Install Liberty interim fixes on distributed operating systems using the GUI

We can use the IBM Installation Manager GUI 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.

Make sure that the web-based or local service repository location is listed and checked or that the Search service repositories during installation and updates option is selected on the Repositories panel in the Installation Manager preferences. For more information on using service repositories with Installation Manager, read the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

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

   1. Go to Fix Central.

   2. Select WebSphere as the product group.

   3. Select WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core as the product.

   4. Select the installed version.

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

   6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.

   7. Click More Information under each fix to view information about the fix.

   8. Recommendation: Make a list of the names of the fixes that we would like to install.

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

   • Access the live service repository containing the 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 a fix from a service repository, perform the following actions:

     1. Log on to the system.

     2. Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core installation that is being updated.

     3. Start Installation Manager.

     4. Click Update.

        If we are prompted to authenticate, use the IBM ID and password that we use to access protected IBM software websites.

     5. Select the package group to update with the fix.

        If the Search service repositories during installation and updates option is selected on the Installation Manager Repository preference page and we are connected to the Internet, we can click Check for Other Versions and Extensions to search for updates in the default update repositories for the selected packages. In this case, we do not need to add the specific service-repository URL to the Installation Manager Repository preference page.

     6. Click Next.

     7. Select the fixes to install, and click Next.

        Any recommended fixes are selected by default.

        If there are recommended fixes, we can select the option to show only recommended fixes and hide non-recommended fixes.

     8. Review the summary information, and click Update.

     9. Click Finish.

     10. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.

   • Download the files containing the fixes from Fix Central, and use local updating.

     We can download compressed files containing the fixes from Fix Central. Each compressed fix file contains an Installation Manager repository for the 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 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 fixes as a group. For information on using the Packaging Utility, see the IBM Installation Manager Information Center.

     1. To download the fixes, perform the following actions:

        1. Go to Fix Central.

        2. Select WebSphere as the product group.

        3. Select WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core as the product.

        4. Select the installed version.

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

        6. Select Browse for fixes, and click Continue.

        7. Select the fixes to download, and click Continue.

        8. Select the download options, and click Continue.

        9. Click I agree to agree to the terms and conditions.

        10. Click Download now to download the fixes.

     2. To install a fix from a downloaded compressed file, perform the following actions:

        1. Log on to the system.

        2. Stop all servers and applications on the WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core installation that is being updated.

        3. Start Installation Manager.

        4. Add the location of the fix file downloaded to the Installation Manager preferences.

        5. Click Update.

        6. Select the package group to update with the fix, and click Next.

        7. Select the fixes to install, and click Next.

           Any recommended fixes are selected by default.

           If there are recommended fixes, we can select the option to show only recommended fixes and hide non-recommended fixes.

        8. Review the summary information, and click Update.

        9. Click Finish.

        10. Click File > Exit to close Installation Manager.

Parent topic: Install Liberty interim fixes and fix packs on distributed operating systems

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