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Download WebSphere eXtreme Scale Version 8.6 Refresh Pack 1 for distributed platforms from Fix Central

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Abstract

This document describes how to download and assemble IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale Version 8.6.1 using Fix Central.

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IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale is an elastic, scalable in-memory data grid that provides a key-addressable store of values or graphs. This product supports a processing unit state store for applications written in Java. You can replicate the data stored in the grid depending on availability requirements, and you can achieve out-of-the-box database integration.

WebSphere eXtreme Scale can be integrated with existing WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment installations or you can install the product separately, supporting both Java Platform, Standard Edition and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition application environments.

More information
To access a wide variety of technical resources for this product, see the IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale Knowledge Center

Prerequisites

Installation Manager


Space requirements
  • Approximately 1.1 GB of disk space to store the required downloadable parts
  • Approximately 1.1 GB of disk space to unpack the parts
  • Approximately 400 MB of disk space to install the product
  • Approximately 100 MB of space in the tmp directory to run the installation program
WebSphere Application Server requirements
  • WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.0.1 or later
  • WebSphere Application Server Version 9.0

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Installation Instructions


For existing customers that want to upgrade to WXS 8.6.1:

Downloading and assembling the server upgrade images

  1. Download and extract one or more of the following WebSphere eXtreme Scale offerings from Fix Central:
  2. DescriptionFile name
    WebSphere eXtreme Scale in a stand-alone environment8.6.1-WS-WXS-RP.zip
    WebSphere eXtreme Scale Liberty Deployment8.6.1-WS-WXS-XSLD-RP.zip
    WebSphere eXtreme Scale for WebSphere Application Server8.6.1-WS-WXS-WAS-RP.zip
  3. Install IBM Installation Manager. Use Installation Manager to install the product from the local product repositories that you downloaded from step 1.
  4. Add the fix pack repository location in IBM Installation Manager:
  5. Start IBM Installation Manager.
  6. In Installation Manager, click File > Preferences > Repositories.
  7. Click Add Repository.
  8. Browse to or enter the file path to the repository.config file. The repository.config file is located in the directory where you extracted the compressed files.
  9. Use Installation Manager to install or upgrade the product from the local product repositories that you downloaded in step 2. For more information about installing the fix pack, see Installing Fix Packs using Installation Manager in the information center.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg24042365