Version 5.1.1
Document Number GI10-3342-00
First Edition (June 2004)
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Edge Components Fix Pack product notes
Contents of Edge Components v5.1.1 (Fix Pack 1)
This section contains general instructions for obtaining and installing updates to Edge Components version 5.1 for IBM(R) WebSphere(R) Application Server. For details on the content of the fix pack see,
The Edge Components documentation library is available from the InfoCenter Web page, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/ecinfocenter.html
Related information for WebSphere Application Server products is available from the Library Web page, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/library/
Self help information for Edge Components is available on the Technote database from the Support page of the WebSphere Application Server Web site, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/.
You can obtain Edge Components v5.1.1 for the AIX(R), HP-UX, Linux, Solaris Operating System, or Windows(R) system in the form of fix packs.
Link to Edge Components fix packs from the Download section of the WebSphere Application Server Web site Support page, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/
Use the following installation instructions to install the Edge Components Fix Pack on your system.
For AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, or Windows platform:
For installing Load Balancer, the only required v5.1 Edge Components prerequisite is the v5.1 license file (nd51Full.LIC) because the fix pack does not provide the license. Obtain the license from installing just the Load Balancer license package from Edge Components v5.1.
To install the Edge Components Fix Pack:
Install the packages necessary to update your system by using your operating system's package installation system.
Consider the following items before proceeding with the installation of the fix pack.
Using your operating system's package installation tools, install the packages in the correct order. (See Table 1 for a list of all Edge Components packages and the order in which to install them.) The following procedure details the typical steps necessary to complete this task.
su - root Password: password
On AIX:
stopsrc -c -s ibmproxy
On HP-UX:
kill -9 proxy_PID
The term proxy_PID is the process identifier for the Caching Proxy process. You can use the following command to determine the PID for the Caching Proxy.
ps -e | grep ibmproxy
On Linux:
/etc/init.d/ibmproxy stop
/etc/rc.d/init.d/ibmproxy stop
On Solaris:
kill -9 proxy_PID
The term proxy_PID is the process identifier for the Caching Proxy process. You can use the following command to determine the PID for the Caching Proxy.
ps -e | grep ibmproxy
cd download_package_directory/
The installation order of the packages for the fix pack are:
System-specific install directives --
installp -acXd source package_namewhere source is the directory for the location of the package, and package_name is the name of the package.
For example, the following installs the admin package (wses_admin.rte) when the packages reside in the current directory.
installp -acXd . wses_admin.rte
And, the following installs the admin package when the packages reside in the /tmp directory.
installp -acXd /tmp wses_admin.rte
When using the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT), use the install_latest option. Be sure to set the value in the COMMIT software updates field to yes.
swinstall -s /source package_namewhere source is the directory for the location of the package, and package_name is the name of the package.
For example,
swinstall -s /admin WSES-ADMIN
Issue swlist command to list all the packages that you have installed. For example,
swlist gsk* swlist WSES* swlist WSEC*
rpm -iv --replacefiles package_namewhere package_name is the name of the package.
For example,
rpm -iv --replacefiles WSES_Admin_Runtime-5.1.1-0.686.rpm
Do not use the -U option. Note that the --replacefiles option is required for most packages. Using the option with packages that do not require it does not affect their installation. After installation, the previously installed versions of the new packages are still on the machine. Do not uninstall them.
pkgadd -d source package_namewhere source is the directory for the location of the package, and package_name is the name of the package.
For example, the following installs the admin package (WSESadmin) when the packages reside in the current directory.
pkgadd -d . WSESadmin
And, the following installs the admin package when the packages reside in the /tmp directory.
pkgadd -d /tmp WSESadmin
When installing gskit, the following will install over a previous version of the gskit package
pkgadd -a ./admin -d . gsk7bas
To use the silent installation, use the -a option and specify an administration file. An administration file named instadm is provided with the packages that you are installing.
After installation, the previously installed versions of the new packages are still on the machine. Do not uninstall them.
Before installing the fix pack, stop and uninstall any existing pre-5.1 version of Load Balancer. Perform the following as required.
Steps for uninstalling pre-5.1 version of Load Balancer
To uninstall all of the Load Balancer product packages, use the following command
installp -u ibmlb
To uninstall all of the Load Balancer product packages, use the following command
swremove ibmlb
rpm -qa | grep ibmlb
rpm -e package_name
where package_name is the individual Load Balancer package name.
pkginfo | grep ibmlb
pkgrm package_name
where package_name is the individual Load Balancer package name.
Installing the fix pack
inutoc .
installp -acXd . ibmlb.base.rte
swinstall -s /source package_name
where source is the directory for the location of the package, and package_name is the name of the package.
For example, the following installs the base package for Load Balancer (ibmlb.base) when the packages reside in the current directory:
swinstall -s /lb ibmlb.base
rpm -iv --nodeps --replacefiles package_name
where package_name is the name of the package.
For example, the following installs all the packages (ibmlb*.rpm) for Load Balancer when the packages resides in the current directory.
rpm -iv --nodeps --replacefiles ibmlb*.rpm
The "nodeps" option allows you to successfully install the packages in any order.
pkgadd -d pathname package_name
where pathname is the directory for the location of the package, and package_name is the name of the package.
For example, the following installs the Load Balancer admin package (ibmlbadm) when the package resides in the current directory.
pkgadd -d . ibmlbadm
The following table lists all packages delivered with Edge Components and the required order of installation. Install the packages included in the fix pack according to the order specified in this table.
Notes:
Table 1. Package installation details
Components installed | Update the packages (listed generically) in this order |
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Load Balancer:
Load Balancer Documentation
|
|
Caching Proxy
|
|
Edge Components Documentation
|
doc-lang
|
Web Server Plugins
| WSEC-WSP |
Use the Edge Components Product Setup Program to upgrade Edge Components v5.1 on your Windows operating system as follows:
After you install an Edge Components update, the previous Edge Components configuration is maintained. However, when new functions (enhancements) are delivered with a fix pack, it is often necessary to add directives to configuration files in order to enable the feature.
The mechanism that the AIX operating system provides for rejecting a patch requires that the patch be produced in fix pack format. The Edge Components Fix Pack is provided with product format packaging only, not fix pack format packaging. Therefore, you cannot use the AIX SMIT mechanisms for installing and removing patches. In order to reject a patch on an AIX system, you must uninstall the filesets and then reinstall the previous version.
For most components, when the fix pack is removed, configuration files are saved in the oldfiles/component directory and can be used with the reinstalled version of the product in order to maintain the patched configuration in the prepatched version. However for the Load Balancer component, you must manually save configuration files in order to maintain the patched configuration; see Installing the packages for Load Balancer (AIX, HP-UX, Linux, or Solaris) for more information.
This section contains information on the packages and components updated and supported operating systems for the fix pack.
The Edge Components Fix Pack includes updates for the following components:
The following tables list the packages delivered with the fix pack and the corresponding package names --
Notes:
Generic package name | AIX fileset |
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gskit7 (Caching Proxy) | gskkm.rte |
icu (Caching Proxy) | wses_icu.rte |
admin (Caching Proxy) | wses_admin.rte |
msg-cp (Caching Proxy) | wses_cp.msg.lang.base |
cp (Caching Proxy) | wses_cp.base |
doc (Caching Proxy and Load Balancer) | wses_doc.lang |
Web Server Plugins | wsec_wsp.rte |
Notes:
| |
Base (Load Balancer) | ibmlb.base.rte |
Admin (Load Balancer) | ibmlb.admin.rte ibmlb.msg.lang.admin |
License (Load Balancer) | ibmlb.lb.license |
Device Driver (Load Balancer) | ibmlb.lb.driver |
Load Balancer component(s) | ibmlb.component.rte ibmlb.msg.lang.lb |
Metric Server (Load Balancer) | ibmlb.ms.rte |
Load Balancer Documentation | ibmlb.doc.rte ibmlb.msg.lang.doc |
Notes:
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Table 3. Linux package file names
Generic package name | Linux file name |
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gskit7 (Caching Proxy) | gsk7bas.rpm |
icu (Caching Proxy) | WSES_ICU_Runtime-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
admin (Caching Proxy) | WSES_Admin_Runtime-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
msg-cp (Caching Proxy) | WSES_CachingProxy_msg_lang-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
cp (Caching Proxy) | WSES_CachingProxy-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
doc (Caching Proxy and Load Balancer) | WSES_Doc_lang-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
Web Server Plugins | WSEC_Webserver_Plugins-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
Notes:
| |
Base (Load Balancer) | ibmlb-base-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
Admin (Load Balancer) | ibmlb-admin-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
License (Load Balancer) | ibmlb-lic-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
Load Balancer component | ibmlb-component-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
Metric Server (Load Balancer) | ibmlb-ms-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
Load Balancer Documentation | ibmlb-lang-5.1.1-0.hardw.rpm |
Notes:
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Table 4. HP-UX and Solaris package names
Generic package name | HP-UX fileset | Solaris file name |
---|---|---|
gskit7 (Caching Proxy) | gsk7bas | gsk7bas |
icu (Caching Proxy) | WSES-ICU | WSESicu |
admin (Caching Proxy) | WSES-ADMIN | WSESadmin |
msg-cp (Caching Proxy) | WSES-cpmlang | WSEScpmlang |
cp (Caching Proxy) | WSES-CP | WSEScp |
doc (Caching Proxy and Load Balancer) | WSES-DOC-lang | WSESdoclang |
Web Server Plugins | WSEC-WSP | WSECWSP |
Notes:
| ||
Base (Load Balancer) | ibmlb.base | ibmlbbase |
Admin (Load Balancer) | ibmlb.admin | ibmlbadm |
License (Load Balancer) | ibmlb.lic | ibmlblic |
Load Balancer component(s) | ibmlb.component | ibmlbcomponent |
Metric Server (Load Balancer) | ibmlb.ms | ibmlbms |
Load Balancer Documentation | ibmlb.lang | ibmlblang |
Notes:
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Upgrade Edge Components to version 5.1.1 (Fix Pack 1) from the following previous version: Edge Components v5.1
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows: For detailed information on supported systems and prerequisites, refer to the "Hardware and software prerequisites" section in the Concepts, Planning, and Installation for Edge Components document, which can be accessed from the Edge Components InfoCenter Web page, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/ecinfocenter.html.
For the most current information on supported hardware and software for this fix pack, access the following WebSphere Application Server Web page, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/doc/latest/prereq.html.
Edge Components can be updated by applying fix packs. Edge Components v5.1.1 Fix Pack includes all the most recent enhancements and fixes.
Edge Components v5.1.1 includes a newer version of GSKit 7 that you must use with the Caching Proxy component.
Edge Components v5.1.1 includes additional Linux platform support.
For the most current information on supported Linux systems and all other supported software requirements for the Edge Components v5.1.1 Fix Pack, access the following WebSphere Application Server Web page, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/doc/latest/prereq.html.
For the most current information on the JDK software requirement for the Edge Components v5.1.1 Fix Pack, access the following WebSphere Application Server Web page, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/doc/latest/prereq.html.
On UNIX systems: For viewing Edge Components helps, the default browser is Mozilla 1.x.
On Windows systems: For viewing Edge Component helps, the default is the system browser. (This remains unchanged from the earlier v5.1 release.) For detailed information on recommended browsers on Windows systems, refer to the "Using browsers ..." section in the Concepts, Planning, and Installation for Edge Components document for v5.1, which can be accessed from the Edge Components InfoCenter Web page, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/ecinfocenter.html
To obtain a complete list of Edge Components defects fixed for this fix pack, refer to the WebSphere Application Server Web site Support page, http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/