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Software package block (SPB) fix pack installation for GUI components

To upgrade the GUI components of IBM(R) Tivoli(R) Configuration Manager using the SPB fix packs on endpoints or standalone workstations, use one of the following installation methods:

IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 GA package is a prerequisite of the SPB fix packs.

To successfully install fix packs using any of these installation methods, you must ensure that the values of the default variables specified in the software package block correspond to the existing installation on the workstation to be upgraded. If they do not correspond, ensure they are stored in the swdis.var file. If these values were deleted from the swdis.var file, you must overwrite them at fix pack installation time using the appropriate panel of the SPB Patch Installer, or using the "-D" command line option (wdinstsp -D variable=value GUI_component.spb).

The default variables for each component defined in the SPB fix packs are listed in the following table.

Table 19. Default variables defined in SPB fix packs
Variable Value Description
Tivoli_APM_GUI_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
DSWIN_DIR $(program_files)\Tivoli\Desktop The directory where the Tivoli Desktop is installed.
TME_JAVATOOLS $(program_files)\Tivoli\JavaTools The directory where the JRE 1.3 is installed.
Tivoli_CCM_GUI_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
DSWIN_DIR $(program_files)\Tivoli\Desktop The directory where the Tivoli Desktop is installed.
TME_JAVATOOLS $(program_files)\Tivoli\JavaTools The directory where the JRE 1.3 is installed.
Tivoli_SWDEP_PC_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
target_dir $(product_dir)\speditor The directory where the Software Package Editor is installed.
TME_JAVATOOLS $(program_files)\Tivoli\JavaTools The directory where the JRE 1.3 is installed.
Tivoli_SWDEP_NW_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
target_dir $(product_dir)\SD42CLI
Tivoli_SWDEP_OS2_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
package_type ALL
target_dir $(product_dir)\speditor The directory where the Software Package Editor is installed.
Tivoli_SWDEP_UNIX_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
target_dir $(product_dir)/speditor The directory where the Software Package Editor is installed.
TME_JAVATOOLS /opt/Tivoli/JavaTools The directory where the JRE 1.3 is installed.
Tivoli_SWDEP_NTAS400_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
target_dir $(product_dir)\speditoras400 The directory where the Software Package Editor for AS/400(R) is installed.
TME_JAVATOOLS $(program_files)\Tivoli\JavaTools The directory where the JRE 1.3 is installed.
Tivoli_SWDEP_400PS_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02

Note: This package has to be installed on the AS/400 system to which user wants to connect through Software Package Editor for AS/400.

Tivoli_WebUI_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
package_type ALL
target_dir $(product_dir)\speditor
Tivoli_WebUI_L10N_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
WebSrvHomeDir /opt/IBMHTTPD The path to the home directory for the Web server.
AppServerHome /opt/WebSphere/AppServer The path where the Tivoli Web Server is installed.
Tivoli_SWD_WebUI_plugin_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
LCF_LIBDIR /opt/Tivoli/lcf/lib/aix4-r1 The LCF_LIBDIR of the endpoint.
WebSrvHomeDir /opt/IBMHTTPD The path to the home directory for the Web server.
Tivoli_INV_WebUI_plugin_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
LCFROOT /opt/Tivoli/lcf The LCFROOT of the endpoint.
WebSrvHomeDir /opt/IBMHTTPD The path to the home directory for the Web server.
Tivoli_MD2GUI_Fix.v4.1.1.FP01
DSWIN_DIR $(program_files)\Tivoli\Desktop The directory where the Tivoli Desktop is installed.
TME_JAVATOOLS $(program_files)\Tivoli\JavaTools The directory where the JRE 1.3 is installed.

SPB Patch Installer

This installation method uses ISMP technology that you can use to install fix packs on an endpoint or standalone workstation to upgrade IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 GUI components. The SPB Patch Installer is supported on Microsoft(R) Windows(R), IBM AIX(R), Solaris Operating Environment, Linux(TM) for Intel(TM), and HP-UX.

The following is a summary of the upgrade process using the SPB Patch Installer. Refer to the SPB Patch Installer Guide located in the spb_installer directory on the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 Fix Pack 2 CD (2 of 2) for complete instructions on using this tool.

To install the SPB fix packs using the SPB Patch Installer, perform the following steps:

  1. Insert the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 Fix Pack 2 CD (2 of 2).
  2. Locate and run the setup program located in the spb_installer directory.
  3. Read the Welcome panel and click Next.
  4. Specify the XML descriptor file for the fix pack located in the package subdirectory on the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 Fix Pack 2 CD (2 of 2). Click Next.
  5. Select Apply and click Next.
  6. Specify the components you want to install and click Next.
  7. Clear the selection of the components for which you do not want to install in undoable mode. Click Next.
  8. You might be prompted to specify the value of some variables defined in the SPB. Ensure that they are consistent with the existing installation on the workstation to be upgraded.
  9. A Summary panel is displayed. Click Next.
  10. The upgrade process starts.

Software Distribution server command

To use this type of installation, your Tivoli environment must contain an installation of the Software Distribution Server component, the Software Distribution Gateway component, and a Tivoli endpoint. The following steps must be performed to apply the SPB fix pack on the targets:

  1. Create a new Profile in a Profile Manager, using the naming convention described in Table 20.
  2. Import the SPB fix pack provided into the new Profile.
  3. Select the endpoints to which you want to distribute the fix pack.
  4. Submit the installation using either the command line or the Tivoli desktop.

If you need to overwrite the values of the default variables, use the "-D" option (winstsp -D variable=value GUI_component.spb) from the command line, or the Default Variables panel from the Tivoli desktop.

Software Distribution disconnected command

To use this type of installation, you must have the Software Distribution Software Package Editor component installed on the endpoint. If you need to overwrite the values of the default variables, use the "-D" option (wdinstsp -D variable=value GUI_component.spb) from the command line.

Software package block fix packs

Table 20 contains the names of the fix pack 2 software package blocks and the names of the software profiles that must be used when using SPBs to install components. IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1 GA SPBs are a prerequisite of the fix pack SPBs.

Table 20. Names of SPB files and software profiles
SPB Files Package name with Version
Tivoli_APM_GUI_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02.spb Tivoli_APM_GUI_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
Tivoli_CCM_GUI_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02.spb Tivoli_CCM_GUI_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
Tivoli_SWDEP_$(interp)_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02.spb Tivoli_SWDEP_$(interp)_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
Tivoli_SWDEP_NTAS400_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02.spb Tivoli_SWDEP_NTAS400_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
Tivoli_SWDEP_400PS_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02.spb Tivoli_SWDEP_400PS_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
Tivoli_WebUI_4.2.1.spb Tivoli_WebUI.4.2.1
Tivoli_WebUI_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02.spb Tivoli_WebUI_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
Tivoli_WebUI_L10N_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02.spb Tivoli_WebUI_L10N_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
Tivoli_WebUI_L10N.4.2.1.spb Tivoli_WebUI_L10N.4.2.1
Tivoli_SWD_WebUI_plugin_4.2.1.spb Tivoli_SWD_WebUI_plugin_4.2.1
Tivoli_SWD_WebUI_plugin_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02.spb Tivoli_SWD_WebUI_plugin_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
Tivoli_INV_WebUI_plugin_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02.spb Tivoli_INV_WebUI_plugin_Fix.v4.2.1.FP02
Tivoli_MD2GUI_Fix.v4.1.1.FP01.spb Tivoli_MD2GUI_Fix.v4.1.1.FP01
Note:
If you are installing the WebUI SPB components via the Software Distribution command line, you need to install the following prerequisite packages first: These are empty packages used to update the local catalog in accordance with the adopted SPB naming convention.

If you are installing the WebUI SPB components via SPB_patch_installer, the prerequisite packages are automatically installed.


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