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Installing interim fixes and fix packs for the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit on z/OS operating systems

Product fix packs contain bundled service to bring WebSphere® Application Server up to a new product level. Interim fixes provide corrective service for specific known problems. You can use IBM Installation Manager to update the product with the fixes that are available for the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit.

Before you begin

Contact the IBM® Software Support Center for information about upgrades for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS®. The most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix Central.

Minimum repositories requirement to apply Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit updates: Installation Manager must have access to the following repositories:
  • Repository for the current level of the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit that is installed on the system
  • Update repositories—that is, the repositories containing the updates for the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit

See the readme documentation that is included with the fix for more information on installing the update.

About this task

Use this procedure whenever you want to apply a new fix pack or interim fix to your system.

Tip: You can also install fixes using silent response files with Installation Manager. For information on creating and using response files, read the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center.

Procedure

  1. Use Installation Manager to apply the required maintenance to your product dataset and file-system structure.
    1. For a list of interim fixes and fix packs that are available for the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit and specific information about each fix, perform the following actions.
      1. Go to Fix Central.
      2. Select WebSphere as the product group.
      3. Select WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit as the product.
      4. Select the version of the product to be updated.
      5. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.
      6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.
      7. Click More Information under each fix to view information about the fix.
      8. Recommendation: Make a list of the names of the fixes that you would like to install.
    2. Update the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit with the interim fixes using one of the following procedures.
      • To update the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit with interim fixes or fix packs, access the live service repository that contains the fixes and use web-based updating.
        Use Installation Manager on your local system to update the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit with the interim fixes from the live web-based repository at the following location:
        http://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11
        To install a fix from a service repository, perform the following actions:
        1. Mount the product file system, read and write, at the path at which it was originally mounted with Installation Manager.
        2. If you do not already have an Installation Manager credentials file containing your IBM software user ID and password, create one that will allow you to access the repository.
          Note: These are the credentials that you use to access protected IBM software websites.
          Use the imutilsc saveCredential command to create a keyring or add additional credentials to it:
          imutilsc saveCredential 
            -keyring keyring_file
            -userName IBM_software_ID
            -userPassword IBM_software_password
            -url repository_URL

          For information on the imutilsc saveCredential command, read the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center.

          Tip: When creating a keyring file, append /repository.config at the end of the repository URL location if the imutilsc command is unable to find the URL that is specified.
          Note:

          Starting in Installation Manager Version 1.6.2, the -keyring and -password options that were used to access credentials in a key ring file are deprecated. For Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later, use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file.

          In Version 1.7, the format of the secure storage file is revised, and is no longer compatible with versions of Installation Manager before version 1.7. Update Installation Manager to version 1.7 or higher and then re-create and replace any secure storage files that you created with earlier versions.

          There is no migration path from key ring files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures. You must create a storage file to replace a key ring file. For more information about using the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file, see the Installation Manager Version 1.6 documentation.

        3. From the Installation Manager user ID, perform the following actions:
          1. Change to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.
          2. Install the fix.
            To install an interim fix, use this command:
            imcl install fix_name
              -installationDirectory product_installation_location
              -repositories repository_URL
              -keyring keyring_file
            To install a fix pack, use this command:
            imcl install com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11_version
              -installationDirectory product_installation_location
              -repositories repository_URL
              -keyring keyring_file
              -acceptLicense
            Tips:
            • The version, which optionally can be attached to the offering ID with an underscore, is a specific version of the offering to install (1.1.0.20110427_2247 for example).
              • 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.
          3. Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:
            imcl listInstalledPackages -long
      • To update the product with interim fixes or fix packs, download the files that contain the fixes from Fix Central and use local updating.
        You can download compressed files that contain the fixes from Fix Central. Each compressed fix file contains an Installation Manager repository for the fix and usually has a .zip extension. After downloading the fix files, you can use Installation Manager to update the Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit with the fixes.
        1. To download the fixes, perform the following actions:
          1. Go to Fix Central.
          2. Select WebSphere as the product group.
          3. Select WebSphere Application Server Web 2.0 and Mobile Toolkit as the product.
          4. Select the version of the product to be updated.
          5. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.
          6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.
          7. Select the fixes that you want to download, and click Continue.
          8. Select your download options, and click Continue.
          9. Click I agree to agree to the terms and conditions.
          10. Click Download now to download the fixes.
          11. Transfer the compressed fix files in binary format to the z/OS system on which they will be installed.
          12. If you are installing a fix pack, extract the compressed repository files to a directory on your system.
        2. To install a fix from a downloaded file, perform the following actions:
          1. Mount the product file system, read and write, at the path at which it was originally mounted with Installation Manager.
          2. From the Installation Manager user ID, perform the following actions:
            1. Change to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.
            2. Install the fix.
              To install an interim fix, use this command:
              imcl install fix_name 
                 -installationDirectory product_installation_location
                 -repositories compressed_file
              To install a fix pack, use this command:
              imcl install com.ibm.websphere.W2MTK.v11_version
                -installationDirectory product_installation_location
                -repositories location_of_expanded_files
                -acceptLicense
              Tips:
              • The version, which optionally can be attached to the offering ID with an underscore, is a specific version of the offering to install (1.1.0.20110427_2247 for example).
                • 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.
            3. Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:
              imcl listInstalledPackages -long
  2. Remount the product file system at its production location.

    The file system should normally be mounted read-only.

  3. Perform any other migration actions as instructed in fix or APAR cover letters.
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