Search for updates

Search for updates

You can set preferences to have Installation Manager automatically search for updates to installed products or for updates to itself. These preferences work together to find updates when you are installing with the Installation Manager graphical user interface (GUI) or with a response file for silent installation.
The preferences Search service repositories during installation and updates and Search for Installation Manager updates determine if IBM Installation Manager searches for updates to installed products.
Search service repositories during installation and updates checks the service repositories for updates for installed products. Search for Installation Manager updates checks for available updates to Installation Manager. An update is available if it can be found by Installation Manager. Installation Manager finds updates either in the service repositories or in the repositories listed in the repository table.

Preferences in Installation Manager GUI Preferences in response files Result
Search service repositories during installation and updates is checked
Search for Installation Manager updates is checked
offering.service.repositories.areUsed=true
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates=true
Installation Manager searches for updates in both the service repositories and the repositories listed in the repository table or the response file. The repository table is available in Installation Manager. The response file is used with silent installations. Installation Manager looks for available updates to itself.
When using the Installation Manager GUI, if updates for installed products are found in either the service repositories or in the repositories listed in the repository table, the updates are available in the Install, Modify, or Update windows.
Also in the Installation Manager GUI, if updates to Installation Manager are found, you receive a confirmation window to update Installation Manager to a later version when you click Install, Modify, or Update.
Search service repositories during installation and updates is checked
Search for Installation Manager updates is cleared
offering.service.repositories.areUsed=true
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates=false
Installation Manager searches for updates in both the service repositories and the repositories listed in the repository table or the response file. The repository table is available in Installation Manager. The response file is used with silent installations. Installation Manager does not look for available updates to itself.
When using the Installation Manager GUI, if updates are found in either the service repositories or in the repositories listed in the repository table, the updates are available in the Install, Modify, or Update windows.
When using the Installation Manager GUI, if an update exists for the installed Installation Manager then this update remains available. The update is found in the service repositories but the update is not listed as an option in the Install, Modify, or Update windows. The update is not installed. If you then check the Search for Installation Manager updates preference, the available Installation Manager update displays in the Install, Modify, or Update windows.
Search service repositories during installation and updates is cleared
Search for Installation Manager updates is checked
offering.service.repositories.areUsed=false
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates=true
Installation Manager does not access IBM.com to look at the service repositories for updates. Installation Manager does look for available updates to itself.
When using the Installation Manager GUI, Installation Manager searches the repositories listed in the repository table for updates. Updates that you download and add to the repository table are available in the Update window. If updates to Installation Manager are found, you receive a confirmation window to update Installation Manager to a later version when you click Install, Modify, or Update.
For silent installations, Installation Manager searches the repositories listed in response file for updates.
Search service repositories during installation and updates is cleared
Search for Installation Manager updates is cleared
offering.service.repositories.areUsed=false
com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates=false
Installation Manager does not access IBM.com to look at the service repositories for updates. Installation Manager does search the repositories listed in the repository table for updates. Installation Manager does not look for available updates to itself.
In the Installation Manager GUI, you do not see an update for Installation Manager even if you download an update for Installation Manager, extract the update file to create the repository, add the repository to the repository table, and then click Update. You might receive a message indicating that no updates are found for Installation Manager.
For silent installations, Installation Manager searches the repositories listed in response file for updates but does not look for available updates to itself.

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Preferences in Installation Manager GUI	Preferences in response files	Result
Search service repositories during installation and updates is checked Search for Installation Manager updates is checked	offering.service.repositories.areUsed=true com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates=true	Installation Manager searches for updates in both the service repositories and the repositories listed in the repository table or the response file. The repository table is available in Installation Manager. The response file is used with silent installations. Installation Manager looks for available updates to itself. When using the Installation Manager GUI, if updates for installed products are found in either the service repositories or in the repositories listed in the repository table, the updates are available in the Install, Modify, or Update windows. Also in the Installation Manager GUI, if updates to Installation Manager are found, you receive a confirmation window to update Installation Manager to a later version when you click Install, Modify, or Update.
Search service repositories during installation and updates is checked Search for Installation Manager updates is cleared	offering.service.repositories.areUsed=true com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates=false	Installation Manager searches for updates in both the service repositories and the repositories listed in the repository table or the response file. The repository table is available in Installation Manager. The response file is used with silent installations. Installation Manager does not look for available updates to itself. When using the Installation Manager GUI, if updates are found in either the service repositories or in the repositories listed in the repository table, the updates are available in the Install, Modify, or Update windows. When using the Installation Manager GUI, if an update exists for the installed Installation Manager then this update remains available. The update is found in the service repositories but the update is not listed as an option in the Install, Modify, or Update windows. The update is not installed. If you then check the Search for Installation Manager updates preference, the available Installation Manager update displays in the Install, Modify, or Update windows.
Search service repositories during installation and updates is cleared Search for Installation Manager updates is checked	offering.service.repositories.areUsed=false com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates=true	Installation Manager does not access IBM.com to look at the service repositories for updates. Installation Manager does look for available updates to itself. When using the Installation Manager GUI, Installation Manager searches the repositories listed in the repository table for updates. Updates that you download and add to the repository table are available in the Update window. If updates to Installation Manager are found, you receive a confirmation window to update Installation Manager to a later version when you click Install, Modify, or Update. For silent installations, Installation Manager searches the repositories listed in response file for updates.
Search service repositories during installation and updates is cleared Search for Installation Manager updates is cleared	offering.service.repositories.areUsed=false com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates=false	Installation Manager does not access IBM.com to look at the service repositories for updates. Installation Manager does search the repositories listed in the repository table for updates. Installation Manager does not look for available updates to itself. In the Installation Manager GUI, you do not see an update for Installation Manager even if you download an update for Installation Manager, extract the update file to create the repository, add the repository to the repository table, and then click Update. You might receive a message indicating that no updates are found for Installation Manager. For silent installations, Installation Manager searches the repositories listed in response file for updates but does not look for available updates to itself.