Update packages
Overview
Locate and install product updates and new features for packages that are installed with IBM Installation Manager.
Before you can update a package, Installation Manager must have access to the repository that contains the package updates. Internet access might be required.
- If you have an IBM Passport Advantage account, you can update packages from the Passport Advantage site
- If you are installing updates from a repository that is not located on the Passport Advantage site, you must specify the repository in the preferences before trying to update.
Each installed package has an embedded location for its default update repository. For Installation Manager to search the default repository locations for the installed packages, the preference Search service repositories during installation and updates must be selected. For information about Search service repositories during installation and updates, see Searching service repositories .
Use Installation Manager to locate available updates for installed packages.
If you use another installer besides Installation Manager to update a package, Installation Manager might not be able to recognize the change. You might be required to uninstall the update from the other installer in order to use Installation Manager to perform a later update.
Find and install available updates
- Close all programs that were installed with Installation Manager.
- In Installation Manager, click Update.
- If a new version of Installation Manager is found, you are prompted to confirm the installation before you can continue. Click OK to proceed. Installation Manager automatically installs the new version, restarts, and resumes.
- In the Update wizard, select the package group that contains the package for updating and click Next. Installation Manager searches for updates in added and predefined repositories.
- Available updates are shown in the Updates list on the Update Packages page. Only the latest updates are shown by default. Clear Show recommended only to show all updates that are found for the available packages. Show recommended only is selected by default. The Only fixes for Version version option shows when fixes are available for the installed package. The fixes do not update the installed package to a later version. The Version version option shows when updates are available for the installed package. The updates install a later version of the package.
- To learn more about an update, click the update and review its description under Details.
- If additional information about the update is available, a More info link is included at the end of the description text. Click the link to view the information in a browser. Review this information before installing the update.
- Select the versions or click Select Recommended to restore the default selections. Updates that have a dependency relationship are automatically selected and cleared together. Click Next.
- Select the fixes to install. Click Next.
If you select a version in the previous step that does not have any available fixes, you do not see this screen.
- On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected updates. On the left side of the page, the list of licenses for the updates you selected is shown. Click each item to view the license agreement text.
- If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
- Click Next.
- Select the features to install. Click Next.
- Review your choices before installing the updates.
- To change your choices, click Back.
- When you are finished, click Update to download and install the updates.
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