Install the WebSphere Application Server group PTF

Operating Systems: i5/OS
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This topic applies only on the i5/OS operating system.

Install the WebSphere Application Server group PTF

Install the WebSphere Application Server group PTF to obtain the latest fix pack for the product and to install required PTFs for other products on which WebSphere Application Server relies. After installing the group PTF, an additional step is required to install the fix pack and bring the product to the current fix level. Install the WebSphere Application Server product before using this procedure. See Task overview: installing for more information.

Overview

Fixes for the WebSphere Application Server product are shipped in a fix pack. The WebSphere Application Server for i5/OS group PTF delivers the most current level of the fix pack for the product.

Use this procedure to load and apply the latest WebSphere Application Server V6.1 for i5/OS group PTF before installing the current level of fix pack and then starting WebSphere Application Server for the first time.

Along with the current fix pack, the group PTF includes WebSphere Application Server PTFs that bring the product up to the latest service level for WebSphere Application Server V6.1 for i5/OS as well as the latest IBM DB2 Universal Database, IBM Developer Kit for Java, and IBM HTTP Server group PTFs.

This group PTF also contains miscellaneous PTFs for IBM Developer Kit for Java, DB2 Universal Database for iSeries, and IBM HTTP Server that are not included in other group PTFs or cumulative PTF packages but must be installed.

See the PTFs page on the WebSphere Application Server Web site to determine the group PTF that order and install for your WebSphere Application Server edition and for your OS/400 or i5/OS release level.

Install all product prerequisites before you install the group PTF package. Otherwise, WebSphere Application Server might fail as it starts.

These instructions describe how to install the WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 for i5/OS group PTF.

These instructions assume that you are ready to load and apply all PTFs included in the group PTF. Because some of these PTFs might require a restart of your iSeries server, the instructions include steps for placing the server in a restricted state and doing the IPL of the server.

If it is not convenient to restart your server, specify that the PTFs that require an IPL be applied at the next normal IPL of the server. However, do not attempt to start or use WebSphere Application Server until all of the PTFs have been successfully loaded and applied and the system has performed an IPL.

Procedure

Verify that all of the prerequisite software is installed.
Place the WebSphere for iSeries group PTF CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your iSeries server.
Sign on to your server and verify that your user profile has the *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.
Enter this command to bring your system into a restricted state:
```
ENDSBS SBS(*ALL)
```
Enter the following command from the CL command line when the system is in a restricted state:
```
GO PTF
```
Select option 8 (Install program temporary fix package) from the menu.

Specify the following parameter values and press Enter:

Device: Specify the device name of your CD-ROM drive, for example, OPT01.
Automatic IPL: Y
PTF type: 1 (All PTFs)

If it is not convenient to restart your server, specify No for Automatic IPL. Any PTFs that require an IPL are applied at the next normal IPL of the server. However, do not attempt to start or use WebSphere Application Server until all of the PTFs have been successfully loaded and applied.

After all of the PTFs are installed, your iSeries server restarts unless you specify No for Automatic IPL.

               Install Options for Program Temporary Fixes
                                                          System: your.server
Type choices, press Enter.

Device . . . . . . . . . . . . .      OPT01   Name, *SERVICE
Automatic IPL . . . . . . . . . .     Y       Y=Yes
                                              N=No
Restart type . . . . . . . . . .      *SYS    *SYS, *FULL
PTF type . . . . . . . . . . . .      1             1=All PTFs
                                              2=HIPER PTFs and HIPER
                                                  LIC fixes only
                                              3=HIPER LIC fixes only
                                              4=Refreshed Licensed Internal Code
Other options . . . . . . . . . .     N       Y=Yes
                                              N=No
F3=Exit              F12=Cancel

After you have installed the group PTF, install the fix pack for the product.
See Installing maintenance packages for details on installing the fix pack.
See the product release notes for information about the release, including a description of known problems and workarounds. See Release notes - IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Results

Installing the WebSphere Application Server group PTF and the fix pack results in a fully updated installation. At that point, you can set up the initial product configuration.

What to do next

You have completed step 2 of 5.

Go to Configuring the product after installation to continue the installation.

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Related concepts

Task overview: installing