The Update Installer for WebSphere Software has a new installation
program for Version 6.1, Installation Wizard for the Update Installer.
The Update Installer now uses the Common Install Engine for WebSphere
Software.
Before you begin
A single installation of the Update Installer can be used
to install maintenance on the following WebSphere software products:
The Update Installer ships on the Version
6.1 supplements disc.
The Update Installer undergoes regular
maintenance and offers updated versions on the WebSphere software
support pages. See Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server.
Look under your release of the WebSphere software for a link to the
Update Installer download page.
Notes on running the Update Installer for WebSphere Software on Microsoft® Windows Vista™ and Windows 2008 operating systems:
- To use the Update Installer for WebSphere® Software on the Microsoft® Windows® Vista
operating system, you must have Version 6.1.0.9 or later of the Update
Installer installed on your system. To use the Update Installer for WebSphere Software on the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system, you
must have Version 6.1.0.17 or later of the Update Installer installed
on your system.
- If a non-Administrator applies maintenance using the Update Installer,
that user must do so with Windows User
Account Control (UAC) in the same state that it was in when Websphere
Application Server was originally installed.
- If UAC was enabled during installation of Websphere Application
Server, apply maintenance with UAC enabled.
- If UAC was disabled during installation of Websphere Application
Server, apply maintenance with UAC disabled.
If a non-Administrator applies maintenance to Websphere Application
Server with a UAC setting that is different from that used in the
initial installation, then the registry is adversely affected. This
might result in unreliable listings of the installation locations
in the destination panels of the Update Installer, or an existing
installation location might not show up in the dropdown menu.
When
the Windows Vista or Windows 2008 operating systems
are asked to run a program that requires elevated (Administrator)
privileges, it first tells the user whether or not the publisher of
the program is recognized. For certain Websphere Application Server
programs, for example, an operating-system dialog might appear that
states "An unidentified program wants access to your computer." Examine
the program details; and if it is the Websphere Application Server
program that you intend to run, click Allow to proceed.
Important:
- Only one copy of the Update Installer
should be installed on your system at any one time for use with Version
6.1 products. If you are updating to Version 6.1 from Version 6.0,
you need to first remove Version 6.0 before install the new version.
After Version 6.1 has been installed on your system, the Update Installer
will automatically update with any subsequent versions, when you request
an update.
- The user account that originally installed the WebSphere Application
Server product to be updated should be used to launch the Installation
Wizard to install the Update Installer, and the same user account
should be used to launch the Update Installer program to update a
product.
- When a different user account uses the updi_root location,
that user account must have reading and running access to that location.
It must also have writing access to the updi_root/logs directory
and its subdirectory.
- When a different user account is used to update the target WebSphere
Application Server product location, that user account must have full
access (reading, writing, and running) to the target location where
a maintenance package is to be applied.
If a non-root user launches the Update Installer
program, that user account must be able to run the slibclean command;
otherwise, a root user must run the slibclean command
whenever the Update Installer program is used.
- Make sure that no processes from any users are locking any files
in the target location where a maintenance package is to be installed.
Hardware and software requirements
The
hardware and software requirements for the Update Installer are the
same as the product or component requirements that the Update Installer
is used to update. For example, you can use the Update Installer to
install maintenance for WebSphere software on distributed platforms
and iSeries platforms. The Update Installer does not install maintenance
for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.
The
official statements of support for hardware and software for the IBM
WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 are on the IBM WebSphere Application Server supported hardware
and software Web site. The Web site lists all supported operating
systems and the operating system fixes and patches that you must install
to have a compliant operating system.