Updating the product across the enterprise

Use the IM_response_update.bat and IM_run_silent_update.bat scripts to update IBM® InfoSphere® Data Architect across your enterprise.

Before you begin

Tip: To set IBM Installation Manager to search for updates, start Installation Manager. On the main menu, click File > Preferences , and select the check box Search service repository during installation and updates. Click OK and close Installation Manager.

The IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE directory must exist.

Procedure

To update the product across the enterprise:

  1. Optional: Edit the IM_response_update.bat and IM_run_silent_update.bat scripts to change the default parameters for:
    • The location and file names for the generated log and response files
    • The location to store data for the simulated installation
    • The location of IBM Installation Manager, if it is not installed into the default installation directory. On Windows, the default installation directory is C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager
    • The location of the installation files for the product. For example, if the installation files are on a DVD that is in a drive that is mapped to D:, the location is D:\.
    Important: Edit these parameters only if you edited them for the installation batch files. The parameter values must match the values in the installation batch files.
  2. 2. Generate the silent update response file.
    1. Open a command prompt, change to the media root directory, and run the IM_response_update.bat script. For example, on Windows, the default Installation Manager installation directory is Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse. Installation Manager starts.
    2. On the Installation Manager main page, look in the window title to verify that recording is taking place. Then, click Update.
    3. On the Update Packages page, ensure that IBM InfoSphere is selected.
    4. On the next Update Packages page, ensure that IBM InfoSphere Data Architect is highlighted.
    5. Select the installable options that you want to update.
    6. Complete the pages of the wizard.
    7. Close the Installation Manager window to save the response file.
    The directory is changed to the location of Installation Manager. The simulated update data, response_update.xml, is saved in the IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE directory.
  3. On the base computer, run the silent installation with the silent response file.
    1. Open a command prompt, change the directory to the Installation Manager installation directory, and run the IM_run_silent_update.bat script.
    2. Check the log files for errors. The update log file, log_update.xml, is in the IDA_SILENT_FILES directory.
  4. Run the silent update on all the other computers in your enterprise on which you want to run the updates.
    1. Copy the following folder and files to the target computers:
      • IDA_SILENT_DATA_SAVE folder
      • IDA_SILENT_FILES/response_update.xml file
      • IM_run_silent_update.bat script
    2. Open a command prompt.
    3. Change the directory to the Installation Manager installation directory.
    4. Run the IM_run_silent_update.bat script.

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