The update command is the Update Installer for WebSphere Software program. The Update installer wizard is also known as the Update installation wizard, the update installer program, and the updateInstaller program.
The update installer program installs and uninstalls interim fixes, fix packs, and refresh packs to update WebSphere software.
The update command calls the update installer program to install and uninstall service to update WebSphere software. This topic describes the update installer command and its command-line parameters.
The following descriptions contain reference information about the command.
See Installing maintenance packages and Uninstalling maintenance packages for information about using the command.
See Installing maintenance packages for information about using
the command.
The following tables list commands for installing and uninstalling interim fixes.
Command example | Type of installation | Description |
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![]() update.bat ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh ![]() update |
Graphical interface mode | Initializes the interim fix field with the name of the
interim fix that has the most recent date stamp and time stamp. Accept all of the default values to install the interim fix with the most recent time stamp. |
![]() update.bat -options "responsefiles\file_name" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -options "responsefiles/file_name" ![]() update -options "responsefiles/file_name" |
Graphical interface mode with an options file | Overrides all graphical interface values with values
that you specified in the options response file. If you omit either value, the default maintenance package is the one with the most recent date stamp and time stamp. The default software is the software installed in the parent directory. |
![]() update.bat -W maintenance.package="e:\IBM\WebSphere \AppServer\updateinstaller\maintenance\PQ20029.pak" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -W maintenance.package="/opt/IBM/WebSphere /AppServer/updateinstaller/maintenance/PQ20029.pak" ![]() update -W maintenance.package="/QIBM/WebSphere /AppServer/updateinstaller/maintenance/PQ20029.pak" |
Graphical interface mode | Overrides the name of the maintenance package to apply. |
![]() update.bat -W product.location="e:\IBM\WebSphere \AppServer" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -W product.location="/opt/IBM/WebSphere /AppServer" ![]() update -W product.location="/QIBM/WebSphere /AppServer" |
Graphical interface mode | Overrides the location of the WebSphere software to update. |
![]() update.bat -W product.location="e:\IBM\WebSphere \AppServer" -W maintenance.package="e:\IBM\WebSphere \AppServer\updateinstaller\maintenance\PQ20029.pak" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -W product.location="/opt/IBM/WebSphere" -W maintenance.package="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer /updateinstaller/maintenance/PQ20029.pak" ![]() update -W product.location="/QIBM/WebSphere/AppServer" -W maintenance.package="/QIBM/WebSphere/AppServer /updateinstaller/maintenance/PQ20029.pak" |
Graphical interface mode | Overrides the location of the WebSphere software to update and the name of the maintenance package to apply. |
![]() update.bat -OPT disableDiskSpaceCheck=true ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -OPT disableDiskSpaceCheck=true ![]() update -OPT disableDiskSpaceCheck=true |
Graphical interface mode | Overrides the prerequisite check for disk space. |
Command example | Type of installation | Description |
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![]() update.bat -silent -options "responsefiles\file_name" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -silent -options "responsefiles/file_name" ![]() update -silent -options "responsefiles/file_name" |
Silent mode with an options file | Overrides all default values with values that you specified
in the options response file. Always use a response file that is based on the response file under updi_root/responsefiles. |
Command example | Description |
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![]() update.bat -W update.type="uninstall" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -W update.type="uninstall" ![]() update -W update.type="uninstall" |
Initializes the interim fix field with the name of the
interim fix that was most recently installed. Accept all of the default values to uninstall the interim fix with the most recent date stamp and time stamp. |
![]() update.bat -W product.location="e:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer" -W update.type="uninstall" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -W product.location="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer" -W update.type="uninstall" ![]() update -W product.location="/QIBM/WebSphere/AppServer" -W update.type="uninstall" |
Overrides the graphical interface with the location of the WebSphere software to update. The default interim fix to uninstall is the most recently installed interim fix for that software. |
![]() update.bat -W backup.package="PQ20029.pak" -W update.type="uninstall" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -W backup.package="PQ20029.pak" -W update.type="uninstall" ![]() update -W backup.package="PQ20029.pak" -W update.type="uninstall" |
Overrides the interim fix field with the name of the maintenance package to uninstall. |
![]() update.bat -W product.location="e:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer" -W backup.package="PQ20029.pak" -W update.type="uninstall" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -W product.location="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer" -W backup.package="PQ20029.pak" -W update.type="uninstall" ![]() update -W product.location="/QIBM/WebSphere/AppServer" -W backup.package="PQ20029.pak" -W update.type="uninstall" |
Overrides the location of the WebSphere software to update and the name of the maintenance package to uninstall. |
![]() update.bat -options "responsefiles\file_name" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -options "responsefiles/file_name" ![]() update -options "responsefiles/file_name" |
Overrides all default values with values that you specified
in the options response file. If you omit either value from the response file, the default maintenance package is the installed package with the most recent date stamp and time stamp. The default software is the software installed in the parent directory. |
Command example | Type of installation | Description |
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![]() update.bat -silent -options "responsefiles\file_name" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ./update.sh -silent -options "responsefiles/file_name" ![]() update -silent -options "responsefiles/file_name" |
Silent mode with an options file | Overrides all default values with values that you specified
in the options response file. Always use a response file that is based on the response file under updi_root/responsefiles. |
The following sections describe logging that occurs when installing and uninstalling service.
If no installation log file exists, refer to the temporary log file in the updi_root/logs/update/tmp directory. If all validations pass, the installation occurs.
Then the update installer program creates the app_server_root/logs/update/maintenance_package.install directory.
Within the directory are the updatelog.txt file, the compressed updatetrace.log.gz file, and the compressed updateconfig.log.gz file. The updateconfig.log.gz file exists only when the installation of service uses the internal configuration manager utility to run ANT scripts.
If no log file exists after uninstalling an interim fix, refer to the temporary log file in the updi_root/logs/update/tmp directory. If all validations pass, the uninstallation procedure occurs.