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Update the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers using the graphical user interface

Use the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation Launchpad or IBM Installation Manager with a local or network repository to update an existing installation of IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers to a later version such as a Fix Pack version.

See Requirements for a dashboard environment to determine if you need to update any of the prerequisite software before updating IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers.

If you are not using the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation Launchpad, set up a local or network repository that contains the IBM Tivoli Monitoring components for a dashboard environment. See Use IBM Installation Manager to install or update components from a local repository and Use IBM Installation Manager to install or update components from a network repository.

If you select the Configuration feature in this procedure, the installer will restart the IBM WebSphere Application Server as part of the update process.


To update the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers using a graphical user interface.

  1. If you are using the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation Launchpad, perform the following steps to start the update:

    1. Log in to the system as the same user who installed the IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub.

    2. Execute the launchpad command or script for your operating system. The launchpad commands and scripts are located in the root directory of the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Dashboards for Servers and Authorization Policy Components DVD or DVD image.

      • 32 bit system launchpad.exe

      • 64 bit system launchpad64.exe

      • launchpad.sh

    3. On the main launchpad panel, select one of the following links under the Product Overview category:

      • Install as administrative user: Select this link if you installed IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub as an administrative user on Windows or as root on Linux/UNIX.

      • Install as non-administrative user: Select this link if you did not install IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub as an administrative user on Windows or as root on Linux/UNIX.

    The IBM Installation Manager window opens with several choices for managing the IBM software installations.

  2. If you are using IBM Installation Manager, perform these steps to start the update:

    1. Log in as the user who installed IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub.

    2. Start the IBM Installation Manager:

      • Double-click the IBMIM.exe file located in the eclipse subdirectory in the directory where IBM Installation Manager was installed. The default path for IBM Installation Manager on Windows is C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager.

      • Execute the IBMIM binary under /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse.

      The IBM Installation Manager window opens with several choices for managing the IBM software installations.

  3. In the Installation Manager main window, click Update to see the available packages in the repositories that are configured for IBM Installation Manager.

  4. Select the Core services in Jazz for Service Management package group to find updates. Click Next to continue.

  5. Installation Manager displays the version of the updated Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers package. Click Next to continue.

    When you update packages, the IBM Installation Manager only displays the packages with an updated version in the repository. For example, even though you might have Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers and the Authorization Policy Server installed, you might only see the updated dashboard package if the Authorization Policy Server was not updated in the latest release or fix pack.

  6. Select the Installation features of the Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers package and click Next.

    • It is recommended to select the Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers Installation features together (which is the default behavior). Clear the Configuration feature if you want to review the deployment scripts for the Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers before they are used to deploy the infrastructure management dashboards application into IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub. If you select the Installation feature on its own, only the dashboard application binaries and install scripts are laid down in the installation directory (on Windows this location is usually C:\Program Files\IBM\JazzSM\installedDashboards\com.ibm.tivoli.itmosd and on Linux/UNIX this location is usually /opt/IBM/JazzSM/installedDashboards/com.ibm.tivoli.itmosd). If you select the Configuration feature on its own, the Installation feature is selected as well.

  7. On the next window, specify the configuration parameters for each package where you selected the Configuration feature. Select each package on the left to see the set of configuration parameters. Specify the configuration parameters and click Next.

    • The Next button is not enabled until all required configuration parameters are completed.

    • You must specify an IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub administrative user name and password, such as smadmin and its password for the Common Configurations for Core services in Jazz for Service Management feature, and click Validate. These credentials are used to deploy the Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers application into the WebSphere Application Server for IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub.

  8. Click Next to review the target location and a summary of packages to update. This is your opportunity to click Back and make any changes before proceeding.

  9. Click Update to update the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers.


What to do next

If you only selected the Installation feature of the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers, review the dashboard application's deployment scripts and then use the Modify operation of IBM Installation Manager to deploy the updated dashboard application into IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub. See Configure the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers package after installation.

For more information about launching and using IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboard for Servers, see the Windows OS Agent User's Guide, the Linux OS Agent User's Guide, or the UNIX OS Agent User's Guide.


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