Installing fix packs for WebSphere Application Server

On a regular basis, WebSphere fix packs and individual interim fixes for public download. Fix packs contain multiple corrections and improvements in the areas of function, security, stability, and performance. It is recommended that you run your WebSphere with current fix pack levels.

1.       Download the Update Installer for WebSphere Software

2.       Install the Update Installer.

3.       Extract the Update Installer package to a temporary directory.

4.       Navigate to the UpdateInstaller subdirectory and start the installation wizard with the following command:

a.       Windows: install.exe

b.      UNIX/Linux: ./install

Follow the instructions in the wizard. When the Installation summary panel is displayed, review the summary which provides links to information resources for the Update Installer. Click Next to begin the installation or click Back to make changes to previous panels. After the installation process completes, verify the success of the installer program.

5.       Download packages to the maintenance directory:

a.        Windows:was_root_dir\UpdateInstaller\maintenance

b.      UNIX/Linux: was_root_dir/UpdateInstaller/maintenance

6.       Stop all WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server processes.

7.       Backing up a repository using backupConfig

a.       C:\WebSphere\AppServer\bin>backupConfig  -nostop

8.       Install the maintenance packages.

Navigate to the UpdateInstaller directory in the was-root-di> and start the application with the following command:

a.       Windows: update.bat

b.      UNIX/Linux: ./update.sh

On the Product Selection page, select the installation location from the dropdown list, type it into the edit box, or use Browse to browse to select the location.

On the Maintenance Operation Selection page, select Install maintenance package.

On the Maintenance Package Directory Selection page, specify the location of the downloaded fix packs (was_root_dir\UpdateInstaller\maintenance.).

On the Available Maintenance Package to Install page, accept the selection for recommended updates. Then, click Next.

After the installation finishes, verify that the results say that the installation completed successfully.

9.       Restore a configuration using restoreConfig