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Administering Connections V5.5Welcome to the IBM Connections V5.5 documentation. IBM Connections is social networking software designed for the workplace. Its features help you to establish dynamic networks that connect you to the people and information you need to achieve your business goals.
Migrating and updatingMigrate IBM® Connections and its supporting software to the latest release and then update the installation with the latest interim fixes or Cumulative Refresh (CR).
Updating IBM® Connections 5.5Updates to IBM® Connections 5.5 are delivered as interim fixes or Cumulative Refreshes.

Updating IBM Connections 5.5

Updates to IBM® Connections 5.5 are delivered as interim fixes or Cumulative Refreshes.

Fixes are available for download from IBM Fix Central.

Updates include the following types of fixes:

Interim fix: A noncumulative fix that fixes a single issue and updates application EAR files. Use the update wizard to install interim fixes.
Cumulative Refresh (CR): A set of fixes that address multiple issues and updates related application EAR files. Each Cumulative Refresh contains the updates from all previous refreshes for a release. Use IBM Installation Manager to install Cumulative Refresh packages.

You must always update IBM Connections from the Deployment Manager and then synchronize nodes to propagate the update. Each interim fix and Cumulative Refresh contains complete instructions for installation.

The following topics describe how to update your IBM Connections environment.

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