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How to install/update the IBM Installation Manager product on IBM i OS using the IBM Web Administration for i GUI

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Question

How do you update the IBM Installation Manager product on the IBM i OS using the IBM Web Administration for i GUI?

Answer

PREREQUISITES: Please ensure the following prerequisites are met before proceeding with the installation of the Installation Manager product via the IBM Web Administration GUI.
1) NOTE: Do not use Installation Manager versions 1.8.9.5 or 1.9.0 with the IBM i OS since these versions contain a defect when using IBM i JDK 8.0.

2) 57xxJV1 Option 16 LPP is required to be fully installed BEFORE you upgrade to Installation Manager v1.8.9.4 or later.
57xxJV1 Option 14 LPP is required to be fully installed BEFORE you upgrade to Installation Manager v1.8.0.0-1.8.9.3. 


You can display your currently installed 57xxJV1 LPP options using GO LICPGM Option 10, press F11 twice to view the Product Option column, and then scroll down and locate your 57xxJV1 licensed program.
If 57xxJV1 Option 16 is not currently installed, please refer to the following URL for information on how to download and install the JDK 8.0 32bit LPP on the IBM i OS.
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1020692

If 57xxJV1 Option 14 is not currently installed, please refer to the following URL for information on how to download and install the JDK 7.0 32 bit LPP on the IBM i OS.
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1011217

3) IBM i 7.4 requires IBM Installation Manager v1.8.9.4 or later to be installed.
IBM i 7.3 requires IBM Installation Manager v1.8.4 or later to be installed. 

4) When updating via the Internet, the IBM i will require your network firewall allow outbound connections from the IBM i to the host, public.dhe.ibm.com, over port 80. The external IP address for the public.dhe.ibm.com host is 170.225.15.12.

Host: public.dhe.ibm.com
IP: 170.225.15.112

You can test your network connection by executing the following TELNET command. The session should remain input inhibited. You can then use a different 5250 session to look at NETSTAT *CNN to see if the connect to remote port 80 is ESTABLISHED. This would indicate a successful connection through your network. If the connection is not successful, the following message will be returned and displayed in your device session's job log.

TCP3436 - No response from remote host system within open timeout.

5) If the Installation Manager product is currently installed and its current version is 1.7.4.x, there is a known defect preventing the Internet upgrade option from completing successfully.

As a result, if your current version is 1.7.4.x, you will need to upgrade manually using the instructions in the document, How to Download and Install/Upgrade the IBM Installation Manager (IM) for the IBM i .

This issue does not exist with v1.7.3.x and earlier or with 1.8.x and later!!! If you are at one of these Installation Manager versions, you can proceed with upgrading the IM product via the Internet using the instructions below.

Steps to check your Installation Manager version
1) STRQSH
2) /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl -version

6) In order to update the IBM Installation Manager (Installation Manager) product via the Internet, the Installation Manager product must already be installed. If you are installing the Installation Manager product for the first time, you have the option of either installing the Installation Manager product manually or installing it via the IBM Web Administration GUI. Please refer to the following IBM Technical Document for more information on how to download and install the Installation Manager product manually.
How to Download and Install/Upgrade the IBM Installation Manager (IM) for the IBM i

See below when installing via the IBM Web Administration GUI.
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Steps to install/update the IBM Installation Manager product using the IBM Web Administration for i GUI
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1) Execute the STRHOSTSVR *ALL CL command to ensure all of the IBM i Host Servers are started.
2) Open a web browser and go to the URL, http://<server>:2001/HTTPAdmin, to display the IBM Web Administration for i console web application.

If you are not prompted for a user ID and password, execute the following CL command to ensure the ADMIN server is started:

STRTCPSVR *HTTP HTTPSVR(*ADMIN)

If you continue to experience issues accessing the IBM Web Administration for i console, please open a Service Request (PMR) with IBM here or call 1-800-IBM-SERV.
3) When prompted, sign in with a user profile containing *SECADM and *ALLOBJ explicit special authorities.
4) Click Manage -> Installations on the main IBM Web Administration for i console page.

5) Click the Installation Manager link under Tools on the left, vertical menu.

6) If you already have the Installation Manager product installed, the installed Installation Manager version is displayed along with 2 options, "Use installer packages on local system to upgrade " and "Use Internet to upgrade".

If the Installation Manager product has not yet been installed, the message "No usable Installation Manager tool found on the system." is displayed and the only option available is to specify the Installation Manager package to install.

Please refer to following section based on if you are updating the Installation Manager product via the Internet or if you are installing/updating the Installation Manager product via the local install package.

Use Internet to upgrade


NOTE: If the Installation Manager product is currently installed and its current version is 1.7.4.x, there is a known defect preventing the Internet upgrade option from completing successfully.

As a result, if your current version is 1.7.4.x, you will need to upgrade manually using the instructions in the document, How to Download and Install/Upgrade the IBM Installation Manager (IM) for the IBM i .

This issue does not exist with v1.7.3.x and earlier or with 1.8.x and later!!! If you are at one of these Installation Manager versions, you can proceed with upgrading the Installation Manager product via the Internet using the instructions below.

Steps to check your Installation Manager version
1) STRQSH
2) /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl -version

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When you are ready to update your Installation Manager product, select the radio button next to "Use Internet to upgrade" and click the Update button.



After clicking the Update button, a popup window showing "Installing IBM Installation Manager" will be displayed indicating the Installation Manager product is currently being installed.



Once the installation process completes, the screen will refresh and the recently installed Installation Manager product version will be displayed when clicking on Manage -> Installations -> Tools -> Installation Manager.

Local Installation Manager package


When installing the Installation Manager product for the first time or updating it using a local Installation Manager package repository on the IBM i IFS, you can use either the repositories provided with the WAS Group PTFs (WAS v9.0 Not applicable) under /QIBM/WAS/IMFIXPACKS/IM/<version>/FIXPACK/ or you can download the repository from IBM Fix Central and restore it to a directory in the IBM i IFS.

Repository provided with the WAS Group PTF


WAS Group PTF
You can locate what Installation Manager repositories exist on your IBM i server using the following command.

WRKLNK '/QIBM/WAS/IMFIXPACKS/IM/*'

The above command will list each Installation Manager version available to be installed.

NOTE: If this directory structure does not exist, then you have never applied a WAS v8.0 or v8.5 Group PTF to your IBM i OS. In this case, IBM recommends you follow the instructions under "Repository downloaded from IBM Fix Central" instead or apply the WAS Group PTF.

In the following example, the highlighted version, 1.8.6.1 is the latest version available.


Here is the full path to the Installation Manager installation package .
/QIBM/WAS/IMFIXPACKS/IM/<version>/FIXPACK/



In this example, you would specify the above IFS path when prompted for the Installation Manager Package or when selecting the "Use installer packages on local system to upgrade " option.
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First time installation:

Location = /QIBM/WAS/IMFIXPACKS/IM/18600120170428_1156/FIXPACK

Update existing installation:

Location = /QIBM/WAS/IMFIXPACKS/IM/18600120170428_1156/FIXPACK
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After clicking the Install or Update button, a popup window showing "Installing IBM Installation Manager" will be displayed indicating the Installation Manager product is currently being installed.



Once the installation process completes, the screen will refresh and the recently installed Installation Manager product version will be displayed when clicking on Manage -> Installations -> Tools -> Installation Manager.

 

Repository Downloaded from IBM Fix Central

How to download the latest version of the IBM Installation Manager (IM) product

1. Open a Web browser on your PC and go to the following URL:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27025142
2. Scroll down to the Download Tables section. Click the Download document link under the Installation Manager column next to the latest version of the IBM Installation Manager product. This will take you to the Download document for the Installation Manager product.

  • NOTE: If you are running IBM i 6.1 OS, DO NOT upgrade the Installation Manager product past version 1.7.3. Installation Manager v1.8.0-1.8.9.3 and later requires JDK 7.0 32bit. Installation Manager v1.8.9.4 rand later requires JDK 8.0 32bit.  Thus, Installation Manager v1.8.x and later will only be supported on IBM i 7.1 OS and later.
3. Scroll down to the Change history section and locate the list of downloads for each operating system version.
4. Click the FC link under the Download Options column for the "OS400/IBM i" download item.
5. Locate the refresh pack with the description, "IBM Installation Manager Install Kit for all OS/400 versions..." for the Installation Manager version you want to install and then check mark the box for this item.

  • NOTE: The Installation Manager version is indicated by the first three numbers of the refresh pack name.
    i.e. 1.8.7.0-IBMIM-OS400 equates to IBM Installation Manager v1.8.7.
6. Click Continue to start the download process.
7. Sign in with your IBM ID and click the "Accept" button if you agree to the license terms & conditions. If you do not have one, you will need to register for one at this time.
8. Ensure the box next to the refresh pack is selected and then click the Download now button. If you have download issues and want to change your download option, you can click the Change download options link on the right side of the page in the Download options box. Here, you can select one of the available download options and click the Continue button to proceed.
9. Click the Download now button or the compressed file (*.zip) link (HTTPS download) to begin the download process.
10. If you selected Download using Download Director. the Download Director Java applet will initialize and start the download.
Note: Click Run, Yes, Allow, etc. if prompted to trust this source. The target file path will be specified in the download window. You can also click Details to obtain more information on your download.

How to prepare the Installation Manager repository for installation

1. Locate the agent.installer.os400.motif.ppc_x.x.xxx.xxxx_xxx.zip OR com.ibm.cic.agent.offering_x.x.xxxx.xxxxxxxx_xxxx.zip file on your PC.
2. Rename the agent.installer.os400.motif.ppc_x.x.xxx.xxxx_xxx.zip OR com.ibm.cic.agent.offering_x.x.xxxx.xxxxxxxx_xxxx.zip file to IM.zip.
3. Create a directory called /IMRepository on your IBM i IFS using the following command:
MKDIR DIR('/IMRepository')
4. Copy the IM.zip file from your PC to the /IMRepository directory on the IBM i IFS using IBM Navigator for i, a mapped network drive, or FTP.
5. Once the compressed (*.zip) file has been copied, start a Qshell terminal session using the following command:
STRQSH
6. Change to the /IMRepository directory:
cd /IMRepository
7. Extract the contents of the ZIP file to the directory:
jar xvf IM.zip
8. Once the jar command completes and returns to a dollar sign ($), the IM repository is now ready for installation.
Your Installation Manager repository path is now /IMRepository.


Once the Installation Manager repository has been download and restored to the /IMRepository IFS path, enter the value "/IMRepository" for the package location when prompted for the Installation Manager Package Location.

First time installation:


Update existing installation:


After clicking the Install or Update button, a popup window showing "Installing IBM Installation Manager" will be displayed indicating the Installation Manager product is currently being installed.



Once the installation process completes, the screen will refresh and the recently installed Installation Manager product version will be displayed when clicking Manage -> Installations -> Tools -> Installation Manager.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 January 2022

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nas8N1022458