As you install, upgrade, and uninstall software into the CICS® Explorer, configuration snapshots
are kept in a history. You can revert to a previous configuration
to back out of the results of an unsuccessful installation, upgrade,
or uninstall. You can also revert CICS Explorer® to a previous version. However,
you must have access to an update site because when you upgrade the CICS Explorer product,
previous versions are not saved.
Before you begin
Important: It is a limitation of Eclipse that
before you can revert to a previous version of CICS Explorer you must have access
an update site that includes the required version. You can download
the update site from the IBM® Fix
central website at
http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.
To
download the update site, do the following steps:
- Select the Product Group Websphere and
the Product CICS Explorer. For the Level and
Operating Platform fields, select All, and
click Continue.
- Select Browse for fixes and click Continue.
- Select the update site at the level you want to revert to and
click Continue.
- Download the update site to your workstation. Do not unpack the
file. CICS Explorer requires
it as a packed file.
- Add the update site to the CICS
Explorer by using the Help > Software Updates menu.
For more information about adding an update site, see Adding a new software update site.
You can now revert CICS
Explorer to the required level.
About this task
This example task shows you how to revert the CICS Explorer to a previous configuration.
Procedure
- Click Help > Install New Software on
the menu bar. The Install window opens.
- Click the What is already installed link.
The IBM CICS Explorer Installation details
dialog opens. The Installation History tab shows a list of the previous
configurations.
- Select the configuration that you want to revert to. When
you select a configuration, another pane shows the content in that
configuration.
CAUTION:
The oldest
entry in the list of previous configurations represents the initial CICS Explorer installation. This
configuration has no contents. Do not revert to this configuration.
If you do, CICS Explorer fails
and must be completely reinstalled.
- Click Revert. The Revert Software
Configuration confirmation dialog is displayed.
- Click Yes to confirm, and when asked
to exit and restart the workbench for the changes to take effect.
Results
The CICS Explorer reverts
to the selected configuration, and restarts.