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Install interim fixes using the GUI

We can use the IBM Installation Manager GUI to update the product with the interim fixes that are available for your service level of WAS v8.

Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about upgrades for WAS. The most current information is available from 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 on using service repositories with Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.


Procedure

  1. For a list of fixes that are available for WAS v8.x and specific information about each fix, perform the following actions.

    1. Go to Fix Central.

    2. Select WebSphere as the product group.

    3. Select WAS as the product.

    4. Select 8.x as the installed version.

    5. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.

    6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.

    7. Click More Information under each fix to view information about the fix.
    8. Recommendation: Make a list of the names of the fixes that you would like to install.

  2. Update WAS v8.x with the fixes using one of the following procedures.

    • Access the live service repository that contains the fixes, and use web-based updating.

      Use Installation Manager on your local system to update WAS v8.x with the fixes from the live web-based service repositories.

      See Table 3 in WAS v8 product offerings for supported operating systems for a list of web-based service-repository URLs for WAS v8 product offerings.

      To install a fix from a service repository, perform the following actions:

      1. Log on to the system.
      2. Stop all servers and applications on the WAS installation that is being updated.

      3. Start Installation Manager.

      4. Click Update.

        If you are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM ID and password that you use to access protected IBM software websites.

      5. Select the package group to update with the fix.

        Tip: If the Search service repositories during installation and updates option is selected on the Installation Manager Repository preference page and you are connected to the Internet, you can click Check for Other Versions and Extensions to search for updates in the default update repositories for the selected packages. In this case, you do not need to add the specific service-repository URL to the Installation Manager Repository preference page.

      6. Click Next.

      7. Select the fixes to install, and click Next.

        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.

      8. Review the summary information, and click Update.

      9. Click Finish.

      10. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.

    • Download the files that contain the fixes from Fix Central, and use local updating.

      We can download compressed files that contain the fixes from Fix Central. Each compressed fix file contains an Installation Manager repository for the fix and usually has a .zip extension. After downloading the fix files, you can use one of the following procedures to update WAS v8.x:

      • Use Installation Manager to update WAS v8.x with the fixes.

      • Use the IBM Packaging Utility to generate a new repository that contains all of the fix files that you downloaded, then use Installation Manager to update WAS v8.x with all of the fixes as a group. For information on using the Packaging Utility, see the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.

      1. To download the fixes, perform the following actions:

        1. Go to Fix Central.

        2. Select WebSphere as the product group.

        3. Select WAS as the product.

        4. Select 8.x as the installed version.

        5. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.

        6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.

        7. Select the fixes to download, and click Continue.

        8. Select your download options, and click Continue.

        9. Click I agree to agree to the terms and conditions.

        10. Click Download now to download the fixes.

      2. To install a fix from a downloaded compressed file, perform the following actions:

        1. Log on to the system.
        2. Stop all servers and applications on the WAS installation that is being updated.

        3. Start Installation Manager.

        4. Add the location of the fix file that you downloaded to your Installation Manager preferences.

        5. Click Update.

        6. Select the package group to update with the fix, and click Next.

        7. Select the fixes to install, and click Next.

          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.

        8. Review the summary information, and click Update.

        9. Click Finish.

        10. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.


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