confidently. If you
enable searching service repositories or install fixes directly from
other live web-based repositories, then you might not want to select
this option so that you can select only the fixes that you want to
install for each offering on subsequent panels.
- Click Next.
- Select the version to which you want to update under:
- WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client in a stand-alone
environment
- WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for WebSphere Application Server Version 7
- WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for WebSphere Application Server Version 8
- Select any fixes that you want to install.
Any recommended fixes are selected by default.
If there are
recommended fixes, you can select the option to show only recommended
fixes and hide non-recommended fixes.
- Click Next.
- Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
- Select the optional features that you want in your updated
installation.
- Review the summary information, and click Update.
- If the installation is successful, the program displays a message
indicating that installation is successful.
- If the installation is not successful, click View Log
File to troubleshoot the problem.
- Click Finish.
- Click File > Exit to close Installation
Manager.