Getting fixes from Fix Central

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You can use Fix Central to find the fixes for IBM products. With Fix Central, you can search, select, order, and download fixes for your system with a choice of delivery options. A product fix might be available to resolve your problem.

Procedure

To find and install fixes:
  1. Obtain the tools that are required to get the fix. If it 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 box that are relevant to the problem that you want to resolve.
    Draft comment:
    Explain initial and subsequent drill-down selections to determine the fixes for a product, based on either system or software specifications. For details, see: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/fixes/en/fixcentral/help/faq_sw.html
  3. Identify and select the fix that is required.
    Draft comment:
    Instructions for this step are likely to be specific to your product.

  4. Download the fix.
    Draft comment:
    Instructions for this step are likely to be specific to your product. Explain how to download or order fixes on media.
    1. Open the download document and follow the link in the Download Package section.
    2. When downloading 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.
    Draft comment:
    Instructions for this step are likely to be specific to your product.
    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.
    Draft comment:
    Assuming that you include this step (which is optional for users to perform but highly recommended for authoring teams to include), be sure to provide a related link to your Subscribing to Support updates topic.