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Installing fix packs on distributed operating systems by using the GUI

You can update the product offerings to a later version by using the Installation Manager GUI.

Before you begin

For the most current information about upgrades for WebSphere® Application Server offerings, see the IBM® Software Support Center and Fix Central.

Make sure that the web-based or local service repository location is listed and checked or that the Search service repositories during installation and updates option is selected on the Repositories panel in your Installation Manager preferences. For more information about using service repositories with Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager documentation.

Procedure

  1. Log on to your system.
  2. Choose whether to install from an online service repository or a local repository that contains the fix pack installation files.

    • Access the online service repository.

      You can install from the service repositories by using the same URLs that you used for the initial product installation. These URLs are based on the following pattern, where offering_ID is the offering ID that you can find in WebSphere Application Server product offerings for supported operating systems: 
      http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/offering_ID

      These URLs do not load in a web browser and can be accessed only by Installation Manager.

    • Download files from Fix Central and extract them to create a local repository.

      Each compressed fix-pack file contains an Installation Manager repository for the fix pack and usually has a .zip extension. After you download and extract the file, you can use the resulting repository with Installation Manager to update the offering with the fix pack.
      1. Go to Fix Central.
      2. Select WebSphere as the product group.
      3. Select WebSphere Application Server as the product.
      4. Select your installed product version.
      5. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.
      6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.
      7. Under And fix type, select Fix pack.
      8. Click More Information under each fix to view information about the fix.
      9. Select your download options, and click Continue.
      10. Agree to the terms and conditions by clicking I agree.
      11. Click Download now.
      12. Transfer the compressed file in binary format to the system on which it will be installed.
      13. Extract the compressed repository files to a directory on your system.
  3. Stop the product installation that you are updating.
  4. Start Installation Manager.
  5. Click Update.
    Note: If you are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM ID and password that you use to access protected IBM software websites.
  6. Select the package group to update.
    Tip: If you select Update all, Installation Manager searches all of the added and predefined repositories for recommended updates to all of the package groups that are installed.
    • Use this feature only if you have full control over which fixes are contained in the targeted repositories.
      • If you create and point to a set of custom repositories that include only the specific recommended fixes that you want to install, you can confidently use this feature.
      • If you enable searching service repositories or install fixes directly from other live web-based repositories, you might not want to select this option so that you can select only the fixes that you want to install for each offering on subsequent panels.
    • If you select Update all, Installation Manager installs only the recommended updates to all of the package groups. You cannot select non-recommended fixes for installation. If you want to install non-recommended fixes, perform the following actions:
      1. On this panel, clear the Update all check box and select an offering to update.
      2. On the next panel, clear the option to show only recommended fixes and then select the fixes that you want to install.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Select the version to which you want to update under the product offering.
  9. Select any fixes that you want to install.

    Any recommended fixes are selected by default.

    If there are recommended fixes, you can select the option to show only recommended fixes and hide non-recommended fixes.

  10. Click Next.
  11. Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
  12. Select the optional features that you want in your updated installation.
  13. Review the summary information, and click Update.
    • If the installation is successful, the program displays a message that indicates that the installation is successful.
    • If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.
  14. Click Finish.
  15. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.