WDSC Fixpacks
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WDSC 6.0
This IBM site has useful info on installing or updating V6.0...
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)
Fix pack 7.0.0.2
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)
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
- Add a new repository and drill down into your temporary directory until you find
- 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 7.0.0.8
Fix pack 6 for WDSC V7.0 was released on or about 5 March 2009. The previous fix pack was fix pack 6: there is no fix pack 7. 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.
