IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Installation instructions for IBM InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2

This document provides instructions for installing InfoSphere™ Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2. Revised 1 March 2010.

Contents

Installation overview

You can obtain the InfoSphere Foundation Tools package from either the IBM® Passport Advantage® download site or the physical media.

InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2, consist of the following installation packages:
  • InfoSphere Foundation Tools (core components)
  • IBM MetaBrokers and bridges
  • IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Anywhere client
  • IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary Client for Eclipse
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Analyzer Exception Manager (IBM InfoSphere Validator)
The core components of the installation package contains updates to the following products and features:
  • IBM InfoSphere FastTrack
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Analyzer
  • IBM InfoSphere Business Glossary
  • IBM InfoSphere Metadata Workbench
  • IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console (repository tab)
  • Asset interchange (istool command-line interface)

For an overview of Version 8.1.2 and information about known problems, review the InfoSphere Foundation Tools, Version 8.1.2, release notes at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iisinfsv/v8r1/topic/com.ibm.swg.im.iis.ift.relinfo.doc/topics/iisihrinfo_infsv_rnote_v812.html.

The high-level installation process for InfoSphere Foundation Tools components is as follows:
  1. Reviewing the system prerequisites

    Review the requirements for the system onto which you want to install InfoSphere Foundation Tools components.

  2. Preparing to install core InfoSphere Foundation Tools components

    Before you install core InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, follow the detailed instructions to prepare all computers in your installation.

  3. Installing core InfoSphere Foundation Tools components

    Follow the detailed instructions to install core InfoSphere Foundation Tools components on all computers in your installation.

  4. Completing post-installation tasks

    After you install InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, follow the instructions for completing the post-installation tasks.

  5. Installing other Version 8.1.2 components

    Certain components that are not installed by the core InfoSphere Foundation Tools installation program can be installed by using separate installation programs and instructions.

  6. Creating a complete backup of your Version 8.1.2 installations

    Create a complete backup of your InfoSphere Information Server installations.

Single computer and distributed installations

Certain steps in the preparation and installation procedures apply only when you are installing Version 8.1 Fix Pack 1 on a computer that hosts a particular tier. Each time you complete the preparation or installation procedures, perform only the steps that apply to the tiers that are installed on the computer you are preparing or installing on.

For example, if the tiers are each installed on separate Windows® computers, install first on the computer that hosts the services tier, completing only the steps that apply to the services tier. Then repeat the installation on the computer that hosts the engine tier, completing only the steps that apply to the engine tier. Finally, repeat the installation on the computer that hosts the client tier, completing only the steps that apply to the client tier.

For example, if your services tier and engine tier are installed on the same computer, complete the installation steps that apply to the services tier and the engine tier. If two or more tiers are on the same computer, the Update Installer installation automatically installs them in the appropriate order.

Some steps in the preparation and installation procedures apply only to certain operating systems. Complete these steps only on computers with the specified operating system.

Reviewing the system prerequisites

Your systems must meet the following prerequisites:
  • You must have IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.1 installed.
  • You must have each InfoSphere Foundation Tools component, Version 8.1 or 8.1.1, already installed for each InfoSphere Foundation Tools component, Version 8.1.2, that you are installing.
    • InfoSphere Information Analyzer, Version 8.1 or 8.1.1
    • InfoSphere Metadata Workbench, Version 8.1 or 8.1.1
    • InfoSphere Business Glossary, Version 8.1 or 8.1.1
    • InfoSphere Business Glossary Anywhere, Version 8.1 or 8.1.1
    • InfoSphere FastTrack, Version 8.1 or 8.1.1
    Note: If you want to install an InfoSphere Foundation Tools component that is not already installed, run the InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.1 suite installation program to add that component before you install Version 8.1.2.
  • You must have InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.1 Fix Pack 1 installed. Fix Pack 1 is available at www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg24024988.

Default installation locations

The instructions in this document use the default installation locations. Your path varies if you installed InfoSphere Information Server in a different location.

The following directories are the default InfoSphere Information Server installation locations by operating system.
  • Microsoft® Windows: C:\IBM\InformationServer
  • Linux®, UNIX®: /opt/IBM/InformationServer

Preparing to install core InfoSphere Foundation Tools components

Before installing InfoSphere Foundation Tools core components, prepare all computers in your installation as described in the following procedure:
  1. Review the troubleshooting documents for InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2, for any installation-related issues at www.ibm.com/support/search.wss?q=ift812relnotes.
  2. (All tiers) Download the InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2 by following the download instructions at www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg24025166. Put the downloaded package into a temporary directory.
  3. (All tiers) Download the latest version of the Update Installer from www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg24020897 and put it in a temporary directory.
    Note: You must install InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2 with the latest version of the Update Installer. Do not use previous versions of the Update Installer.
    To ensure that you are using the latest version of the Update Installer:
    1. At the command prompt, type the following command:
      • Windows: C:\IBM\InformationServer\Updates\bin\VersionInfo.bat
      • Linux, UNIX: /opt/IBM/InformationServer/Updates/bin/VersionInfo.sh
      For example, the following Update Installer version information is displayed for Version 8.1.0.176:
      IBM Information Server Update Installer Version 8.1.0.176
    2. Ensure that the version number returned by the VersionInfo script is the same version as the latest Update Installer that is available at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg24020897.

      On IBM AIX®, Microsoft Windows, and Red Hat Linux, the VersionInfo script might not exist. The VersionInfo script is created automatically after you use Update Installer Version 8.1.0.160 or later.

      After you download the latest version of the Update Installer, install it by replacing the updater.jar file in the following directory:
      • Windows: C:\IBM\InformationServer\Updates\bin
      • Linux, UNIX: /opt/IBM/InformationServer/Updates/bin
  4. (All tiers) Create a complete backup of your InfoSphere Information Server installations, including the metadata repository database, the IBM InfoSphere QualityStage match designer database (if installed), and the InfoSphere Information Analyzer analysis database (if installed).

    Important: You must do a complete backup before you install InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2. These components cannot be uninstalled. To remove Version 8.1.2 of these components, you restore to the complete backup that you create with this step, or uninstall and reinstall your InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.1, installation.

    Important: Stopping and restarting the server as part of the backup process is an important step in verifying that your installation is prepared to be upgraded. For detailed backup and restore instructions, go to http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iisinfsv/v8r1/topic/com.ibm.swg.im.iis.found.admin.common.doc/topics/t_admin_backup_restore_super.html. Follow the backup procedures carefully to ensure that you back up all required files. Certain critical files are located in directories other than the InfoSphere Information Server installation directories.

  5. (All tiers) Verify that the computer upon which you are installing InfoSphere Foundation Tools components has sufficient available disk space. The amount of available disk space required depends on the tiers and suite components that are installed on the computer. For an installation where all tiers and suite components are installed on the same computer, 1.5 GB of available disk space is required, with 250 MB of this available disk space being available in the temporary directory.
  6. (Services tier) Verify the versions of IBM WebSphere® Application Server and Java™ SDK that your computer is using. If your version of IBM WebSphere Application Server is a more recent version than Version 6.0.2.27 or your Java SDK version is more recent than 1.4.2 SR10, you must install Java SDK 1.4.2 SR13 and iFix PM04495.
  7. (All tiers) Disable any firewall and any antivirus software. Some antivirus software blocks the installation or displays confirmation prompts that interfere with the installation and might cause it to fail.

    Important: Re-enable the firewall and the antivirus software after the installation is complete.

  8. Verify that the following administrator accounts are valid and active:
    Table 1. Administrator accounts by tier
    Tier Administrator accounts
    Services tier If your installation is set up to use an external user registry such as the operating system registry or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), then verify the following accounts:
    • The InfoSphere Information Server administrator account (default user name is isadmin).
    • The WebSphere Application Server administrator account (default user name is wasadmin).
    Metadata repository tier Verify the metadata repository database owner account (default user name is xmeta).

    Verify the database administrator account.
    Verify each account as follows:
    1. Verify that the user name and password are valid and that the account is not locked. To verify this information, log in to the computer, WebSphere Application Server, or database server with the user name and password.
    2. Verify that the characters in the user name and password are permitted for the Update Installer. It is possible that characters in the user name and password are valid in the underlying authentication store, but are not valid for the Update Installer. For information about permitted characters, see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iisinfsv/v8r1/topic/com.ibm.swg.im.iis.productization.iisinfsv.install.doc/topics/wsisinst_pln_user_reg.html.
      Note: Verify the database administrator account only when you are installing InfoSphere Business Glossary and the metadata repository uses DB2®.
  9. If your installation includes InfoSphere Business Glossary and your metadata repository does not use DB2, you must grant additional privileges to the metadata repository schema owner. Run the following SQL commands on the metadata repository database: 
    grant create trigger to schema_name;
grant create procedure to schema_name;
grant administer database trigger to schema_name;
    where schema_name is the name of the schema. Typically the name of the schema is xmeta.
    Note: This step is automatically performed by the Update Installer when installing the services tier if the metadata repository uses DB2.

Installing core InfoSphere Foundation Tools components

Each computer hosts one or more software tiers. InfoSphere Foundation Tools applies to all tiers. In distributed installations, you must install InfoSphere Foundation Tools on all computers in your installation in this order:
  1. Services tier
  2. Engine tier
  3. Client tier
Note: You do not need to install InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2, on a computer that hosts only the metadata repository tier. In this document, the (All tiers) identifier in the installation instructions refers to all tiers on which InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2, are being installed. If two or more tiers are on the same computer, the Update Installer automatically installs all necessary components in the appropriate order.
Perform the following steps to install core IBM InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2:
  1. (All tiers) Select a computer for installation.
  2. (Installations with Pack for SAP BW or Pack for SAP R/3, engine tier) Shut down the SAP BW and SAP R/3 listeners. For details on shutting down the listeners, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg21409098.
  3. (Services and engine tiers) Log in to the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console to ensure that InfoSphere Information Server is running. If you cannot log in, troubleshoot the problem before continuing with the installation.
  4. (Services and engine tiers) Disable any IBM InfoSphere Information Services Director applications that are currently deployed.
    1. Log in to the InfoSphere Information Server console with an account that has the suite administrator role.
    2. Select OPERATE > Deployed Information Services Applications.
    3. From the View pane, select a deployed application.
    4. Click Edit.
    5. In the bottom of the View pane, click Disable and select Disable from the menu.
    6. Repeat these steps for each deployed application.
    Note: Do not re-enable the deployed applications until both the services and engine tiers are updated.
  5. (Services and engine tiers) Stop all scheduled tasks, such as reports and log purge activities. To stop these tasks, create an unfiltered schedule view within the Web console, and then stop all scheduled tasks that are displayed in the view.
    1. Log in to the Web console with an account that has the suite administrator role.
    2. In the Web console, click the Administration tab.
    3. In the Navigation pane, select Views of Schedules > Scheduling Views.
    4. In the Scheduling Views pane, click New Schedule View.
    5. Type a name and description in the Name and Description fields.
    6. Click Save and Close.
    7. Select the schedule view that you created in the previous steps.
    8. Click View Schedules.
    9. Select a schedule in the list, and click View Task.
    10. Look at the Status value in the Schedule section:
      • If the Status value is STARTED, click Close, and then click Stop to stop the task. Write down the name of the schedule so that you can restart it after the update is completed.
      • If the Status value is not STARTED, click Close.
    11. Repeat steps (i) through (k) for each schedule in the list.
    Note: Do not restart the scheduled tasks until both the services and engine tiers are updated.
  6. (Services tier) On slower computers increase the Inactive Session Timeout value to 7200 seconds (120 minutes). Follow these steps to change the value of the timeout to avoid being disconnected automatically during patch installations:
    1. Log in to the Web console with an account that has the suite administrator role.
    2. In the Web console, click the Administration tab.
    3. In the Navigation pane, select Session Management > Active Sessions.
    4. In the Active Sessions pane, click Global Session Properties.
    5. In the Inactive Session Timeout field, type 7200.
    6. Click Save and Close.
    Note: After you have installed InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2, you can reset the Inactive Session Timeout value to its original value.
  7. (Services and engine tiers) Remove JAVA_HOME from your environment and ensure that the correct version of Java is first in your PATH environment variable:
    Operating system Tier Directory location
    Linux and UNIX Services /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/jre/bin
    Linux and UNIX Engine /opt/IBM/InformationServer/ASBNode/apps/jre/bin
    AIX Services /usr/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/java/jre/bin
    AIX Engine /opt/IBM/InformationServer/ASBNode/apps/jre/bin
    Windows Services C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\java\jre\bin
    Windows Engine C:\IBM\InformationServer\ASBNode\java\apps\jre\bin
    Note: If you have the services tier and the engine tier installed on the same computer, use the services path.
    Note: The locations shown for the WebSphere Application Server installation directory are the default installation locations. Your path varies if you installed WebSphere Application Server in a different location.
  8. (Services and engine tiers) Ensure that no jobs are running.
  9. (Services and engine tiers) Ensure that any clients, including browser-based clients, that connect to the engine tier or services tier are shut down for the duration of the installation of both tiers. Halt any other applications, such as import tools, that might be running on the server.
  10. Start the InfoSphere Foundation Tools core components installation.
    • Windows (All tiers)
      1. Log in with an account that has default local administrator privileges. Use the same user name that you used to install InfoSphere Information Server to ensure that you have the correct privileges.
      2. Open a command prompt window.
        On Windows Vista, you must use an elevated command prompt window. Follow these steps to open an elevated command prompt window:
        1. Click the Start menu.
        2. Type cmd in the Start Search box.
        3. Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
        4. Click Continue to accept the prompt asking for your permission to continue.
      3. In the temporary directory where you downloaded InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2, package extract the contents of the IFT_ALL_8121.zip file.
      4. In the command prompt window, type the following command in the C:\IBM\InformationServer\Updates\bin directory to start the installation:
        • Graphical (wizard) mode: 
           InstallUpdate
          Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to perform the installation. Specify the IFT_ALL_8121.iskpg file you extracted into a temporary directory as the patch package when prompted.
        • Console mode:
          InstallUpdate -console

          Follow the interactive prompts in the command prompt window to perform the installation. Specify the IFT_ALL_8121.iskpg file that you extracted into a temporary directory as the patch package when prompted.

          Alternatively, you can provide all the values on the command line by typing the following command on a single line:
           InstallUpdate -p IFT_ALL_8121.ispkg
        -user isadmin -password myadminpassword
        -wasadmin wasadmin -waspassword mywaspassword
        -dbadmin dbadminid -dbpassword mydbadminpassword
        -console
          where:
          • isadmin = InfoSphere Information Server administrator user
          • myadminpassword = InfoSphere Information Server administrator password
          • wasadmin = WebSphere Application Server user name
          • mywaspassword = WebSphere Application Server password
          • dbadminid = DB2 administrator user name
          • mydbadminpassword = DB2 administrator password
          Note: The dbadmin and dbpassword commands are required only on the services tier when installing InfoSphere Business Glossary and the metadata repository uses DB2.
          Note: On some installations, command line options that are passed to the InstallUpdate script are ignored. To correct this problem, you must modify the InstallUpdate.bat script to add %* to the end of the command line as shown in the following example:
          "C:\IBM\InformationServer\ASBNode\apps\jre\bin\java.exe" -jar updater.jar
 -i "C:\IBM\InformationServer" %*
    • Linux and UNIX (Services and engine tiers)
      1. Log in as the root user. If you log in with another account and sudo to root, the root privileges must not be restricted.
      2. Set the umask value to 022. Type the following command: 
        umask 022
      3. Set the open file descriptor to 10240 or higher. Type the following command: 
        ulimit -n 10240
      4. (AIX) Unset LDR_CNTRL after sourcing dsenv to avoid adversely impacting the amount of available memory in IBM WebSphere Application Server. Type the following command: 
        unset LDR_CNTRL
      5. (Services tier, HP-UX on Intel® Itanium® and HP-UX on PA-RISC) Type the following command: 
        unset LD_PRELOAD
      6. In the temporary directory where you downloaded InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2, package extract the contents of the IFT_ALL_8121.tar file.
      7. Type the following command in the /opt/IBM/InformationServer/Updates/bin directory to start the installation:
        • Graphical (wizard) mode:
          ./InstallUpdate.sh

          Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to perform the installation. Specify the IFT_ALL_8121.iskpg file that you extracted into a temporary directory as the patch package when prompted.

          Note: To use graphical mode, you must set the DISPLAY environment variable. For example:
          export DISPLAY=myhost.mydomain.com:0.0
          where myhost.mydomain is the full name of the X server which displays the interface.
          Start the X11 client application to test the DISPLAY environment variable. Type the following command: 
          xterm
          A message confirms that the X11 DISPLAY environment variable is configured properly. You cannot use the installation wizard without the correct DISPLAY environment variable.
        • Console mode:
          ./InstallUpdate.sh -console

          Follow the interactive prompts to perform the installation. Specify the IFT_ALL_8121.iskpg file you extracted into a temporary directory as the patch package when prompted. Alternatively, you can provide all the values on the command line by typing the following command on a single line: 

          ./InstallUpdate.sh -p IFT_ALL_8121.ispkg
  -user isadmin -password myadminpassword
  -wasadmin wasadmin -waspassword mywaspassword
  -dbadmin dbadminid -dbpassword mydbadminpassword
  -console
          where:
          • isadmin = InfoSphere Information Server administrator user
          • myadminpassword = InfoSphere Information Server administrator password
          • wasadmin = WebSphere Application Server user name
          • mywaspassword = WebSphere Application Server password
          • dbadminid = DB2 administrator user name
          • mydbadminpassword = DB2 administrator password
          Note: The dbadmin and dbpassword commands are required only on the services tier when installing InfoSphere Business Glossary and the metadata repository uses DB2.
          Note: (AIX, Linux) On some installations, command line options that are passed to the InstallUpdate script are ignored. To correct this, you modify the InstallUpdate.sh script to add "$@" to the end of the command line as shown in the following example: 
          "/opt/IBM/InformationServer/ASBNode/apps/jre/bin/java" -jar updater.jar
 -i "/opt/IBM/InformationServer" "$@"
  11. Monitor the progress of the installation by using the log files. Review the installation log and the Version.xml file to ensure that the installation result is Success. If the final result is PartialSuccess, review the installation log to determine the cause of failure.

    Log files are located in the following directories:

    The following directories are the default InfoSphere Information Server installation locations by operating system.
    • Windows: C:\IBM\InformationServer\logs
    • Linux, UNIX: /opt/IBM/InformationServer\logs

Completing post-installation tasks

Complete the following post-installation tasks.
  1. (Services and engine tiers) After Version 8.1.2 is installed on both the services and engine tiers, re-enable the InfoSphere Information Services Director applications that you disabled before you started the installation.
  2. (Installations with Pack for SAP BW or Pack for SAP R/3, engine tier) Restart the SAP BW and SAP R/3 listeners. For details on restarting the listeners, see www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg21409098.
  3. (Client tier) Ensure that all InfoSphere Information Server client applications start and run correctly.
  4. (Services and engine tiers) Restart scheduled tasks.
  5. (Services tier) Ensure that the WebSphere Application Server temporary directory has sufficient free space for large searches and query results generated in InfoSphere Metadata Workbench and InfoSphere Business Glossary. For more information, see www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg21413637.
  6. Ensure that the amount of memory available to InfoSphere Metadata Workbench and InfoSphere Business Glossary is limited to prevent negatively affecting the operation of other InfoSphere Information Server applications running in the same services tier installation. For more information, see www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg21413193.

Installing other Version 8.1.2 components

The following components are not installed by the core InfoSphere Foundation Tools installation program, they have separate installation programs and instructions.
  • The MetaBrokers and bridges installer (MBB_WIN_8121.zip file).
    If you have a previous version of MetaBrokers and bridges installed, you must use Microsoft Windows Add or Remove Programs to uninstall it before you install the new version. Separately uninstall each of the following components if it appears in the Add or Remove Programs list:
    • Bridges
    • Categories and Terms MetaBroker®
    • DBM File MetaBroker
    • IBM InfoSphere Data Architect MetaBroker
    • IBM Rational® Data Architect MetaBroker
    • IBM WebSphere Metadata Server MetaBroker
    • ODBC 3.0 MetaBroker
    • User information MetaBroker

    Review the MetaBrokers and bridges, Version 8.1, system requirements at www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg27012945.

    Refer to the MetaBrokers and bridges, Version 8.1, installation instructions at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iisinfsv/v8r1/topic/com.ibm.swg.im.iis.productization.iisinfsv.install.doc/topics/wsisinst_install_metabrokers.html

  • InfoSphere Business Glossary Anywhere client installations (BGA_WIN_812.zip file).
    Refer to the InfoSphere Business Glossary Anywhere client, Version 8.1.1 or 8.1.2, installation instructions at www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg27017211.
    Note: If you have previously configured the InfoSphere Business Glossary Anywhere client to be installable from a network location you cannot update this location to upgrade existing InfoSphere Business Glossary Anywhere client installations. You must uninstall the InfoSphere Business Glossary Anywhere client and reinstall it from a network location containing the InfoSphere Business Glossary Anywhere, Version 8.1.2 client installation files.
  • InfoSphere Business Glossary Client for Eclipse installations (BGE_ALL_812.zip file).

    Refer to the InfoSphere Business Glossary Client for Eclipse installation instructions at www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg27017214.

  • InfoSphere Information Analyzer Exception Manager (InfoSphere Validator) installations (IAEM_WIN_812.zip file).

    Refer to the IBM InfoSphere Information Analyzer Exception Manager (InfoSphere Validator) Installation Guide and release notes at www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=14&uid=swg27017375

Adding product modules after InfoSphere Foundation Tools are installed

If you use the InfoSphere Information Server 8.1 installation program to add product modules to your installation after InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2, have been installed, you must reinstall all of the following in the order shown:
  1. InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.1 Fix Pack 1
  2. InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2
  3. All additional patches that have been installed after InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.1 Fix Pack 1 and InfoSphere Foundation Tools components, Version 8.1.2
To determine what patches were installed after Fix Pack 1 was installed, you can view the Version.xml file. The patch history appears in the History section of the Version.xml file and is like the following example:
<History>
    <Sequence description="ibm_websphere_information_server"
    id="0" installLocation="C:\ibm\informationserver"
     lastUpdateDate="Wed Jan 13 14:27:35 EST 2010"
     patch="" rollback="" status="SUCCESS" version="8.1.0.0"/>
    ...
    <Sequence description="Information Server 8.1.0.0 Fix Pack 1"
     id="1" installLocation="" lastUpdateDate="Fri Jan 15 14:10:36 EST 2010"
     patch="8.1.FixPack.1"
     rollback="C:\ibm\informationserver\Updates\8.1.FixPack.1"
     status="Success" version="8.1.0.1"/>
    ...
    <Sequence description="Upgrade IFT tools 8101 or 811 to 8121. RC1"
     id="5" installLocation="" lastUpdateDate="Fri Feb 27 08:03:24 EST 2010"
     patch="IFT_ALL_8121"
     rollback="C:\ibm\informationserver\Updates\IFT_ALL_8121"
     status="Success" version="8.1.0.1"/>
    <Sequence description="patch_JR34533_xmeta_all_8100"
     id="6" installLocation="" lastUpdateDate="Fri Feb 27 08:03:24 EST 2010"
     patch="IFT_ALL_8121"
     rollback="C:\ibm\informationserver\Updates\IFT_ALL_8121"
     status="Success" version="8.1.0.1"/>
    ...
</History>
Note: When reinstalling Fix Pack 1 or previously installed patches you must add the -force command-line option to the installation command that starts the Update Installer installation.
Note: Before adding additional components or products, ensure that you have a current, complete back up of all computers in your installation. For detailed backup and restore instructions, go to http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iisinfsv/v8r1/topic/com.ibm.swg.im.iis.found.admin.common.doc/topics/t_admin_backup_restore_super.html.

Creating a complete backup of your Version 8.1.2 installation

(All tiers) After you install Version 8.1.2, and complete all post-installation tasks, including installation of other Version 8.1.2 components, you must create a complete backup of all computers in your InfoSphere Information Server installation to ensure that you can return to a known valid installation state. For detailed backup and restore instructions, go to http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iisinfsv/v8r1/topic/com.ibm.swg.im.iis.found.admin.common.doc/topics/t_admin_backup_restore_super.html.

Related documents

For related information, see the following documents: