Updating the installation directory silently
Installing the fix pack, using the silent method, updates the WebSphere Commerce product to that fix pack level.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to install the fix pack
to the WebSphere Commerce product
directory.
- Log on with a user ID that is a member of the Windows Administration group.
-
Log on.
- Log on as the
root
user- If you are already signed onto the system, issue the command su - root. Do not use the command su root. This command does not load the necessary root user's profile and environment.
- Or log on as a
non-root
user that owns WC_installdir.
Note:- Ensure that the file size limit is set to unlimited. To check the current limit, type the
following in a command window: ulimit -a
If the value returned for the file size is not set to unlimited, change the limit by running the following command: ulimit -f unlimited
- Ensure that you increase the default limit of the open files parameter. Change the limit by running the following command: ulimit -n 8192
- Log on as the
- Ensure that your user has *SECOFR authority.
- Go to the UPDI_installdir/responsefiles directory and open the install.txt file in a text editor.
-
Edit the install.txt file, ensuring the following sections are edited
appropriately and are not commented out:
Note: To comment out a line, remove the # character from the beginning of the appropriate entry.
- Ensure that the
-W maintenance.package
line contains the directory name for the fix pack. For example:-W maintenance.package="/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/V7/UPDI/maintenance"
-W maintenance.package="/usr/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/V7/UPDI/maintenance"
-W maintenance.package="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/UpdateInstaller/V7/UPDI/maintenance"
-W maintenance.package="C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\UpdateInstaller\V7\UPDI\maintenance"
- Ensure that the
-W product.location
line contains the full path name of the WebSphere Commerce installation directory. For example:-W product.location="/QIBM/ProdData/CommerceServer70"
-W product.location="/usr/IBM/WebSphere/CommerceServer70"
-W product.location="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/CommerceServer70"
-W product.location="C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\CommerceServer70"
-W update.instancename
and-W update.db
entries do not exist or that they are commented out. Save the file and exit. - Ensure that the following lines indicate that you accept both IBM and third-party license agreements:
-OPT silentInstallLicenseAcceptance="true"
-OPT silentInstall3rdPartyLicenseAcceptance="true"
- Ensure that the
- Start a Qshell session by typing QSH at the command prompt.
- Run the following command from the UPDI_installdir :
- update -options UPDI_installdir/responsefiles/install.txt
- ./update.sh -options UPDI_installdir/responsefiles/install.txt -silent
- update.bat -options UPDI_installdir/responsefiles/install.txt -silent
When the prompt returns wait for the Java process that is associated with the Update Installer to finish.
- Check the log files for errors. The log files are in directory WC_installdir/logs/update/7.0.0-WS-WCServer-FP00X.install.