[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows]This topic applies only on the i5/OS operating system.

Updating the Update Installer for WebSphere Software

This topic describes how to get the latest copy of the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.

Before you begin

[iSeries] There are two ways to get updates for the Update Installer for WebSphere Software.
[iSeries] Note: You only need to install the Update Installer on your system at any one time for use with all version 6.1 products. Before installing a newer version of the Update Installer, you must first remove the existing Update Installer. You can use the Update Installer to update any v6.1 installed product.
[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] Important: Only one copy of the Update Installer should be installed on your system at any one time for use with all Version 6.x products. Before installing a newer version of the Update Installer, you must first remove the existing Update Installer.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] To get the latest copy of the Update Installer, download the most current version from the support site and reinstall it. The Update Installer ships on the Version 6.1 supplements disk. The Update Installer undergoes regular maintenance and offers updated versions on the WebSphere software support pages.

The later releases of the Update Installer will be able to install or uninstall any Version 6.1 maintenance that were released prior to the release of the most recent Update Installer.

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] See Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server. Look under your release of the WebSphere software for a link to the Update Installer download page.

About this task

This topic describes how to update the Update Installer after you installed it into a product.

Procedure

  1. [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] Download the updated Update Installer files from the product Support site.

    Ensure that the updi_root directory no longer exists or is empty.

    See Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server to locate the Update Installer download page.

  2. [iSeries] Download the updated Update Installer files from the product Support site.

    See Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server. Look under your release of the WebSphere software for a link to the Update Installer download page.

    Ensure that the updi_root directory no longer exists or is empty. If it is not, run the following Qshell command before reinstalling: rm -R updi_root. For example, rm -R /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/V61/updi.

  3. [iSeries] Extract the contents of the zip file to a directory on the system from which you will perform the install. The Update Installer can be installed remote from a Windows workstation or locally from a Qshell session on your i5/OS system.
  4. [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] Extract the contents of the zip file to a directory on the system from which you will perform the install.
  5. Install the new Update Installer.

    [AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] See Installing the Update Installer for WebSphere Software for more information.

    [iSeries]
    • For remote GUI installation, do the following:
      1. Open Windows Explorer and select your disc drive.
      2. Click the downloaded_path\UpdateInstaller\install.exe file to start the InstallShield for Multiplatforms (ISMP) program.
    • For local silent QSH installation, run the INSTALL command from Qshell.
      1. On a CL command line, run the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.
      2. Issue the INSTALL command to start the installation program.
        cd downloaded_path/UpdateInstaller
        INSTALL -options path/responsefile

Results

[AIX HP-UX Linux Solaris Windows] The Update Installer is installed under the root directory that you specified during installation.

[iSeries] The Update Installer is installed under the root directory that you specified during installation. The update installer is installed to /QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/V61/updi unless you modified the installLocation option.

What to do next

See Installing maintenance packages for information about using the Update Installer to install maintenance packages.




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