Best Practices for Using Update Manager

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After installing Update Manager, consider the following guidelines:

  • To avoid file or product conflicts, do not run the Update Manager and IBM webMethods Installer at the same time.
  • Do not modify or remove files from the Update Manager installation directory or the <Software AG_directory>\install directory, because they have metadata that is used by Update Manager and the Installer.
  • Back up the Update Manager installation directory regularly, in synchronization with your regular backups of your IBM products. These backups ensure that IBM can restore the products as well as the Update Manager metadata to a known point of time. Keep at least the latest backup so you can restore Update Manager from it.
    Warning: Do not copy/paste files from the Update Manager installation. This leads to errors in the installation when using it in the future.
  • To avoid self update issues, make sure you are using the latest version of Update Manager.