Updating WebSphere Integration Developer locally using Installation Manager

You can install local updates such as interim fixes, fix packs and refresh packs for packages that were installed using IBM® Installation Manager. These updates can be for the WebSphere Integration Developer and also for the integration test client in WebSphere Integration Developer.

Close all programs that were installed using Installation Manager before updating.

The following instructions are for WebSphere Integration Developer. The WebSphere Process Server is used within the context of WebSphere Integration Developer as a test environment. If you also wish to update this test environment locally, see the Updating WebSphere Process Server locally section.

To perform a local installation of a package you have downloaded, follow these steps:

  1. Unzip the package you downloaded. The file you are currently reading is also in the root directory of the zip. It is named local_installation.html.
  2. Start IBM Installation Manager.
  3. From the menu, select File > Preferences.
  4. Beside the Repositories pane, select Add Repository.
  5. Navigate to the package you unzipped by clicking Browse beside the Repository field. Select repository.config. Click OK. The repository is added to the Repositories pane. Click Apply and then OK. At this point, you can repeat the precious steps to add multiple repositories to perform updates to multiple packages.
  6. You are returned to the main page of Installation Manger. Click Update Packages.
  7. In the Update Packages wizard, select the location of the package group where the WebSphere Integration Developer product package you want to update is installed or select the Update All check box, and then click Next. Installation Manager searches for updates in its repositories and the predefined update sites for WebSphere Integration Developer. A progress indicator shows the search is taking place.
  8. If updates for a package are found, then they are displayed in the Updates list on the Update Packages page below their corresponding package. Only recommended updates are displayed by default. Click Show all to display all updates found for the available packages.
    1. To learn more about an update, click the update and review its description under Details.
    2. If additional information about the update is available, a More info link will be included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the information in a browser. Review this information before installing the update.
  9. Select the updates that you want to install or click Select Recommended to restore the default selections. Updates that have a dependency relationship are automatically selected and cleared together.
  10. Click Next to continue.
  11. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected updates. On the left side of the Licenses page, the list of licenses for the updates you selected is displayed; click each item to display the license agreement text.
    1. If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
    2. Click Next to continue.
  12. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the updates.
    1. If you want to change the choices you made on previous pages, click Back, and make your changes.
    2. When you are satisfied, click Update to download and install the updates. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
    Note: During the update process, Installation Manager might prompt you for the location of the repository for the base version of the package. If you installed the product from DVD or other media, they must be available when you use the update feature.
  13. Optional: When the update process completes, a message that confirms the success of the process is displayed near the top of the page. Click View log file to open the log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
  14. Click Finish to close the wizard.

National language support

Interim fixes also add national language support. To receive these national language updates, follow these steps:

  1. Select Modify Packages, which opens the Modify Packages page. Click Next.
  2. On the subsequent page, expand Languages Supported by Only Some Packages and select the languages you wish. You only need to do this once. The languages you specified are remembered afterwards. 
  3. Continue to complete the installation.

Updating WebSphere Process Server locally

The WebSphere Process Server is used within the context of WebSphere Integration Developer as a test environment. If you wish to also update WebSphere Process Server locally, follow these instructions:

  1. Launch the WebSphere Process Server support site.
  2. In the WebSphere Process Server downloads page, select the appropriate download. For example, selecting WebSphere as the category, WebSphere Process Server as the sub-category and test environment as the search criteria will return all server updates for all releases. Select the level appropriate to your installation. 
  3. Instructions for installing the server updates are provided on that page.