Rational Programming Patterns for System z

Updating the client from a compressed file

Ideally, this update should be installed directly from the IBM® update server. However, you may also download a compressed file containing the update and perform local installations.

About this task

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Procedure

  1. Connect to the IBM Fix Central site.
    1. Select the Rational product group, Rational Programming Patterns for System z product, 8.0.3 version, and Windows platform. Click Next.
    2. Select 'Show fixes that get me to this version' and click Next.
    3. Select 'IBM Rational Programming Patterns for System z Version 8.0.3' and click Next.
    4. Select your download option and click Next.
    5. Click 'Download now'.
  2. Extract the content of this file to a folder on your system.
  3. Start IBM Installation Manager by selecting, by default, Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager.
  4. From the menu bar, select File > Preferences to specify the location of the extracted file.
  5. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository . Browse to the directory where you extracted the update installation files. Inside that directory you will see a repository.config file. Select it and click OK.

What to do next

Now that the local repository has been set, follow the instructions outlined in the section 'Updating the client from the IBM update server'.

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