Updating the installation server

Before you install a new version of IBM OpenPages® with Watson™ (a release, fix pack, or interim fix), update the OpenPages installation server to the latest 8.2.x fix pack version.

1. Download the latest OpenPages fix pack from Fix Central.
2. Log on to the OpenPages installation server computer as the user who installed the installation server.

   Alternatively, you can log in as any user who has full permissions on the installation server directories and who can run Node.js.

3. Locate the openpages_installer_<version>.zip file in the fix pack kit.
   The file is stored in /OP_<version>_Main/OP_<version>_Installer.
4. Copy the file to the <Installation_server_home>/src/assets/maintenance directory on the installation server.
5. Stop the installation server if it is running.
6. Update the installation server.
   1. Open a command prompt as an administrator or open a shell window.
   2. Go to the <Installation_server_home> directory and run the following command:

      npm run upgrade

7. Start the installation server.
8. Verify the update. Log in to the installation app, open any deployment, and click About to see the version number.
9. If you installed the agent software manually on the remote servers in your deployment, update the agent software on each remote server.

   For more information, see Updating agents manually.

   Note: Do not click Validate until you have updated the agent software on each remote server.

   If the installation server installed the agent software on your remote servers, you do not need to update the agents manually. The installation server updates the agents automatically when you click Validate.