1. HTML Server on WebSphere Reference Guide for IBM i
  2. Applying Updates from the Command Line

Applying Updates from the Command Line

After you have installed WebSphere Application Server, you should verify if any updates or iFixes are required.

Product fix packs contain bundled service to bring WebSphere Application Server up to a new product level. Interim fixes provide corrective service for specific known problems. You can use the IBM Installation Manager command-line function to update the product with the fixes that are available for your service level of WebSphere Application Server version 8.5.x/9.0.

Note: You cannot use the iRemoteInstall command to install a fix pack.

Use this procedure to apply updates to the WebSphere Application Server:

  1. Download a file that contains the fix pack from Fix Central, and use local updating.

  2. Transfer the compressed fix file in binary format to the IBM i systems on which it will be installed.

  3. Extract the compressed repository file to a directory on your system.

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

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

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

  7. Make suer that the umask is set to 022.

  8. Change to this directory:

    <Installation_manager>/eclipse/tools

  9. Install the fix pack using this command:

    ./imcl install <offering_ID_offering_version -repositories <location_of_expanded_files> -installationDirectory <product_installation_locatin> -acceptLicense

  10. Verify by installation by using this command to list all installed packages:

    ./imcl listInstalledPackages -log