Install Liberty interim fixes on distributed operating systems using the command line

Install Liberty interim fixes on distributed operating systems using the command line

We can use the IBM Installation Manager command line to update the offering with the interim fixes available for the service level of WAS Liberty Core.

Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about updates for Liberty Core. The most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix Central.
IBM Installation Manager is used to apply maintenance to WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core.

For a list of interim fixes and fix packs available for Liberty Core and specific information about each fix, perform the following actions.

Go to Fix Central.

Select WebSphere as the product group.

Select WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core as the product.

Select the version of the offering to be updated.

Select the 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 we would like to install.

Update WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core with the interim fixes using one of the following procedures.

Access the live service repository containing the interim fixes, and use web-based updating.
Use Installation Manager on the local system to update WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core with the interim fixes from the live web-based service repositories.

For the live service repositories, use the same URLs as those used for the generally available product-offering repositories during

These locations do not contain web pages that we can access using a web browser. They are remote web-based repository locations that we specify for Installation Manager so that it can maintain the offering.

To install an interim fix from a service repository, perform the following actions:

Log on to the system.

If we do not already have Installation Manager credential-storage and master-password files containing the IBM software user ID and password, create files that will allow you to access the repository.
These are the credentials that we use to access protected IBM software websites. For information on creating credential-storage and master-password files for Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.
When creating a credential-storage 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 WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core 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 offering_installation_location -repositories repository_URL -secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile master_password_file

imcl.exe install fix_name -installationDirectory offering_installation_location -repositories repository_URL -secureStorageFile storage_file -masterPasswordFile master_password_file

When we use Installation Manager v1.6.2 and later, we should use the -secureStorageFile and -masterPasswordFile options to store credentials in a credential-storage file. In versions of Installation Manager earlier than v1.6.2, the -keyring and -password options were used to access credentials in a keyring file. These options were deprecated in v1.6.2. There is no migration path from keyring files to storage files because of the differences in the file structures. 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. For more information on using the -keyring and -password options to store credentials in a keyring file, see the Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center.

Optional. List all installed packages to verify the installation:

./imcl listInstalledPackages -long

imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long

Download the files containing the interim fixes from Fix Central, and use local updating.
We can download compressed files containing 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, we can use one of the following procedures to update WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core:

Use Installation Manager to update WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core with the interim fixes.
Use the IBM Packaging Utility to generate a new repository containing all of the fix files downloaded, then use Installation Manager to update WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core with all of the interim fixes as a group. For information on using the Packaging Utility, see the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

To download the interim fixes, perform the following actions:

Go to Fix Central.

Select WebSphere as the product group.

Select WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core as the product.

Select the version of the offering to be updated.

Select the 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 the 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 WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core 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 offering_installation_location -repositories compressed_file

imcl.exe install fix_name -installationDirectory offering_installation_location -repositories compressed_file

Optional. List all installed packages to verify the installation:

./imcl listInstalledPackages -long

imcl.exe listInstalledPackages -long

Parent topic: Install Liberty interim fixes and fix packs on distributed operating systems
Tasks:
Install Liberty interim fixes on distributed operating systems using the GUI
Uninstall Liberty interim fixes from distributed operating systems using the GUI
Uninstall Liberty interim fixes from distributed operating systems using the command line
Uninstall Liberty fix packs from distributed operating systems using the GUI
Install Liberty fix packs on distributed operating systems using the GUI
Install Liberty fix packs on distributed operating systems using the command line
Install Liberty fix packs on distributed operating systems using response files
Uninstall Liberty fix packs from distributed operating systems using the command line
Uninstall Liberty fix packs from distributed operating systems using response files

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