Install selected interim fixes to specific installation
targets to update your product environment. The Update Installer for WebSphere® Application Server is the tool that you
use to apply maintenance to your WebSphere Extended Deployment and WebSphere Application Server
Network Deployment environments.
Before you begin
- Define an installation target, which is the remote workstation
on which selected software packages might be installed. By default,
all of the workstations that contain nodes that are defined in the
cell appear as installation targets. During the installation process,
the wizard prompts you to select an authentication method: user name
and password or Secure Shell (SSH) public/private key. If you choose
to use the SSH public/private key method, you must first create a
pair of keys and install the public key on all the installation targets
to successfully complete this task.
- Download the latest version of the IBM Update Installer for Websphere
Application Server to the centralized installation manager repository.
The following message is displayed if you attempt to install an interim
fix before you download the Update Installer:
The installation binary files required for the install_package_name or its dependent package Update Installer for WebSphere Application Server for workstation_platform do not exist.
You
are not required to install the Update Installer after you download
it. If the Update Installer is not installed on the installation target,
the centralized installation manager installs the Update Installer
automatically before installing any interim fixes, fix packs, or refresh
packs. For more information, see Downloading the Update Installer for WebSphere Application
Server
- Download the binary files for an interim fix package type. The
descriptors for an interim fix package type, however, are installed
when you install WebSphere Virtual Enterprise Version
6.1. These specific descriptors are included to apply the following
types of updates:
- Maintenance for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
- Maintenance for WebSphere Virtual Enterprise
For details on how to locate the descriptor and associated
files, see Downloading package descriptors and the associated binary files
.
About this task
Complete the following steps to install interim fixes
for both WebSphere Virtual Enterprise and WebSphere
Application Server Network Deployment.
Procedure
- Access the wizard from the administrative console:
- Click System administration > Centralized Installation
Manager > Available installations.
- Select Interim fix as the package type. Next,
select the maintenance installation package.
If you previously
downloaded any interim fixes by using the Add or remove packages function,
each interim fix is displayed in the list that displays below the Select
one or more maintenance packs field. Select one or more interim
fixes from this list.
- Click Show installation targets to populate the
table with a list of applicable target workstations on which to install
the selected interim fixes. After you select one or more
installation targets, click Install to start the Installation
wizard.
- Read and accept the license agreement. Click View
License Agreement to read the agreement, accept the terms, and
click Next to continue.
- Select an authentication method to access the installation
target, and click Next. You can select to either
use the Secure Shell (SSH) public/private key method or the user name
and password method to authenticate.
- Provide your authentication information, and click Next.
Depending on the authentication method that you choose in
step 3, provide the appropriate user name and password for one or
more installation targets, or provide the location of the SSH private
key file and password on the deployment manager.
If you choose
to authenticate by using the user name and password method, you can
provide a common user name and password to access all of the installation
targets, or you can configure unique user names and passwords for
each target.
- Verify the installation and the working locations of each
installation target, and click Next.
The installation
location is the remote location of each installation target in which
the packages are installed. The working location specifies the directory
on the remote target where the files are sent before the package is
installed in the specified location.
- Read the installation summary, and click Finish to
submit the installation request to the centralized installation manager
for processing.
Results
Your installation request is sent to the centralized installation
manager for processing. Check the status of your request from the
Installations in progress panel in the administrative console. You
can review the log files for each of the installation requests that
you submit from the Installation history panel.