Fix packs are installed with the
Update Installer for WebSphere software.
These instructions
apply to version 7 of WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server.
For information on installing and configuring WebSphere Application
Server and IBM HTTP server version 8, see
Technote #1569987, For information on supported
configurations, see
Installing WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server.
Before you begin
Before installing or uninstalling maintenance, stop all
WebSphere and related processes, and read the IBM Update Installer
readme file. Also make sure that you download and install the latest
version of the Update Installer program.
Install Fix Pack 15
or later for WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server. For
further guidance on which maintenance packages are required for your
environment, see Maintenance Download Wizard for WebSphere Application
Server V7.0.
About this task
You apply maintenance packages using the IBM Update Installer.
This procedure provides basic instructions for installing the IBM
Update Installer, downloading the maintenance packagers, and applying
the packages with the IBM Update Installer. For comprehensive information
on applying maintenance packages, see Installing maintenance packages, interim fixes, fix
packs, and refresh packs.
Procedure
- Download the V7 Update Installer for WebSphere Software
from either of the following locations:
- The Recommended Updates for WebSphere Application Server page
from the IBM Support database.
On this page, download the most recent
version of the installer by using the link to the Update Installer
download page provided in the WebSphere Application Server Version
7.0 update table.
- WebSphere Application Server Version 7.0 supplements disc.
This
location might not contain the most current version of the Update
Installer.
- Install the Update Installer.
- Extract the Update Installer package to a temporary
directory.
- Navigate to the UpdateInstaller subdirectory
and start the installation wizard with the following command:
- Windows: install.exe
- UNIX/Linux: ./install
Follow the instructions in the wizard. When the
Installation summary panel is displayed, review the summary which
provides links to information resources for the Update Installer.
Click Next to begin the installation or click Back to
make changes to previous panels. After the installation process completes,
verify the success of the installer program.
- Locate and download the maintenance packages.
- Go to the Recommended fixes for WebSphere Application Server page
on the IBM Support web site, locate the maintenance packages for these
WebSphere Application Server 7.0 products.
Fix pack
level 13 or higher is required to be able to automatically configure
IHS to reroute requests from CQ web clients to WAS.
- WebSphere Application Server
- IBM HTTP Server
- Web server plug-ins
- Download packages to the maintenance directory:
- Windows:was_root_dir\UpdateInstaller\maintenance
- UNIX/Linux: was_root_dir/UpdateInstaller/maintenance
- Stop all WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server
processes. See Starting and stopping servers.
- Install the maintenance packages.
- Navigate to the UpdateInstaller directory
in the was-root-di> and start the application with the following command:
- Windows: update.bat
- UNIX/Linux: ./update.sh
- On the Product Selection page,
select the installation location from the dropdown list, type it into
the edit box, or use Browse to browse to select
the location.
- On the Maintenance Operation Selection page, select Install
maintenance package.
- On the Maintenance Package Directory Selection page,
specify the location of the downloaded fix packs (was_root_dir\UpdateInstaller\maintenance.).
- On the Available Maintenance Package to Install page,
accept the selection for recommended updates. Then, click Next.
- After the installation finishes, verify that the results
say that the installation completed successfully.
- Click Relaunch to
restart the Update Installer.
- Repeat the installation steps for both IBM HTTP Server
and Web server plug-ins. On the Product Selection page, specify their
respective installation locations.
What to do next
Install Rational web features required for your environment
like the CCRC WAN Server and the ClearQuest Web server.