Updating WebSphere Test Environment 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 Test Environment and also for the integration test client in WebSphere Test Environment.

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

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

  1. Unzip the package you downloaded into a new temporary file folder.
  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 previous 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 Test Environment 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 Test Environment. 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.

If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.

Click Next to continue.

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On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the updates.

If you want to change the choices you made on previous pages, click Back, and make your changes.

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.

  1. 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.
  2. Click Finish to close the wizard.