Downloading installation packages

Use this task to download the feature pack and fix pack packages, then add the repository locations to Installation Manager.

Before you begin

Stop any Java applications that are running on your machine.
Disable any Web server that is configured on your machine.
Log on to Windows as a user with Administrator privileges.
Additional steps are required after fix pack installation to incorporate the fixes into your configuration files and customization. It is important to review the steps before you begin your fix pack installation. Review Updating the WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool after installing a WebSphere Commerce fix pack.
Back up any customized files that are to be altered during fix pack installation.
WebSphere Commerce fix packs update many files. Files that might be changed include the JSP files for starter stores and WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, LZX files for Management Center, and more. To see whether any files that you customized are altered by the fix pack:
1. Open the Fix packs for WebSphere Commerce technote.
2. Click the link to the fix pack you are installing.
3. See the Files Changed link on the fix pack install technote.
4. Review the files that are listed in the Files Changed document. If you made any custom modifications to any of these files, you must back them up before you apply the fix pack.
After the fix pack is applied, you must reimplement your customization against the updated files. For example, the fix pack updates the starter store archive files that are used only at store publish time. If you have a published store, review the Files Changed list to see whether any of the file changes are relevant to the store you published.
Before you install the fix pack, it is recommended that you set the development database type to the database that you plan to use after you are done installing the fix pack. By setting the database type, you can avoid database-related issues if you decide to uninstall the fix pack.

Procedure

Download the WebSphere Commerce Developer feature pack x installation package from Passport Advantage, or copy it from the DVD, to a temporary location on your local machine.
For example,
- C:\temp\FEPx
where x is the feature pack level. For more information about locating and downloading WebSphere Commerce files in Passport Advantage, see Downloading WebSphere Commerce media images.
Depending on the feature pack you are installing, perform one of the following sets of steps:
- If you downloaded a package with the feature pack only:
  1. Download the WebSphere Commerce Developer V7.0.0.x installation package from Fix packs for WebSphere Commerce and extract the package to a temporary location. For example,
    - C:\temp\FPx
    Where x is the fix pack level.
    Download the appropriate fix pack for the feature pack you plan to install.
    - WebSphere Commerce Developer version 7.0.0.1 or higher
    - WebSphere Commerce Developer version 7.0.0.2 or higher
    - WebSphere Commerce Developer version 7.0.0.3 or higher
    - WebSphere Commerce Developer version 7.0.0.5 or higher
    - WebSphere Commerce Developer version 7.0.0.6 or higher
    - WebSphere Commerce Developer version 7.0.0.7 or higher
    - WebSphere Commerce Developer version 7.0.0.8 or higher
    - WebSphere Commerce Developer version 7.0.0.9
    Where x is the fix pack level.
  2. Launch Installation Manager by using one of the following methods.
    - Start launchpad.exe, select the package that you want to install WebSphere Commerce Feature Pack for Developer, then click Start the Installation Wizard. Installation Manager opens. If your Installation Manager version is lower than the recommended level, you are prompted to update it to the recommended level.
    - Go to the directory where Installation Manager was installed and run IBMIM.exe.
    - Launch Installation from the Start menu,
      - Start > Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager (Run as administrator)
      - Start > All Programs > IBM Installation Manager > IBM Installation Manager
  3. If you launched Installation Manager from launchpad.exe, you do not have to manually add the WebSphere Commerce Developer feature pack repository to the Installation Manager. If you updated Installation Manager to the recommended level, you can proceed to Installing WebSphere Commerce Developer fix packs. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
  4. Add the WebSphere Commerce Developer fix pack and feature pack repository location to the Installation Manager:
    1. On the Start page of Installation Manager, click File > Preferences, and then click Repositories. The Repositories page opens, showing any available repositories, their locations, and whether they are connected.
    2. On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
    3. In the Add Repository dialog box, click Browse. Navigate to the location of your WebSphere Commerce Developer feature pack directory and select the repository.config file, and then click OK. The new repository location is listed.
    4. Click Test Connections to ensure that the Repository URL is available.
    5. Repeat steps i) to iv) to add the WebSphere Commerce Developer 7.0.0.x repository to the Installation Manager.
    6. Click OK to close the repositories page.
- If you downloaded the combined feature pack and fix pack package.
  Note: Downloading a combined feature pack and fix pack package is an option only if you are installing WebSphere Commerce Developer Feature Pack 3 or Feature Pack 4. If you are installing any other feature pack, you must follow the steps for if you downloaded a package for the feature pack only.
  - Initiate the installation by running FeaturePack_tempdir/install_developer.bat. If necessary, the batch file updates Installation Manager to a more recent version. After the update, Installation Manager will be launched with the fix pack and feature pack repository location already added.