You can update the Application Client to a later version using Installation Manager response files.
Perform this procedure to use Installation Manager response files to update the Application Client.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input>
<server>
<repository location='https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v85'/>
</server>
<profile id='Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5' installLocation='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppClient/V85/client'>
<data key='eclipseLocation' value='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppClient/V85/client'/>
<data key='was.install.os400.profile.location' value='/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppClient/V85/client'/>
<data key='user.appclient.serverHostname' value='localhost'/>
<data key='user.appclient.serverPort' value='2809'/>
<data key='user.import.profile' value='false'/>
<data key='cic.selector.nl' value='en'/>
</profile>
<install modify='false'>
<offering id='com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v85' version='8.5.0.20101113_2239' profile='Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5'
features='javaee.thinclient.core.feature,javaruntime'/>
</install>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.eclipseCache' value='/QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/IMShared'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.connectTimeout' value='30'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.readTimeout' value='30'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.downloadAutoRetryCount' value='0'/>
<preference name='offering.service.repositories.areUsed' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ssl.nonsecureMode' value='false'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.disablePreemptiveAuthentication' value='false'/>
<preference name='http.ntlm.auth.kind' value='NTLM'/>
<preference name='http.ntlm.auth.enableIntegrated.win32' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.preserveDownloadedArtifacts' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.keepFetchedFiles' value='false'/>
<preference name='PassportAdvantageIsEnabled' value='false'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates' value='false'/>
</agent-input>