Installing fix packs using the GUI

You can update this product to a later version using the IBM® Installation Manager wizard.

Before you begin

Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about upgrades for WebSphere® eXtreme Scale stand-alone or WebSphere eXtreme Scale for WebSphere Application Server product offerings. The most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix Central.

IBM Installation Manager is used to apply product maintenance to the following product offerings:

WebSphere eXtreme Scale in a stand-alone environment
WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client in a stand-alone environment
WebSphere eXtreme Scale for WebSphere Application Server
WebSphere eXtreme Scale Client for WebSphere Application Server

Make sure that the web-based or local service repository location is listed and checked or that the Search service repositories during installation and updates option is selected on the Repositories panel in your Installation Manager preferences. For more information on using service repositories with Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.8.5 documentation.

About this task

Restriction: You cannot use the Installation Manager to upgrade an installation and add or remove the full WebSphere Application Server profile feature or the Liberty profile feature.

Procedure

Stop all processes that are running in your environment.
- To stop all processes that are running in your stand-alone eXtreme Scale environment, see Stopping stand-alone servers that use the ORB transport.
- To stop all processes that are running in your WebSphere Application Server environment, see Command-line utilities.
Log on to your system.
Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server installation that is being updated.
Start Installation Manager.
Click Update.

Note: If you are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM ID and password that you use to access protected IBM software websites.
Select the package group to update.

Tip: If you select Update all, Installation Manager will search all of the added and predefined repositories for updates to all of the package groups that it has installed. Use this feature only if you have full control over which fixes are contained in the targeted repositories. If you create and point to a set of custom repositories that include only the specific fixes that you want to install, you should be able to use this feature confidently. If you enable searching service repositories or install fixes directly from other live web-based repositories, then you might not want to select this option so that you can select only the fixes that you want to install for each offering on subsequent panels.
Click Next.
Select the WebSphere eXtreme Scale product version to which you want to update.
Select any fixes that you want to install.

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.
Click Next.
Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
Select the optional features that you want in your updated installation.
Review the summary information, and click Update.
- If the installation is successful, the program displays a message indicating that installation is successful.
- If the installation is not successful, click View Log File to troubleshoot the problem.
Click Finish.
Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.