Downloading the RPM installation package

Download the RPM installation package to begin the installation.

Before you begin

Read the Release Notes for the version that you are installing. The Release Notes explain where to get the installation package:

From IBM®'s perspective, a major release has zeros in the third and fourth positions of the version number. That means, for example, that 6.6.0.00 and 6.7.0.00 are major releases (available on Passport Advantage) and 6.5.0.05 and 6.6.03 are fix packs (available on Fix Central).

Every major release and fix pack is a full installation. Fix packs are cumulative. You do not need to install a major release and then install fix packs after that. A fix pack contains all of its fixes and all fixes for prior fix packs of that major release. For example, 6.6.03 includes all fixes in 6.6.03 as well as those in previous 6.6.x fix packs. A major release contains all of its fixes and all fixes in the last fix pack of the previous major release. For example, 6.7.0.00 includes all fixes in 6.7.0.00 as well as those in the last 6.6.x fix pack.

Downloading from Passport Advantage

Follow these steps if you are downloading the RPM installation package from Passport Advantage:

  1. Go to IBM Passport Advantage.
  2. Sign in with your IBMid and password. If you are not yet registered, follow the prompts to request access.
  3. Click Software download & media access. All entitled products are listed on the Software Download and Media Access page. The page provides a guided process for selecting a platform and the product version that you want to download.
  4. If you are licensed for more than one product, select the program offering that you want to download.
  5. Click Download finder to see a list of available products. Follow the on-screen prompts to select and download IBM Safer Payments.

    The download file is a tar file. The tar file name depends on the version.

  6. Log in as root on the console.
  7. Extract the tar file: 
    tar -xf tarfilename.tar

    The results are the RPM installation package, its signature file, public key, certificate, and certificate chain:

    • ibm-safer-payments-6_7_x_x.x86_64.rpm
    • ibm-safer-payments-6_7_x_x.x86_64.rpm.raw.sig
    • SP-signing.pem.pub.key
    • SP-signing.pem.cer
    • SP-signing.pem.chain

Downloading from Fix Central

Follow these steps if you are installing the RPM installation package from Fix Central:

  1. Go to Fix Central.
  2. Download the IBM Safer Payments RPM installation package, its signature file, public key, certificate, and certificate chain:
    • ibm-safer-payments-6_7_x_x.x86_64.rpm
    • ibm-safer-payments-6_7_x_x.x86_64.rpm.raw.sig
    • SP-signing.pem.pub.key
    • SP-signing.pem.cer
    • SP-signing.pem.chain