Installing, updating, rolling back, and uninstalling the WebSphere Customization Toolbox
IBM® Installation Manager is a common installer for many IBM software products that you use to install, update, roll back, and uninstall the WebSphere® Customization Toolbox.
Before you begin
Tip: Although almost all of the instructions in this section will work with earlier versions of IBM Installation Manager,
the information here is optimized for users who have installed or upgraded to Installation Manager
Version 1.6 or later.
Note: In version 8.5.5.11 and higher, when using Java SE 8 as the default
SDK, the graphical user interface (GUI) for the WebSphere Customization Toolbox is supported only on
AIX®, HP-UX, Linux®, and Windows. The GUI is not supported on Solaris systems when using Java SE 8 as
the default SDK. To use the WebSphere Customization Toolbox on Solaris when using Java SE 8, use the
wctcmd -tool pct command. You can continue to use the GUI on all supported platforms that are
supported by Java SE 6, but no service can be provided after the end of support in April 2018, which
could expose your environment to security risks.
About this task
The WebSphere Customization Toolbox contains the
following optional tools:
Restriction: These tools are intended for use with the full WebSphere Application Server profile; they are not required or supported
for use with the Liberty profile.
Attention: When the WebSphere Customization Toolbox is updated from 8.5.0.0. to 8.5.0.1 on
Windows, the update may fail due to an error deleting the
wct.zpmt.backup.list file during the update process. This problem is specific
to the Windows operating system only. If this problem
occurs, restart Installation Manager before updating the WebSphere Customization Toolbox on Windows.
Perform one of these procedures to install, update, roll back, or uninstall the WebSphere Customization Toolbox using Installation Manager.
Note: For information on installing and removing fix packs for WebSphere Application Server offerings on distributed operating systems
using the Installation Manager command line, read the following articles in this information
center:
Procedure
- Installing the WebSphere Customization Toolbox using the GUI
- Installing the WebSphere Customization Toolbox using response files
- Installing the WebSphere Customization Toolbox using the command line
- Installing and removing tools in the WebSphere Customization Toolbox
- Installing fix packs on the WebSphere Customization Toolbox using the GUI
- Uninstalling fix packs from the WebSphere Customization Toolbox using the GUI
- Uninstalling the WebSphere Customization Toolbox using the GUI
- Uninstalling the WebSphere Customization Toolbox using response files
- Uninstalling the WebSphere Customization Toolbox using the command line
What to do next
The versionInfo and historyInfo commands return version and history information for the WebSphere Customization Toolbox based on all of the installation, uninstallation, update, and rollback activities performed on the system.