Install interim fixes using the command line

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Install interim fixes using the command line

We can use the IBM Installation Manager command line to update the product with the interim fixes that are available for your service level of WAS v8.
Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about upgrades for WAS. The most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix Central.
IBM Installation Manager is used to apply product maintenance to WAS.

Procedure
For a list of interim fixes and fix packs that are available for WAS v8.x and specific information about each fix, perform the following actions.

Go to Fix Central.

Select WebSphere as the product group.

Select WAS as the product.

Select the version of the product to be updated (8.x.x.x).

Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.

Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.

Click More Information under each fix to view information about the fix.
Recommendation: Make a list of the names of the fixes that you would like to install.
Update WAS v8.x with the interim fixes using one of the following procedures.
Access the live service repository that contains the interim fixes, and use web-based updating.
Use Installation Manager on your local system to update WAS v8.x with the interim fixes from the live web-based service repositories.
See Table 3 in WAS v8 product offerings for supported operating systems for a list of web-based service-repository URLs for WAS v8 product offerings.
To install an interim fix from a service repository, perform the following actions:
Log on to the system.

If you do not already have an Installation Manager credentials file containing your IBM software user ID and password, create one that will allow you to access the repository.
These are the credentials that you use to access protected IBM software websites. For information on creating a keyring file for Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.
Tip: When creating a keyring file, append /repository.config at the end of the repository URL location if the imutilsc command is unable to find the URL specified.
Stop all servers and applications on the WAS installation that is being updated.
Change to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.
Install the interim fix.
./imcl install fix_name
  -installationDirectory product_installation_location
  -repositories repository_URL
  -keyring keyring_file -password password 
imcl.exe install fix_name
  -installationDirectory product_installation_location
  -repositories repository_URL
  -keyring keyring_file -password password 
Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:
./imcl listInstalledPackages -long
imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long
Download the files that contain the interim fixes from Fix Central, and use local updating.
We can download compressed files that contain the interim fixes from Fix Central. Each compressed fix file contains an Installation Manager repository for the interim fix and usually has a .zip extension. After downloading the fix files, you can use one of the following procedures to update WAS v8.x:

Use Installation Manager to update WAS v8.x with the interim fixes.
Use the IBM Packaging Utility to generate a new repository that contains all of the fix files that you downloaded, then use Installation Manager to update WAS v8.x with all of the interim fixes as a group. For information on using the Packaging Utility, see the IBM Installation Manager v1.4 Information Center.
To download the interim fixes, perform the following actions:

Go to Fix Central.

Select WebSphere as the product group.

Select WAS as the product.

Select the version of the product to be updated (8.x.x.x).

Select your operating system as the platform, and click Continue.

Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.

Select the interim fixes to download, and click Continue.

Select your download options, and click Continue.

Click I agree to agree to the terms and conditions.

Click Download now to download the interim fixes.
To install an interim fix from a downloaded compressed file, perform the following actions:
Log on to the system.
Stop all servers and applications on the WAS installation that is being updated.
Change to the Installation_Manager_binaries/eclipse/tools directory, where Installation_Manager_binaries is the installation root directory for the Installation Manager.
Install the interim fix.
./imcl install fix_name
  -installationDirectory product_installation_location
  -repositories compressed_file
imcl.exe install fix_name
  -installationDirectory product_installation_location
  -repositories compressed_file
Optional: List all installed packages to verify the installation:
./imcl listInstalledPackages -long
imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long
Install and uninstall interim fixes and fix packs
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