Finding and installing product updates

Locate and install product updates and optional new features to installed Rational® software development products with the Rational Product Updater tool.

By default, Internet access is required but you can change the preferences for the Product Updater to retrieve updates from a local update site instead. (See "Changing the update sites preference" topic for more information in the Product Updater documentation.)
  1. To launch the Product Updater, click Start > Programs > IBM Rational > Rational Product Updater. An inventory of installed products is displayed.
  2. To search for available updates, click the Find Updates button. To search for available optional new features, click the Find Optional Features button. (You can achieve the same results by clicking the Updates tab or the Optional Features tab, respectively.) A progress indicator tells you the update sites are being searched.
    Note: You can search for new updates and optional features only once per session of the Product Updater tool.
  3. If updates are found for the Product Updater itself, a dialog box opens to confirm that you want to proceed with installing the updates. Click OK to proceed. The tool automatically stops, restarts, and resumes the requested search. If you click Cancel, the tool cannot search for new updates or optional new features.
  4. For product updates:
    1. The Updates page shows the type and number of available updates for each installed product or feature. You can click on each update to display its description and detailed information.
    2. Recommended updates are selected by default. Corequisite updates are automatically selected and deselected together. If you change any selections, you can restore the default by clicking the Set Recommended button.
    3. Note: the Product Updater currently cannot uninstall or roll back installed updates. Click Install Updates to install the selected list of updates. A dialog will display to show the progress of the installation.
    When installation is finished, the installed updates are removed from the Updates list and added to the Installed Products list. You can click each item in the Installed Products list to see its description in the "Detailed information" pane. Because fix packs are cumulative, only the highest fix pack level is shown. Interim fixes, if any, are listed below the product to which they apply.
  5. For optional features:
    1. The Optional Features page shows the name and version of any new optional features that are available.
    2. Before installing any new feature, click on its name to review the detailed information.
    3. Select the list of features you want to install, and click Install Features.
    When installation is finished, the new items are removed from the Optional Features page and added to the Installed Products page.

Related information
For more information on the Product Updater see the documentation in the tool by going to Start > Programs > IBM Rational> Rational Product Updater

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