Installing interim fixes and fix packs on z/OS operating systems
Product fix packs contain bundled service to bring WebSphere® Application Server up to a new product level. Interim fixes provide corrective service for specific known problems. You can use IBM® Installation Manager to update the product with the fixes that are available for your service level of WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.
Before you begin
- To specify Java SE 8, specify
-properties user.wasjava=java8
. - To specify Java SE 6, specify
-properties user.wasjava=java6
.
These properties are not required for installing and updating to
version 8.5.5.14. If the user.wasjava
property is specified in version 8.5.5.14 and
higher, it will be ignored and Java SE 8 is installed.
Starting in version 8.5.5.14, Java SE 8 is the default Java. When updating to 8.5.5.14, any existing profile that uses Java SDK 6 is replaced by Java SDK 8. You can continue to use Java SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 and Version 7.1, but no service can be provided after the end of support in July 2022, which could expose your environment to security risks.
Choose Java SE 6 if you are using the new copy of WebSphere Application Server with any existing cell or node that contains servers that are configured to use Java SE 6. Choose Java SE 8 if you are using the new copy of WebSphere Application Server with:- New cells that run only Java SE 8 or the optional Java SE 7 or Java SE 7.1 offerings.
- Existing cells that contain servers currently using only Java SE 8 or the optional Java SE 7 or Java SE 7.1 offerings.
Starting in version 8.5.5.14, you can continue to use Java SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 and Version 7.1, but no service can be provided after the end of support in July 2022, which could expose your environment to security risks.
For more information on Java SE 6, 7, and 7.1 end of service, see Java SE 6, 7, and 7.1 end of service in WebSphere Application Server V8.5
The com.ibm.websphere.IBMJAVA.v80 offering will be deprecated, and no fix packs or interim fixes will be provided for this offering after March 2020. If this offering is installed with WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.5 after March 2020, uninstall it and switch to the default Java SE 8 SDK provided by the WebSphere Application Server package in the same package group. With the default Java SE 8 SDK, you continue receiving Java SE 8 SDK support, including security updates.
Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about upgrades for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS®. For more information about upgrades, see the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS: Program Directory. The most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix Central.
IBM Installation Manager is used to apply product maintenance to WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. A set of scripts called the post-installer, a part of WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, is used to make any configuration file system changes that are required as a consequence of product maintenance.