Run the installation program to update the IBM®
Sametime® 9.0.1 System Console to Feature Pack
1.
Before you begin
When upgrading the Sametime System Console, you
typically need to update Installation Manager and WebSphere® Network Deployment as well.
About this task
The Sametime System Console should be running
when you start the Sametime System Console upgrade. If the
Sametime System Console is not running, the following
error message displays: Unable to check Monitoring Policy status for this server. Verify that
the server is running and disable the Monitoring Policy. In the Integrated Solutions Console, click
Servers->
All Servers->STConsoleServer->Java and Process
Management->Monitoring Policy. Then change the Node Restart State to STOPPED; save the settings,
synchronize the nodes, and restart the server.Ensure that IBM
DB2® is running when you start the Sametime System Console upgrade. If DB2 is not running, the following error message displays: Exception thrown
when trying to register upgrade status with Sametime System Console. Check the Sametime System
Console logs in /tmp/SSCLogs for more information. Register the Sametime System Console Server in
Sametime System Console Server by running registerProduct.bat/sh -upgrade
utility
Procedure
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Prepare the server for updating to Feature
Pack 1.
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On the computer where you will update Sametime System
Console, log on as root (Linux™) or as the system
administrator (Windows™).
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Download the FP1 update for this server from IBM Fix
Central.
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Extract all downloaded packages.
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Upgrade IBM Installation
Manager.
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Upgrade IBM WebSphere Network
Deployment.
Attention:
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment must
be updated to V8.5.5.11 using Installation Manager V1.8.4.1 or later.
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Start Installation Manager:
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Disable the automatic web update search to allow the installation to run successfully.
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Set the repository location by completing the following steps:
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In the Installation Manager window, click .
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On the Preferences page, click .
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Add the repository for the Sametime System Console
installation package:
- On the Repositories page, click Add Repository.
- On the Add Repository page, click Browse.
- On the Select Repository page, browse to the location where you stored the
extracted files for Sametime System Console and open the
SSC subdirectory.
- Click the repository.config file to select it, and then click
Apply.
- Deselect any listed repositories that you will not use for installing the Sametime System Console.
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Click OK.
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Back in the main Installation Manager window, click
Update.
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Accept the terms in the license agreements, and click Next.
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Select IBM Sametime Server Platform package group and click
Next.
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Provide the WebSphere administrator user name and
password for the Sametime System Console, and then click
Validate.
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When the button label changes to Validated, click
Next.
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Review the summary, then click Upgrade to start the update.
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When the update is complete, click Finish.
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Click Exit to close Installation Manager.
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Important: It is critical that you complete these steps to update policies. Complete these
steps to update policies so you can use new features:
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On the Sametime System Console, log in to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console as the WebSphere administrator.
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Click .
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Click Update Policies.
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Click Apply, and then click OK.