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Administering Connections 6 CR6
Welcome to the HCL Connections 6 CR6 documentation. HCL 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 updating
Migrate 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 6.0
Updates to HCL Connections™ 6.0 are delivered as interim fixes or Cumulative Refreshes.
Updating IBM Connections 6.0 with the latest interim fix
Fixes that address a single issue in HCL Connections™ 6.0 are delivered through interim fixes.
Uninstalling interim fixes
If the installation of an interim fix fails, you can restore your IBM® Connections environment to its previous state.
Uninstalling interim fixes in interactive mode
If the interim fix that you installed is not working, you can uninstall it using the update wizard in interactive mode.

Administering Connections 6 CR6
Welcome to the HCL Connections 6 CR6 documentation. HCL 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.
- What's new in HCL Connections 6
  Find out about features that are new or updated in this release of HCL Connections.
- Product overview
  Learn how to deploy, customize, and administer the IBM Connections social networking product.
- Planning
  Before installing HCL Connections™, study the system requirements, deployment options, and documentation conventions.
- Installing
  To install IBM® Connections, you need to follow a detailed series of procedures.
- Migrating and updating
  Migrate IBM® Connections and its supporting software to the latest release and then update the installation with the latest interim fixes or Cumulative Refresh (CR).
  - Getting ready for migrating or updating
    Take steps to inform users and protect data before starting an IBM® Connections migration or update.
  - Migrating to IBM® Connections 6.0
    Migrate an installation of HCL Connections™ 5.0 or 5.5 to Connections 6.0. For any version of Connections before version 5.0, you must migrate to version 5.0 before you migrate to version 6.0.
  - Updating IBM® Connections 6.0
    Updates to HCL Connections™ 6.0 are delivered as interim fixes or Cumulative Refreshes.
    - Setting the WAS_HOME environment variable before updating
      Set an environment variable that points to the WebSphere® Application Server installation directory before updating IBM® Connections.
    - Updating IBM Connections 6.0 with the latest interim fix
      Fixes that address a single issue in HCL Connections™ 6.0 are delivered through interim fixes.
      - Installing fixes as a non-root user
        Grant permissions to a non-root user to install fixes.
      - Downloading an interim fix
        Download interim fixes from the IBM® support website.
      - Installing interim fixes
        Use the update wizard in interactive or silent mode to install interim fixes.
      - Uninstalling interim fixes
        If the installation of an interim fix fails, you can restore your IBM® Connections environment to its previous state.
        Uninstalling interim fixes in interactive mode
        If the interim fix that you installed is not working, you can uninstall it using the update wizard in interactive mode.
        Uninstalling interim fixes in silent mode
        If the interim fix that you installed is not working, you can uninstall it using the update wizard in silent mode.
    - Updating Connections 6.0 with the latest Cumulative Refresh (CR)
      Updates for HCL Connections 6.0 are delivered through Cumulative Refreshes (CRs). Each refresh contains the changes included in all previous refreshes or interim fixes for a release. Install the latest Cumulative Refresh and prerequisite software to take advantage of all available changes.
  - Synchronizing nodes
    Synchronize all the nodes in a cluster.
- Administering
  Run administration and maintenance tasks to keep your environment up-to-date. For example, learn how to customize your deployment or how to use the wsadmin utility to edit configuration files. You can also schedule tasks, maintain application databases, moderate content, or manage users and their roles.
- Customizing
  Customize IBM® Connections to fit your environment.
- Security
  IBM® Connections provides a flexible security infrastructure that supports an open, easily shareable data model.
- Mobile
  See the IBM Connections Mobile documentation for Connections Cloud and Connections on-premises.
- Developing
  Get information about how to use the APIs provided with IBM® Connections and how to use Connections Customizer to modify the Connections pages that are returned to users.
- Troubleshooting and support
  To isolate and resolve problems with your IBM® products, you can use the troubleshooting and support information. This information contains instructions for using the problem-determination resources that are provided with your IBM products, including HCL Connections™.

Uninstalling interim fixes in interactive mode

If the interim fix that you installed is not working, you can uninstall it using the update wizard in interactive mode.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have met the following prerequisites:

You have restored your databases
The WAS_HOME environment variable has been set for Linux® and Windows®

About this task

To uninstall interim fixes with the update wizard in interactive mode, complete the following steps:

Procedure

From the updateInstaller directory under the connections_root directory, run the following script:
- AIX® or Linux®:
```
./updateWizard.sh
```
- Microsoft® Windows®:
```
updateWizard.bat
```
On the Welcome panel, click Next to continue.
Choose to uninstall fixes in this panel, click Next to continue.
Select the check boxes of the interim fixes that you wish to uninstall, and then click Next.
Enter the WebSphere® Application Server Deployment Manager administrator user ID and password and click Next.
Review the information that you have entered. To make changes, click Back. To start uninstalling, click Next.
Review the result of the update. Click Finish to exit the wizard.

Results

At least two logs are created by the wizard under the connections_root/version/log directory:

Date_Time_ifix name_application name_uninstall.log
Date_Time_ifix name_uninstall.log

Note: Check the <timestamp>_<fix name>_<feature name>_uninstall.log to find "Build Successful" near the end of the file. If this exists, it means you have uninstalled the fixes successfully. Otherwise, uninstall the fix again.

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