Installing interim fixes
Use the update wizard in interactive or silent mode to install interim fixes.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you meet the following prerequisites:
- You set the WAS_HOME environment variable.
- If the DMGR profiles on which Connections is installed is not configured as default profile, run
the following commands before run update installer command:
- Open a command line.
- Run the following command for
Windows:
<DMGR_HOME>/bin/setupCmdLine.bat
- Run the following command for Linux™, System z® or
AIX:
. <DMGR_HOME>/bin/setupCmdLine.sh
Where <DMR_HOME> is, for example: /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/Dmgr01
- You downloaded the fix package. For more information, see Downloading an interim fix.
- (AIX® and Linux) You have rwx permissions for the Deployment Manager profile directory that hosts IBM® Connections applications.
- (AIX only) You installed all the required libraries. For more information, see AIX libraries.
- You backed up any customizations that you made. For more information, see Saving your customizations.
You can run the update wizard in one of two modes:
- Interactive mode
- Confirm each step of the process. This mode is useful when you use the wizard for the first time or if you are updating a single installation.
- Silent mode
- Use a series of commands and parameters to start and run the wizard. Silent mode is useful when you are updating multiple installations of IBM Connections.