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Traditional fix pack installation methods

You can install the fix pack for IBM(R) Tivoli(R) Configuration Manager using any of the following different installation methods:

Installing fix packs using ISMP.

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

The ISMP tool provides a depoting mechanism with which you can plan the upgrade of the entire Tivoli region by creating activity plans that can be scheduled at a later date.

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

Note:
Before starting the upgrade process, back up the object database on the Tivoli server. Before running each generated activity plan, 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 using a fix pack, 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:
  2. Accept the Software License Agreement. Click Next.
  3. Select the fix pack directory, $fixpack/xml. Click Next.
  4. The actions necessary to upgrade your environment are being generated. When the process completes, a panel displays the fix pack 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 wish 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

Installing fix packs using the Tivoli desktop

When installing fix packs using the Tivoli desktop, the images are located in the images subdirectory on the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 Fix Pack 2 CD (1 of 2). The Tivoli desktop can upgrade the same product on multiple workstations sequentially.

The basic procedure for using the Tivoli desktop to upgrade a product is as follows:

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

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

Installing fix packs using the CLI

When upgrading products using the wpatch command, specify the name of the index file using the file shown in Table 18. When using the wpatch command to upgrade a product, you specify the following information on the command line:

Example:

wpatch -c <CD-ROM>/images -i <index file> <managed node>

where:

-c <CD-ROM>/images
Specifies the path to the images on the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 Fix Pack 2 CD (1 of 2).
-i <index file>
Specifies the product installation index file to which the fix pack is installed.
<managed node>
Specifies the managed node on which the fix pack is installed.

If you do not specify a workstation 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 table contains a list of IND files included in this fix pack.

Table 18. IND files for components
IND file Component name Tag
421INVFP Inventory, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-INV-FP02
421LCFFP Inventory Gateway, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-INVGW-FP02
APMFP2 Activity Planner, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-APM-FP02
CCMFP2 Change Manager, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-CCM-FP02
DQYFP2 Enterprise Directory Query Facility, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-DQY-FP02
TRMFP2 Resource Manager, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-TRMSRV-FP02
TRMGWFP2 Resource Manager Gateway, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-TRMGW-FP02
SWDFP2 Software Distribution, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-SWDSRV-FP02
SWDGWFP2 Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-SWDGW-FP02
SDJPFP2 Software Package Editor, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-SWDJPS-FP02
WEBUIFP2 Web Interface, Version 4.2.1 4.2.1-WEB-FP02
PMFP2 Pristine Manager 4.2.1 4.2.1-PMSRV-FP02
PMGWFP2 Pristine Manager Gateway 4.2.1 4.2.1-PMGW-FP02

Installing fix packs using SIS

When installing fix packs using Tivoli Software Installation Service, select the fix packs to be installed using the component name shown in Table 4.

Tivoli Software Installation Service does not distinguish between products and fix packs. Whether the installation image is used for an installation or upgrade, Tivoli Software Installation Service refers to all installation images as products.

Tivoli Software Installation Service can install multiple products on multiple workstations in parallel. This software can install more products on more computer systems in less time than using the installation methods provided by Tivoli Management Framework.

The basic procedure for using Tivoli Software Installation Service to install products is as follows:

  1. Import the product images into the Tivoli Software Installation Service depot.
  2. Select the components to be installed.
  3. Select the workstations where each component is to be installed.
  4. Click Install.

For detailed information about using Tivoli Software Installation Service, see Tivoli Enterprise: Installation Guide.


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