Getting fixes from Fix Central

You can use Fix Central to find the fixes that are available from IBM Support for various products. With Fix Central, you can search, select, order, and download fixes for your system with a choice of delivery options.

Procedure

To find and install fixes:

  1. Obtain the necessary tools to get the fix. If a tool is not installed, obtain your product update installer. You can download the installer from Fix Central.
    This site provides download, installation, and configuration instructions for the update installer.
  2. Select the product, and select one or more check boxes that are relevant to the problem that you want to resolve.
  3. Identify and select the fix.
  4. Download the fix.
    1. Open the download document and follow the link in the Download Package section.
    2. When you download the file, ensure that the name of the maintenance file is not changed.
      This change might be intentional, or it might be an inadvertent change that is caused by certain web browsers or download utilities.
  5. Apply the fix.
    1. Follow the instructions in the Installation Instructions section of the download document.
    2. For more information, see the Installing fixes with the Update Installer topic in the product documentation.
  6. Optional: Subscribe to receive weekly email notifications about fixes and other IBM Support updates.