Date: May, 2006

	About this interim fix

This section describes the Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1, interim fix 
4.2.1-SWD-0501. It includes the following sub-sections:

- Extract the interim fix
- Compatibility, interoperability and prerequisite
- interim fixes included 
- Fixed problems
- Traditional interim fix install


	Extract the interim fix

1) Extract the contents into a scratch directory. Assume that the
   symbol $PATCH points to this directory. There are 4 tar files:

	- 4.2.1-SWD-0501_docs.tar
	- 4.2.1-SWD-0501_images.tar
	

2)     cd $PATCH


2a)    tar -xvf 4.2.1-SWD-0501_docs.tar

     Under the $PATCH you will find the following Directory or Path Contents:
	
     /docs	  Readme files
 
2b)    tar -xvf 4.2.1-SWD-0501_images.tar

     Under the $PATCH you will find the following Directory or Path Contents:
	
     /xml  	  To install interim fixes using the ISMP installation program, CM421_F5P1.xml 
              file contained in this directory must be copied locally and referred 
		  to at the installation time
     /images  Images required for Software Distribution Server, Gateway, Software 
		  Package Editor and Activity Planner components


	Compatibility, interoperability and prerequisite

This section contains information about the compatibility, interoperability and 
prerequisite of IBM Software Distribution, Version 4.2.1, interim fix 4.2.1-SWD-0501. 
The terms compatibility, interoperability and prerequisite are
defined in the following sections.

. (Backward) compatibility

Compatibility is defined as whether different versions of a Tivoli product can communicate
with different version of Tivoli Management Framework.

	No restrictions

. Interoperability

Interoperability is defined as whether different versions of the same Tivoli product 
can communicate with each other.

In order to have a connected and disconnected environment properly working on the same 
endpoint machine, you have to install 4.2.1-SWDEP-F5P1 and 4.2.1-SWDGW-F5P1 components 
before any software distribution operations.


. Prerequisite

This interim fix prerequisites IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1, Fix Pack 4.2.1-TCM-FP05



	Interim fixes included in this set

The following table lists all the interim fixes included in this set:

Interim fix	                     Component/Service	
4.2.1-SWDSRV-F5P1	      Software Distribution Server, Version 4.2.1, Interim Fix 4.2.1-SWDSRV-F5P1
4.2.1-SWDGW-F5P1	      Software Distribution Server, Version 4.2.1, Interim Fix 4.2.1-SWDGW-F5P1
4.2.1-APM-F5P1		Activity Planner, Version 4.2.1, Interim Fix 4.2.1-APM-F5P1


	Fixed problems

This is the list of all internal defects/APARs included in this set of interim fixes.
For a detail description, please refer to the single readme files in $PATCH/docs directory.


Internal defects:56854

APARs:	IY83456


This interim fix includes the fixes for the following:

APARs:
IY83456


	Traditional Interim Fix Install

	

You can install the interim fixes 4.2.1-SWDSRV-F5P1,4.2.1-SWDGW-F5P1 and 4.2.1-APM-F5P1
using any of the following different installation mechanisms:

- Installing interim fixes using InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) program
- Installing interim fixes using the Tivoli desktop
- Installing interim fixes using the CLI


1)	Installing interim fixes using InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) program
The InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) program provides a wizard-guided process for installing 
interim fixes. It performs a check of the environment and installs the prerequisites, 
if any, to perform the upgrade process. 

This installation can be used on all platforms supported as a Tivoli server, 
excluding Linux® for S/390®. 

Note: Before starting the upgrade process, back up the object database on the 
      Tivoli server and each affected managed node. For details about performing 
      backup operations, see Tivoli Management Framework Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide. 

To upgrade your IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager environment with this interim fix, complete the following steps: 

1. Locate the setup executable and run the following command in the root directory of 
   IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 Installation CD-ROM: 
   v On Windows platforms, setup.exe –cmpatch 
   v On all other platforms, setup_$(INTERP).bin –cmpatch, 
     where $(INTERP) represents the operating system on which you are launching the upgrade process.

2. Accept the Software License Agreement. Click Next. 

3. Select the fix pack directory /xml. Click Next. 

4. The actions necessary to upgrade your environment are being generated. When the process completes, 
   a panel displays the fix pack components you must install. Click Next. 

5. Select one of the following Depot options:
   Query when needed The InstallShield wizard prompts you for the location of product images.  
   This option requires you to respond to a series of prompts during the installation process. 
   This is the default setting. Verify local depot The InstallShield wizard prompts for the 
   directory to which you have copied the installation images. The InstallShield wizard then 
   searches all subdirectories of this directory to verify that all images are present. 
   If an image is not found, you are prompted to provide its location. The installation process 
   can then run unattended. Remote Select this option if images are deployed on a managed node 
   before you start the installation. Click Next. 

6. In the Step List, select the steps you want to run. Change the status of steps you do 
   not want to run immediately to Held. 

7. Click Run All to run all steps whose status is Ready or click Run Next to run steps individually.


For more information about installing using ISMP, see IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: Planning and Installation Guide.



	2) Installing interim fixes using the Tivoli desktop

When installing interim fixes using the Tivoli desktop, the images are located in the $PATCH/images 
directory (from 4.2.1-SWD-0501_images.tar). The Tivoli desktop can upgrade the same product on 
multiple machines serially.
The basic procedure for using the Tivoli desktop to upgrade a product is as follows:

- From the Tivoli desktop, select Install -> Install Patch from the Desktop menu.
- Select the media and component to be upgraded.
- Select the machines where the component is to be upgraded.
- Click Install.

For detailed information about using the Tivoli desktop to install or upgrade products, 
see Tivoli Enterprise Installation Guide. 

	3) Installing interim fixes using the CLI 
When upgrading products using the wpatch command, specify the name of the index file 
using the file shown in below. When using the wpatch command to upgrade a product, 
you specify the following information on the command line:

- The location of the image on the installation media.
- The name of the index file associated with the product to be installed or upgraded.
- The machines where the image is to be installed.

Example:

wpatch .c $PATCH/images -i <index file> <managed node>

where:

-c $PATCH/images Specifies the path where images are located
-i <index file> Specifies the product installation index file to which the interim fix is 
                 installed.
<managed node>  Specifies the managed node on which the interim fix is installed.

If you do not specify a machine when running the wpatch command, the image is installed on 
all managed nodes in the Tivoli region when there is a prior version of this image.
For detailed information about using the wpatch command, see Tivoli Management Framework 
Reference Manual. The following list contains a list of .IND files you can find in this set.


.IND file	Component name						Tag	
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
SWDF5P1		Software Distribution Server, Version 4.2.1	4.2.1-SWDSRV-F5P1
SDGWF5P1		Software Distribution Server, Version 4.2.1	4.2.1-SWDGW-F5P1
APMF5P1		Activity Planner, Version 4.2.1			4.2.1-APM-F5P1

