Chapter 11. Product Maintenance
An important role of a WebSphere Application Server (WAS) administrator is to ensure that the product is up-to-date and patched accordingly. IBM frequently makes updates available as they release improvements as part of the product lifecycle. The goal of this chapter is to instruct you on the options available to locate and download product updates, then apply them in the correct manner to your WAS installation.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
Understanding updates
Update process overview
Preparing for updates
Creating a backup
Locating updates
Update installers
Applying updates
Verification of updates
Silent updates
Logs
Troubleshooting tips