Locate and install product updates and new features for
packages that were installed with IBM® Installation
Manager
Before you can update a package, Installation Manager must
be able to access the location of the repository that contains the
updates for the package. Typically, this means Internet access is
required.
Important: Each installed package has an embedded
location for its default update repository. For Installation Manager
to search the default repository locations for the installed packages,
the preference Search service repositories during installation
and updates on the Repositories preference page () must be selected.
If this option is not checked, the Update wizard does
not check the service repositories for package updates. This preference
is selected by default. Note that Internet access is usually required
to search the default repository location for a package.
You
can also link to an update on an electronic services delivery update
site by adding the disk1 folder to your list of repositories. To add
a repository location, click , then click Add Repository to
enter the location of, or browse to, your disk1 folder.
To find and install available updates:
- If programs that were installed using Installation Manager
are running, close them before updating.
- On the Start page of Installation Manager, click Update.
- If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you
are prompted to confirm that you want to install it before you can
continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation
Manager automatically installs the new version, stops, restarts, and
resumes.
- In the Update packages wizard, select
the package group that contains the package that you want to update
or select Update All, and click Next. Installation Manager searches for updates in any repositories
that you entered and the predefined service repository for your installed
packages. A progress indicator shows that Installation Manager is
searching.
- If updates for a package are found, then they are displayed
in the Updates list on the Update Packages
page after their corresponding package. Only the latest updates are
displayed by default. Click Show all versions to
display all updates that are found for the available packages.
- To learn more about an update, click the update and
review its description under Details.
- If additional information about the update is available,
a More info link is included at the end of
the description text. Click the link to display the information in
a browser. Review this information before installing the update.
- Select the packages and any updates to the packages that
you want to install or click Select Recommended to
restore the default selections. Updates that have a dependency relationship
are automatically selected and cleared together. Click Next to
continue.
- On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the
selected updates. On the left side of the License page,
the list of licenses for the updates you selected is displayed; click
each item to display the license agreement text.
- If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements,
click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
- Click Next to continue.
- On the Summary page, review your choices before installing
the updates.
- If you want to change your choices on the previous pages,
click Back, and make changes.
- When you are satisfied, click Update to
download and install the updates. A progress indicator shows the percentage
of the installation completed.
- (Optional) When the update process completes, a message
that confirms the success of the process is displayed near the top
of the page. Click View log file to open the
log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the
Installation Log window to continue.