Use the IBM® Update
Installer to update your WebSphere® eXtreme
Scale Client environment
with various types of maintenance, such as interim fixes, fix packs,
and refresh packs.
Before you begin
Upgrade your appliance firmware before
updating the
WebSphere eXtreme
Scale Client. For
more information, see
Updating the firmware
About this task
Use the IBM Update
Installer to install and apply various types of maintenance packages
for WebSphere eXtreme
Scale Client.
Because the Update Installer undergoes regular maintenance, you must
use the most current version of the tool.
Procedure
- Stop all processes that are running in your environment.
- To stop all processes that are running in your WebSphere Application
Server environment, see Command-line utilities.
- Download the latest version of the Update Installer. See Recommended fixes for more information.
- Install the Update Installer. See Installing the Update Installer for WebSphere Software in the WebSphere Application
Server Information Center for
more information.
- Download into the updi_root/maintenance directory
the maintenance packages that you intend to install. See
the Support site for more
information.
- Use the Update Installer to install the interim fix, fix
pack, or refresh pack. You can install the maintenance
package by running the graphical user interface (GUI), or by running
the Update Installer in silent mode.
Run the following
command from the updi_root directory
to start the GUI:
Run the following command from the updi_root directory
to run the Update Installer in silent mode:
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./update.sh -silent -options responsefile/file_name
update.bat -silent -options responsefile\file_name
Results
If the installation process fails, see the temporary log
file, which is in the updi_root/logs/update/tmp directory.
The Update Installer creates the install_root/logs/update/maintenance_package.install directory
in which the installation log files are located.