Updating Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (GUI)

You can use the Installation Manager GUI to update your Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus installation.

Before you begin

You must have an IBM ID to download software from IBM® Passport Advantage®.

Take the following actions:
  • Determine which Installation Manager user mode you require.
  • Stop all running Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus processes.
  • Back up your existing Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus installation and data.

About this task

The steps for starting Installation Manager are different depending on which user mode you installed it in. The steps for updating Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus with the Installation Manager GUI are common to all user modes and operating systems.

For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systemInstallation Manager takes account of your current umask settings when it sets the permissions mode of the files and directories that it installs. If you use Administrator mode or Nonadministrator mode and your umask is 0, Installation Manager uses a umask of 22. If you use Group mode, Installation Manager ignores any group bits that are set and uses a umask of 2 if the resulting value is 0.

Procedure

  1. For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systemBefore you start Installation Manager, make the following checks:
    1. Administrator mode:
      1. If you are not already logged in as root, use the su or sudo sh command to start a superuser shell.
      2. Use the umask utility to check your umask value. If necessary, change the umask value.
    2. Nonadministrator mode or Group mode:

      Use the umask utility to check your umask value. If necessary, change the umask value.

  2. Change to the Installation Manager installation directory.
  3. Use the following command to start Installation Manager:
    • For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system ./IBMIM
    • For Windows operating systemIBMIM

    To record the update steps in a response file for use with silent updates on other computers, use the -record response_file option. For example:

    IBMIM -record C:\response_files\update_1.xml

  4. If Installation Manager is not already configured to download packages from IBM Passport Advantage, use the following steps to do so:
    1. From the main menu, choose File > Preferences.
    2. In the Preferences window, select the Repositories panel.
    3. Select Search service repositories during installation and updates, click Apply, and then click OK.
  5. In the main Installation Manager window, click Update.
  6. Follow the wizard instructions to complete the update. The wizard requires the following input at different stages of the update:
    • If prompted, enter your IBM ID user name and password.
    • Select some or all of the available packages or fixes.
    • Read and accept each license agreement.
    • Verify the list of updates to be applied.
    • Verify that the total installation size does not exceed the available disk space.
  7. When the update is complete:
    • For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systemClick Finish.
    • For Windows operating systemThe computer must be restarted. Select either Restart Now or Restart Later and then click Finish.

Results

Installation Manager updates Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.