Installing fix packs
A fix pack involves moving from one minor release to another within a point version, for example, from 4.2.0.1 to 4.2.0.2, or V4.2 Fixpack 1 and V4.2 Fixpack 2.
Before you begin
You must install the GA version of Network Manager before installing a fix pack.
Prior to installing a fix pack, you should back up products and data as appropriate. For example, if you are running Network Manager on a virtual machine, then take a snapshot of your virtual machine.
About this task
Restriction: You must not use different versions of the same
products or components together, unless advised otherwise by instructions in the IBM Knowledge Center or by IBM Support. If you
need multiple instances of a product or component, you must install or upgrade them to the same
version and fix pack. You must also ensure that the same set of test fixes, if any, are installed.
For example, if you need multiple instances of the Network Manager GUI Components in one
deployment, ensure that they are the same version, fix pack, and test fixes.
You must update the Network Manager core components before, or at the same time as, updating the GUI components. For example, install the fix pack on the Network Manager core server, and then on the GUI server.
![V4.2 FixPack 6:](../../images/ngfp6.gif)
Important: Installing Fix Pack 6 or later
removes existing MIB files. These Network Manager Fix Packs do not contain the
Management Information Base (MIB files). Network Manager Fix Pack 5 does contain the
MIB files. The MIBs are required for network discovery.
If you are upgrading from Fix Pack 5
or earlier, complete the following steps to obtain the MIB files:- Locate a zip file named com.ibm.tivoli.netcool.ncp.mibs.all.any_*.zip within the IBM Installation Manager shared location that contains the MIB files from the previous Fix Pack installation. The exact path might be different in your installation. An example path is: /opt/IBM/IBMIM/native/
- Unzip this file.
- Load the MIBs into the database by running the ncp_mib command, as described in Loading updated MIB information.
- Run the ncp_mib command, as described in: Loading updated MIB information.
- If you have Network Manager 4.2 Fix Pack 5 installed, back up the contents of the $NCHOME/precision/mibs/ directory to a backup directory outside $NCHOME. For example, /mibs_backup/.
- If you have an earlier version than 4.2 Fix Pack 5 installed, complete the following steps:
- Back up the contents of the $NCHOME/precision/mibs/ directory to a backup directory outside $NCHOME. For example, /old_mibs/. Keep this directory and its files in case you want to roll back to this version later.
- Download the Network Manager Fix Pack 5 (4.2.0.5) files from IBM Fix Central: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/Important: Download the files for Linux x86, regardless of which platform you are using.
- Expand the Network Manager package into a temporary directory.
- Expand the repositories/disk1/ad/native/file000876 archive file into a backup directory outside $NCHOME, for example, /mibs_backup/. This directory now contains the default MIB files.
- If you customized or added any MIB files, copy the customized or new MIB files from /old_mibs/ over the default files in /mibs_backup/.
- Regardless of the version of Network Manager you installed, the /mibs_backup/ directory now contains the most current set of MIB files from Fix Pack 5, plus any additions and customizations.
After you obtain the MIB files, install the most recent version of Network Manager.
- Install Network Manager Fix Pack 6 using the instructions in this procedure.
- Copy the MIB files from your /mibs_backup/ directory to the following location within the installation: $NCHOME/precision/mibs/
- Run the ncp_mib command, as described in: Loading updated MIB information.
To install a fix pack, perform the following steps: