Updating WebSphere Integration Developer using Installation Manager

You can install updates such as interim fixes, fix packs and refresh packs for packages that were installed using IBM® Installation Manager. These updates can be for the WebSphere Integration Developer and also for the  integration test client in WebSphere Integration Developer.

By default, Internet access is required unless your repository preferences points to your local update site.

Each installed package has the location embedded for its default IBM update repository. For Installation Manager to search the IBM update repository locations for the installed packages, the preference Search service repositories during installation and updates on the Preferences page must be selected. You will find it beneath the Repositories pane. This preference is selected by default.

See the Installation Manager help for more information.

Close all programs that were installed using Installation Manager before updating.

The following instructions are for WebSphere Integration Developer. The WebSphere Process Server is used within the context of WebSphere Integration Developer as a test environment. If you also wish to update this test environment locally, see the Updating WebSphere Process Server section.

To find and install product package updates, follow these steps:

  1. From the Start page of the Installation Manager, click Update Packages.
  2. If IBM Installation Manager is not detected on your system or if an older version is already installed, then you must continue with the installation of the latest release. Follow the on-screen instructions in the wizard to complete the installation of IBM Installation Manager.
  3. In the Update Packages wizard, select the location of the package group where the WebSphere Integration Developer product package you want to update is installed or select the Update All check box, and then click Next. Installation Manager searches for updates in its repositories and the predefined update sites for WebSphere Integration Developer. A progress indicator shows the search is taking place.
  4. If updates for a package are found, then they are displayed in the Updates list on the Update Packages page below their corresponding package. Only recommended updates are displayed by default. Click Show all to display all updates found for the available packages.
    1. To learn more about an update, click the update and review its description under Details.
    2. If additional information about the update is available, a More info link will be included at the end of the description text. Click the link to display the information in a browser. Review this information before installing the update.
  5. Select the updates that you want to install or click Select Recommended to restore the default selections. Updates that have a dependency relationship are automatically selected and cleared together.
  6. Click Next to continue.
  7. On the Licenses page, read the license agreements for the selected updates. On the left side of the Licenses page, the list of licenses for the updates you selected is displayed; click each item to display the license agreement text.
    1. If you agree to the terms of all the license agreements, click I accept the terms of the license agreements.
    2. Click Next to continue.
  8. On the Summary page, review your choices before installing the updates.
    1. If you want to change the choices you made on previous pages, click Back, and make your changes.
    2. When you are satisfied, click Update to download and install the updates. A progress indicator shows the percentage of the installation completed.
    Note: During the update process, Installation Manager might prompt you for the location of the repository for the base version of the package. If you installed the product from DVD or other media, they must be available when you use the update feature.
  9. Optional: When the update process completes, a message that confirms the success of the process is displayed near the top of the page. Click View log file to open the log file for the current session in a new window. You must close the Installation Log window to continue.
  10. Click Finish to close the wizard.

National language support

Interim fixes may also add national language support. To receive these national language updates, follow these steps:

  1. Select Modify Packages, which opens the Modify Packages page. Click Next.
  2. On the subsequent page, expand Languages Supported by Only Some Packages and select the languages you wish. You only need to do this once. The languages you specified are remembered afterwards.
  3. Continue to complete the installation.

Updating WebSphere Process Server

The WebSphere Process Server is used within the context of WebSphere Integration Developer as a test environment. If you wish to also update WebSphere Process Server, follow these instructions:

  1. Launch the WebSphere Process Server support site.
  2. In the WebSphere Process Server downloads page, select the appropriate download. For example, selecting WebSphere as the category, WebSphere Process Server as the sub-category and test environment as the search criteria will return all server updates for all releases. Select the level appropriate to your installation. 
  3. Instructions for installing the server updates are provided on that page.

Updating WebSphere Integration Developer locally with Installation Manager

You can also download a zip file of the update you wish to apply to WebSphere Integration Developer. Then, using Installation Manager in a similar process to the one described previously, you can apply the update. See Updating WebSphere Integration Developer locally with Installation Manager for information on a local installation.