You can update WebSphere® Application
Server Liberty Core to
a later version using the Installation Manager GUI.
Before you begin
Contact the IBM® Software
Support Center for information about updates for WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core. The
most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix
Central.
To install Version 8.5.5.4 and later of
Liberty, you must have IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6.2
or later.
Make
sure that the web-based or local service repository location is listed
and checked or that the Search service repositories during
installation and updates option is selected on the Repositories
panel in your Installation Manager preferences. For more information
on using service repositories with Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation
Manager Information Center.

If you want to install Liberty assets from
local directory-based repositories or an instance of the Liberty Asset Repository Service, configure
the repositories. For more information about the Liberty
asset repositories, see Installing assets using Installation Manager.
Procedure
- Log on to your system.
- Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core installation.
- Start Installation Manager.
- Click Update.
Note: If
prompted to authenticate, specify the IBM ID
and password that you use to access protected IBM software websites.
- Select the package group to update. If you select Update
all, Installation Manager searches all of the added and
predefined repositories for recommended updates to all of the package
groups that it has installed.
- Use this feature 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 recommended fixes that you want to install, you
should be able to use this feature confidently.
- If you enable searching service repositories or install fixes
directly from other live web-based repositories, you might not want
to select this option so that you can select only the fixes that you
want to install for each offering on subsequent panels.
- If you select Update all, Installation
Manager will install only the recommended updates to all of the package
groups; it will not allow you to select non-recommended fixes for
installation. If you want to install non-recommended fixes, perform
the following actions:
- On this panel, clear the Update all check
box and select an offering to update.
- On the next panel, clear the option to show only recommended fixes
and then select the fixes that you want to install.
The Update all option
might generate a warning message if you complete the following steps:- Install WebSphere Application Server Liberty v8.5.5.3 with the Extended Programming Model.
- Install WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Liberty v8.5.5.3 with the Extended
Programming Model.
- Select Update all. Click Next.
- You might receive an Update Validation Warning message
with multiple messages. Click OK. Click Next.
- You might receive the Extended Programming Model Warning message
panel.
- Click Back to the Update Package panel.
Click Next.
- You might again receive an Update Validation Warning message
with multiple messages.
- From the Extended Programming Model Warning message
panel, click Next. In the Offering
License panel, find the following error:
An error has occurred. See error log for more details. Bundle "reference:file:/C:/ProgramData/IBM/Installation Manager WS_Beta/bundles/plugins/com.ibm.was.base.license.v85_8.5.5003.20140718_0100.jar" has been uninstalled
To fix this problem, complete the following steps:- Click Cancel.
- Select Update all.
- Do not click Back. This action causes the
error that uninstalls the license.
- Click Next.
- Select the version to which you want to update under IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core.
- Select any fixes that you want to install. Any recommended fixes are selected by default.
If there are recommended fixes, you can
select the option to show only recommended fixes and hide non-recommended fixes.
- Click Next.
- Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
- Select the optional features that you want in your updated
installation.

Beginning
with Version 8.5.5.4, the Extended Programming Model is available
from the Liberty Repository. This asset provides a rich set of programming
models such as Web Services, JMS (including Message-Driven Beans),
and MongoDB 2.0. To install this asset, use the Asset Selection Wizard
as described in the next step.

Optional: Install additional Liberty Repository assets. If you do not want to select any additional assets, you can skip this step. To install Liberty
Repository assets, you must have IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 or later. To learn more
about the Liberty Repository and the assets it contains, see Liberty Repository.- Select whether you want to install assets from the Liberty Repository, and click
Next. To install assets from the IBM WebSphere Liberty Repository, you must have access to the
internet.
If you choose not to connect to the IBM WebSphere Liberty
Repository, you can still install assets from configured directory-based repositories or an instance
of the Liberty Asset Repository Service. For more information, see Installing assets using Installation Manager.
Click Launch Asset Selection Wizard.
- You can perform a case-insensitive search for assets by display name or description. If you search with the Keyword field empty, then the search displays
all applicable assets.
With Version 8.5.5.5 and later, you can also search
for assets by short name.
- Select each asset that you want to install, then click Next.
- Accept the license agreement and click Finish.
- Review the summary information, and click Update.
- If the installation is successful, the program displays a message
indicating that installation is successful.
- If the installation is not successful, click View Log
File to troubleshoot the problem.
- Click Finish.
- Click to close Installation Manager.