WDSC Fixpacks

WDSC 6.0

This IBM site has useful info on installing or updating V6.0...

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=715&context=SSZND2&dc=D410&dc=D430&dc=D400&dc=D420&dc=DB550&q1=WDSC+6.0.1&uid=swg24010773&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en

WDSC 7.0

The WDSC support page has information regarding fix packs.

• To install a WDSC fixpack, you cannot use the Workbench's Window->Update.
• You must use the IBM Installation Manager.
• Start->All programs->IBM Installation Manager. Choose Update Packages.

• I strongly advise looking at the README before doing this!

How to determine the version of WDSC you are running

• Start->All Programs->IBM Installation Manager->View Installed Packages gives an XML file that has this URL: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\installed.xml

For 7.0.0.4, this shows:

 IBM® WebSphere® Development Studio Client for iSeries® 
 V 7.0.0.4 (7.0.0.20071003_2001)

For 7.0.0.8, this shows:

 IBM® WebSphere® Development Studio Client for iSeries® 
 V 7.0.0.8 (7.0.0.20090225_1508)

Fix pack 7.0.0.2

• Fix pack 2

Fix pack 7.0.0.6

Fix pack 6 for WDSC V7.0 was released on or about 24 June 2008. The previous fix pack was fix pack 4: there is no fix pack 3 or 5. Fix packs are cumulative: fix pack 6 contains all previous fixes released in fix packs 1, 2 and 4.

The fix pack can be installed only through the Installation Manager. Installation manager can download the fix pack either real-time, or you can download a .zip file, extract that and point Installation Manager to that location instead of the Web.

• WDSC Fix pack 7.0.0.6 home page
• WDSC Release Notes
• WDSC Downloadable zip (1.16GB)

• WDSC AE Fix pack 7.0.0.6 home page.
• WDSC AE Release Notes
• WDSC AE Downloadable zips

Instructions on installing the fix pack are in the release notes cited above. The installation says to stop WDSC and all programs opened by it (like a help session in a browser.) I am personally more cautious and reboot prior to the installation process. Steps I follow:

• At the end of my work day, visit the IBM .zip file download site above, start the download.
• Close down WDSC.
• Make a copy of my workspace folder - all of it.
• Go home.
• In the morning, unzip the .zip file to a temporary directory.
  • Fix pack 6 .zip file is 1.16GB, and the unzipped directory is 1.19GB, so have at least 2.5BG of free disk space available to try the .zip method!
• Once the .zip file is extracted, reboot
• Start → All Programs → IBM Installation Manager
• Don't choose Update! Instead, choose File → Preferences → Repositories.
  • Add a new repository and drill down into your temporary directory until you find wdsc\updates\repository.config
• Start the update. On my machine, it took about an hour to complete.
• The first time you start WDSC will take longer (maybe 10 minutes more.)

User reports

• 2008-06-25 Running user actions result in RSEG1003U An unexpected exception has occurred. Both WDSC and WDSC AE. 5 users. APAR SE32901 FIXED 14 July 2008 by iFix001. Run Installation manager to get the update.
• 'Seems snappier' 1 user.

Fix pack 7.0.0.7

There was no fix pack 7.

Fix pack 7.0.0.8

Fix pack 6 for WDSC V7.0 was released on or about 5 March 2009. Fix packs are cumulative: fix pack 8 contains all previous fixes released in fix packs 1, 2, 4 and 6.

The fix pack can be installed only through the Installation Manager. Installation manager can download the fix pack either real-time, or you can download a .zip file, extract that and point Installation Manager to that location instead of the Web. Installation Manager will need to upgrade itself to version 1.2.1; mine upgraded to 1.3.0 when I started it on 5 Mar 2009.

• WDSC Fixpack 8 README

WDSC 7.1

Fix pack 7.1.0.3

To install the fix pack, start the IBM Installation Manager and click on 'Update'.

The fix pack is also available as a downloadable zip (130MB). You will find it on the Download section of the support site soon. You can also download the zip from:

http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/awdtools/rdi/v71/7103/zips/rdi-7.1.0.3.zip

• README

WDSC 7.5

Fix pack 7.5.0.1

The fix pack provides documentation for the Rational Team Concert for i - Client feature.

To install the fix pack, start the IBM Installation Manager and click on 'Update'.

The fix pack is also available as a downloadable zip (2MB). You will find it on the Download section of the support site soon. You can also download the zip from: http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/awdtools/rdi/v75/7501/zips/rdi-7.5.0.1.zip

• README