Installing interim fixes on distributed operating systems using the command line

You can use the IBM® Installation Manager command line to update the product with the interim fixes that are available for your service level of WebSphere® Application Server Version 8.5.

1. For a list of interim fixes and fix packs that are available for WebSphere Application Server Version 8.x 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 as the product.
   4. Select the version of the product to be updated (8.x.x.x).
   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 WebSphere Application Server Version 8.x with the interim fixes using one of the following procedures.
   • Access the live service repository that contains the interim fixes, and use web-based updating.
     Use Installation Manager on your local system to update WebSphere Application Server Version 8.x with the interim fixes from the live web-based service repositories.

     • For the live service repositories, use the same URLs as those used for the generally available product-offering repositories during installation. These URLs are listed in Online product repositories for WebSphere Application Server offerings.
     • These locations do not contain web pages that you can access using a web browser. They are remote web-based repository locations that you specify for Installation Manager so that it can maintain the product.
     To install an interim fix from a service repository, perform the following actions:

     1. Log on to your system.
     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.
        For information on creating a keyring file for Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager documentation.
        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.
     3. Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server installation that is being updated.
     4. Change to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.
     5. Install the interim fix.
        

        ./imcl install fix_name
          -installationDirectory product_installation_location
          -repositories repository_URL
          -keyring keyring_file -password password

        

        imcl.exe install fix_name
          -installationDirectory product_installation_location
          -repositories repository_URL
          -keyring keyring_file -password password

     6. Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:
        

        ./imcl listInstalledPackages -long

        

        imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long

   • Download the files that contain the interim fixes from Fix Central, and use local updating.
     You can download compressed files that contain the interim fixes from Fix Central. Each compressed fix file contains an Installation Manager repository for the interim fix and usually has a .zip extension. After downloading the fix files, you can use one of the following procedures to update WebSphere Application Server Version 8.x:

     • Use Installation Manager to update WebSphere Application Server Version 8.x with the interim fixes.
     • Use the IBM Packaging Utility to generate a new repository that contains all of the fix files that you downloaded, then use Installation Manager to update WebSphere Application Server Version 8.x with all of the interim fixes as a group. For information on using the Packaging Utility, see the IBM Installation Manager documentation.

     1. To download the interim fixes, perform the following actions:
        1. Go to Fix Central.
        2. Select WebSphere as the product group.
        3. Select WebSphere Application Server as the product.
        4. Select the version of the product to be updated (8.x.x.x).
        5. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.
        6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.
        7. Select the interim 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 interim fixes.
     2. To install an interim fix from a downloaded compressed file, perform the following actions:
        1. Log on to your system.
        2. Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server installation that is being updated.
        3. Change to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.
        4. Install the interim fix.
           

           ./imcl install fix_name
             -installationDirectory product_installation_location
             -repositories repository_location/repository.config

           

           imcl.exe install fix_name
             -installationDirectory product_installation_location
             -repositories repository_location/repository.config

        5. Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:
           

           ./imcl listInstalledPackages -long

           

           imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long