Installing interim fixes on distributed operating systems using the GUI

You can use the IBM® Installation Manager graphical user interface (GUI) 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 fixes 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 8.x as the installed version.
   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 fixes using one of the following procedures.
   • Access the live service repository that contains the 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 a fix from a service repository, 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. Start Installation Manager.
     4. Click Update.
        Note: If you are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM ID and password that you use to access protected IBM software websites.
     5. Select the package group to update with the fix.
        Tip: If the Search service repositories during installation and updates option is selected on the Installation Manager Repository preference page and you are connected to the Internet, you can click Check for Other Versions and Extensions to search for updates in the default update repositories for the selected packages. In this case, you do not need to add the specific service-repository URL to the Installation Manager Repository preference page.
     6. Click Next.
     7. Select the fixes to install, and click Next.

        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.

     8. Review the summary information, and click Update.
     9. Click Finish.
     10. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.
   • Download the files that contain the fixes from Fix Central, and use local updating.
     You can download compressed files that contain the fixes from Fix Central. Each compressed fix file contains an Installation Manager repository for the 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 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 fixes as a group. For information on using the Packaging Utility, see the IBM Installation Manager documentation.

     1. To download the 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 8.x as the installed version.
        5. Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.
        6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.
        7. Select the 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 fixes.
     2. To install a 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. Start Installation Manager.
        4. Add the location of the fix file that you downloaded to your Installation Manager preferences.
        5. Click Update.
        6. Select the package group to update with the fix, and click Next.
        7. Select the fixes to install, and click Next.

           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.

        8. Review the summary information, and click Update.
        9. Click Finish.
        10. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.