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Traditional fix pack installation methods

You can install the fix pack for IBM® Tivoli® Configuration Manager using any of the following different installation methods:

Installing fix packs using ISMP

The InstallShield MultiPlatform (ISMP) program provides a wizard-guided process for installing fix packs. It performs a check of the environment and installs the prerequisites, if any, to perform the upgrade process.

This installation can be used on all platforms supported as a Tivoli server, excluding Linux® for S/390®. It cannot be used to install the License Management Extension or the Active Directory feature.

Note:
Before starting the upgrade process, back up the object database on the Tivoli server.

For details about performing backup operations, see Tivoli Management Framework: Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide.

To upgrade your IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager environment with the fix pack, complete the following steps:

  1. Locate the setup executable and run the following command in the root directory of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager Installation CD:
  2. Accept the Software License Agreement. Click Next.
  3. Select the /xml fix pack directory. Click Next.
  4. The actions necessary to upgrade your environment are being generated. When the process completes, a panel displays the fix pack components to install. Click Next.
  5. Select one of the following depot options:
    Query when needed
    The InstallShield wizard prompts you for the location of product images. This option requires you to respond to a series of prompts during the installation process. This is the default setting.
    Verify local depot
    The InstallShield wizard prompts for the directory to which you have copied the installation images. The InstallShield wizard then searches all subdirectories of this directory to verify that all images are present. If an image is not found, you are prompted to provide its location. The installation process can then run unattended.
    Remote
    Select this option if images are deployed on a managed node before you start the installation.
    Click Next.
  6. In the Step List, select the steps that you want to run. Change the status of steps that you do not want to run immediately to Held.
  7. Click Run All to run all steps whose status is Ready or click Run Next to run steps individually.

For more information about installing using ISMP, see IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager: Planning and Installation Guide.

Installing fix packs using the Tivoli desktop

When installing fix packs using the Tivoli desktop, the images are located in the images subdirectory on the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.3.1 Fix Pack 1 CD 1. The Tivoli desktop can upgrade the same product on multiple workstations sequentially.

The basic procedure for using the Tivoli desktop to upgrade a product is as follows:

  1. From the Tivoli desktop, select:
    Upgrading an existing component
    Install -> Install Patch
  2. Select the media and component to be upgraded or added.
  3. Select the workstations where the component is to be upgraded or added.
  4. Click Install.

For detailed information about using the Tivoli desktop to install or upgrade products, see Tivoli Enterprise: Installation Guide.

Installing fix packs using the CLI

Use the wpatch command to install updates to existing components.

wpatch command

When upgrading existing components using the wpatch command, specify the name of the index file using the file shown in Table 10. When using the wpatch command to upgrade a product, you specify the following information on the command line:

Example:

wpatch -c CD-ROM/images -i index_file managed_node

where:

-c CD-ROM/images
Specifies the path to the images on the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.3.1 Fix Pack 1 CD 1.
-i index_file
Specifies the product installation index file to which the fix pack is installed.
managed_node
Specifies the managed node on which the fix pack is installed.

If you do not specify a workstation when running the wpatch command, the image is installed on all managed nodes in the Tivoli region where there is a prior version of this image.

For detailed information about using the wpatch command, see Tivoli Management Framework: Reference Manual.

The following table contains a list of IND files for existing components included in this fix pack.

Table 10. IND files included in this fix pack
IND file Component name Tag
INVFP1.IND Inventory, Version 4.3.1 4.3.1-TIV-INV-FP0001
LCFFP1.IND Inventory Gateway, Version 4.3.1 4.3.1-TIV-INVGW-FP0001
CLLFP1.IND Scalable Collection Service, Version 4.3.1 4.3.1-TIV-CLL-FP0001
APMFP1.IND Activity Planner, Version 4.3.1 4.3.1-TIV-APM-FP0001
PMGFP1.IND Patch Management, Version 4.3.1 4.3.1-TIV-PMG-FP0001
SDGWFP1.IND Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.3.1 4.3.1-TIV-SWDGW-FP0001
SWDFP1.IND Software Distribution, Version 4.3.1 4.3.1-TIV-SWDSRV-FP0001
SWDISJPS.IND Software Distribution Software Package Editor, Version 4.3.1 4.3.1-TIV-SWDJPS-FP0001
TLMXTFP1.IND CM Extension for Tivoli License Manager, Version 4.3.1 4.3.1-TIV-TLMEXT-FP0001

Installing fix packs using SIS

When installing fix packs using Tivoli Software Installation Service, select the fix pack component to be installed using the component name shown in Table 10.

Tivoli Software Installation Service does not distinguish between products and fix packs. Whether the installation image is used for an installation or upgrade, Tivoli Software Installation Service refers to all installation images as products.

Tivoli Software Installation Service can install multiple products on multiple workstations in parallel. This software can install several products on several computer systems in less time than using the installation methods provided by Tivoli Management Framework.

The basic procedure for using Tivoli Software Installation Service to install products is as follows:

  1. Import the product images into the Tivoli Software Installation Service depot.
  2. Select the components to be installed.
  3. Select the workstations where each component is to be installed.
  4. Click Install.

For detailed information about using Tivoli Software Installation Service, see Tivoli Enterprise: Installation Guide.


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