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Installing fix packs for the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit on IBM i operating systems using the command line

You can use the IBM® Installation Manager command-line function to update the product with the fixes that are available for your service level of Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit.

Before you begin

Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about upgrades for WebSphere® Application Server for IBM i. The most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix Central.

Tip: As an alterative to the procedure that is described in this article, Installation Manager allows you to use the updateAll command in a response file or on the command line to search for and update all installed packages. Use this command 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 command 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 using the -installFixes option with the install command on the command line or the installFixes attribute in a response file.
Minimum repositories requirement to apply Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit updates: Installation Manager must have access to the following repositories:
  • Repository for the current level of the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit that is installed on the system
  • Update repositories—that is, the repositories containing the updates for the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit

See the readme documentation that is included with the fix pack for more information on installing the update.

About this task

Use this procedure whenever you want to apply a new fix pack to your system.
Tip: You can also install fix packs using response files with Installation Manager. For information on creating and using response files, read Installing fix packs for the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit on IBM i operating systems using response files and the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center.
Restriction: You cannot use the iRemoteInstall command to install a fix pack.

Procedure

  1. For a list of interim fixes and fix packs that are available for the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit and specific information about each fix, perform the following actions.
    1. Go to Fix Central.
    2. Select WebSphere as the product group.
    3. Select WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit as the product.
    4. Select the version of the product to be updated.
    5. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.
    6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.
    7. Click More Information under each fix to view information about the fix.
    8. Recommendation: Make a list of the names of the fixes that you would like to install.
  2. Update the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit 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 Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit with the fix pack from the live web-based repository at the following location:
      http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11
      To install a fix from a service repository, perform the following actions:
      1. 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 the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center.
        Tip: When creating a keyring file, append /repository.config at the end of the repository URL location if the imutilsc command is unable to find the URL that is specified.
        Note:

        Starting in Installation Manager Version 1.6.2, the -keyring and -password options that were used to access credentials in a key ring file are deprecated. For Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later, use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file.

        In Version 1.7, the format of the secure storage file is revised, and is no longer compatible with versions of Installation Manager before version 1.7. Update Installation Manager to version 1.7 or higher and then re-create and replace any secure storage files that you created with earlier versions.

        There is no migration path from key ring files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures. You must create a storage file to replace a key ring file. For more information about using the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file, see the Installation Manager Version 1.6 documentation.

      2. Sign on to the IBM i system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
      3. On a CL command line, run the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.
      4. Make sure that the umask is set to 022.
        To verify the umask setting, issue the following command:
        umask
        To set the umask setting to 022, issue the following command:
        umask 022
      5. Change to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.

        On IBM i systems, the root directory for the Installation Manager is /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager.

      6. Install the fix pack.
        ./imcl install com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11_version
          -repositories source_repository 
          -installationDirectory product_installation_location
          -keyring keyring_file -password password
          -acceptLicense
        Tips:
        • The version, which optionally can be attached to the offering ID with an underscore, is a specific version of the offering to install (1.1.0.20110427_2247 for example).
          • If version is not specified, the latest version of the offering and all interim fixes for that version are installed.
          • If version is specified, the specified version of the offering and no interim fixes for that version are installed.
          The offering version can be found attached to the end of the offering ID with an underscore when you run the following command against the repository:
          ./imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
        • 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 not specified, the -installFixes option defaults to all.
          • If the offering version is specified, the -installFixes option defaults to none.
        • If you obtained the fix pack by installing the WebSphere Application Server group PTF, you can use the local fix-pack repositories to install the fix pack.

          For information about the local fix-pack repositories, see file /QIBM/WAS/WASFixpacks/ReadmeV85.html or /QIBM/WAS/WASFixpacks/ReadmeV85.txt.

      7. Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:
        ./imcl listInstalledPackages -long
    • Download a 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 file contains an Installation Manager repository for the fix pack and usually has a .zip extension. After downloading the fix file, you can Installation Manager to update the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit with the fix pack.
      1. To download the fix pack, perform the following actions:
        1. Go to Fix Central.
        2. Select WebSphere as the product group.
        3. Select WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit as the product.
        4. Select the version of the product to be updated.
        5. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.
        6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.
        7. Select the fix pack that you want to download, and click Continue.
        8. Select your download options, and click Continue.
        9. Click I agree to agree to the terms and conditions.
        10. Click Download now to download the fix pack.
        11. Transfer the compressed fix file in binary format to the IBM i systems on which it will be installed.
        12. Extract the compressed repository file to a directory on your system.
      2. To install a fix pack from a downloaded file, perform the following actions:
        1. Sign on to the IBM i system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
        2. On a CL command line, run the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.
        3. Make sure that the umask is set to 022.
          To verify the umask setting, issue the following command:
          umask
          To set the umask setting to 022, issue the following command:
          umask 022
        4. Change to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.

          On IBM i systems, the root directory for the Installation Manager is /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager.

        5. Install the fix pack.
          ./imcl install com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11_version
            -repositories location_of_expanded_files
            -installationDirectory product_installation_location
            -acceptLicense
          Tips:
          • The version, which optionally can be attached to the offering ID with an underscore, is a specific version of the offering to install (1.1.0.20110427_2247 for example).
            • If version is not specified, the latest version of the offering and all interim fixes for that version are installed.
            • If version is specified, the specified version of the offering and no interim fixes for that version are installed.
            The offering version can be found attached to the end of the offering ID with an underscore when you run the following command against the repository:
            ./imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
          • 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 not specified, the -installFixes option defaults to all.
            • If the offering version is specified, the -installFixes option defaults to none.
          • If you obtained the fix pack by installing the WebSphere Application Server group PTF, you can use the local fix-pack repositories to install the fix pack.

            For information about the local fix-pack repositories, see file /QIBM/WAS/WASFixpacks/ReadmeV85.html or /QIBM/WAS/WASFixpacks/ReadmeV85.txt.

        6. Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:
          ./imcl listInstalledPackages -long
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