Install fix packs on the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files

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Install fix packs on the Application Client on IBM i operating systems using response files

We can update the Application Client to a later version using Installation Manager response files.

Perform this procedure to use Installation Manager response files to update the Application Client.
For information on installing and removing fix packs for WebSphere Application Server offerings on IBM i systems using the Installation Manager command line, read the following articles in this information center:

Install fix packs on IBM i operating systems using the command line

Uninstall fix packs from IBM i operating systems using the command line

Optional: If the repository requires a username and password, create a keyring file to access this repository.
For more information on creating a keyring file for Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center or the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center.
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.

Start in Installation Manager Version 1.6.2, the -keyring and -password options that have been used to access credentials in a keyring file are deprecated. For Installation Manager Version 1.6.2 and later, use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file.
In Version 1.7, the format of the secure storage file is revised, and is no longer compatible with versions of Installation Manager prior to version 1.7. Update Installation Manager to version 1.7 or higher and then recreate and replace any secure storage files created with earlier versions.
There is no migration path from keyring files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures. Create a storage file to replace a keyring file. For more information on using the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential storage file, see the Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center.

Sign on to the IBM i system with a user profile that has *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities.

On a CL command line, run the STRQSH command to start the Qshell command shell.

Use a response file to update the Application Client.
Change to the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager, and update the Application Client. For example:

./imcl -acceptLicense input $HOME/AppClientFiles/temp/update_response_file.xml -log $HOME/AppClientFiles/temp/update_log.xml -keyring $HOME/AppClientFiles/temp/im.keyring

For more information on using Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.6 Information Center or the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center.

Example

The following is an example of a response file for updating the Application Client to a later version.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<agent-input>
server
  <repository location='https://www.ibm.com/software/repositorymanager/com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v85'/>
</server>
<profile id='Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5' installLocation='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppClient/V85/client'>
  <data key='eclipseLocation' value='/QIBM/ProdData/WebSphere/AppClient/V85/client'/>
  <data key='was.install.os400.profile.location' value='/QIBM/UserData/WebSphere/AppClient/V85/client'/>
  <data key='user.appclient.serverHostname' value='localhost'/>
  <data key='user.appclient.serverPort' value='2809'/>
  <data key='user.import.profile' value='false'/>
  <data key='cic.selector.nl' value='en'/>
</profile>
<install modify='false'>
  <offering id='com.ibm.websphere.APPCLIENT.v85' version='8.5.0.20101113_2239' profile='Application Client for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5'
   features='javaee.thinclient.core.feature,javaruntime'/>
</install>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.eclipseCache' value='/QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/IMShared'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.connectTimeout' value='30'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.readTimeout' value='30'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.downloadAutoRetryCount' value='0'/>
<preference name='offering.service.repositories.areUsed' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.ssl.nonsecureMode' value='false'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.http.disablePreemptiveAuthentication' value='false'/>
<preference name='http.ntlm.auth.kind' value='NTLM'/>
<preference name='http.ntlm.auth.enableIntegrated.win32' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.preserveDownloadedArtifacts' value='true'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.keepFetchedFiles' value='false'/>
<preference name='PassportAdvantageIsEnabled' value='false'/>
<preference name='com.ibm.cic.common.core.preferences.searchForUpdates' value='false'/>
</agent-input>
Tips:

The profile ID (<profile . . . id='profile_ID' . . . .> and <offering . . . profile='profile_ID' . . . .>) can be found when you run the imcl listInstallationDirectories -verbose command from the eclipse/tools subdirectory in the directory where you installed Installation Manager. It is the same as the package group’s name.

The offering ID (<offering . . . id='offering_ID' . . . .>) can be found in the Install Manager Offering ID section of the report that is generated when you run the historyInfo or genHistoryReport command from the app_server_root/bin directory.

The version is a specific version of the offering to install (8.5.0.20101113_2239 for example). This specification is optional.

If version is not specified, the latest version of the offering and all interim fixes for that version are installed.

If version is specified, the specified version of the offering and no interim fixes for that version are installed.

The offering version can be found attached to the end of the offering ID with an underscore when you run the following command against the repository:
./imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository

We can also specify none, recommended or all with the -installFixes argument to indicate which interim fixes we want installed with the offering.

If the offering version is not specified, the -installFixes option defaults to all.

If the offering version is specified, the -installFixes option defaults to none.

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