If you have a previous version of the product, review the
following information.
You can upgrade the product to the current release by using the Update wizard
in IBM Installation Manager.
Earlier versions of this product can coexist on the same computer,
but you cannot install the current release into the same package group.
Restriction: Starting with
InfoSphere® Data
Architect Version
8.1, the product base is Eclipse 3.6.x. Because products that are
based on Eclipse 3.4.x are not compatible with products that are based
on Eclipse 3.6.x, you cannot use the
Update wizard
to update
InfoSphere Data
Architect Version
7.6 to Version 8.1. You must install
InfoSphere Data
Architect Version
8.1 into a new package group or an existing package group that contains
other compatible products. For information about other compatible
products, see
Compatibility with other products.
To update with the
Update wizard:
- Mount the media or extract the contents of the compressed file
to a temporary directory.
- Open Installation Manager and
click .
- In the Preferences window, click Add
Repository.
- Enter the media_root_path\disk1\diskTag.inf path
in the Repositories field, and click OK.
- Click OK again to close the Preferences window.
- Click Update to open the Update
Packages wizard, and follow the steps of the wizard.