You can update the Web Server Plug-ins to a later version
using Installation Manager response files.
Before you begin
Tip: As an alterative to the procedure that is
described in this article, Installation Manager allows you to use
the
updateAll command in a response file or on
the command line to search for and update all installed packages.
Use this command only if you have full control over which fixes are
contained in the targeted repositories. If you create and point to
a set of custom repositories that include only the specific fixes
that you want to install, you should be able to use this command confidently.
If you perform one of the following procedures, however, you might
not want to use the
updateAll command:
- Enable Installation Manager to search service repositories
- Install fixes directly from other live web-based repositories
If you do not use the
updateAll command in
a response file or on the command line, you can select only the fixes
that you want to install using one of the following options:
- The installFixes attribute in a response file
- The -installFixes option with the install command
on the command line
About this task
Perform this procedure to use Installation Manager to
update the Web Server Plug-ins using Installation Manager response
files.
Note: For information on installing and removing fix packs
for WebSphere Application Server offerings on IBM i systems using
the Installation Manager command line, read the following articles
in this information center:
- Installing fix packs on IBM i operating systems using the command
line
- Uninstalling fix packs from IBM i operating systems using the
command line
Example
The following is an example of a response file for updating
the Web Server Plug-ins to a later version.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input>
<server>
<repository location='https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85'/>
</server>
<profile id='Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5' installLocation='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/PLG'>
<data key='eclipseLocation' value='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/PLG'/>
<data key='was.install.os400.profile.location' value='/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppServer/V85/PLG'/>
<data key='user.import.profile' value='false'/>
<data key='cic.selector.nl' value='en, fr, it, zh, ro, ru, zh_TW, de, ja, pl, es, cs, hu, ko, pt_BR'/>
</profile>
<install modify='false'>
<offering profile='Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5' id='com.ibm.websphere.PLG.v85' version='8.5.0.20101025_2108'
features='core.feature'/>
</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>
Tips: - The profile ID (<profile . . . id='profile_ID'
. . . .> and <offering . . . profile='profile_ID'
. . . .>) can be found when you run the imcl listInstallationDirectories
-verbose command from the eclipse/tools subdirectory
in the directory where you installed Installation Manager. It is the
same as the package group’s name.
- The offering ID (<offering . . . id='offering_ID'
. . . .>) can be found in the Install Manager Offering ID
section of the report that is generated when you run the historyInfo or genHistoryReport command
from the app_server_root/bin directory.
- The version is a specific version of the offering
to install (8.5.0.20101025_2108 for example). This
specification is optional.
- If version is not specified, the latest
version of the offering and all interim fixes for that version
are installed.
- If version is specified, the specified version
of the offering and no interim fixes for that version are installed.
The offering version can be found attached to the end of the
offering ID with an underscore when you run the following command
against the repository:
./imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
- You can also specify none, recommended or all with
the -installFixes argument to indicate which interim
fixes you want installed with the offering.
- If the offering version is not specified, the -installFixes option
defaults to all.
- If the offering version is specified, the -installFixes option
defaults to none.