Getting fixes from Fix Central

You can use Fix Central to find the fixes that are recommended by IBM Support for a variety of products, including StoredIQ® for Legal. From Fix Central, you can search, select, order, and download fixes for your system and choose from different delivery options. An StoredIQ for Legal product fix might be available for your problem.

Before you begin

Before you download a fix from Fix Central:
  • Know your IBM user ID and password. You are required to log in to the Fix Central website before you can download a fix.
  • To get information about the download process, or help during the process, see Fix Central help (http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/fixes/en/fixcentral/help/faq_sw.html).
  • If you know exactly which fix you need, you can search for it directly from the Search Fix Central field on the Fix Central website.

Procedure

To find and download fixes from Fix Central:

  1. Obtain the tools that are required to get the fix. If it is not installed, obtain your product update installer. You can download the installer from Fix Central.
    This site provides download, installation, and configuration instructions for the update installer.
  2. From the Fix Central page, specify the product information for the fix that you need:
    1. Click Find product.
    2. Select Product Group > All Software.
    3. In the Product selector field, type StoredIQ for Legal.
    4. From the Installed Version list, select the version that is currently installed on your system.
    5. From the Platform list, select the platform on which you run StoredIQ for Legal.
  3. On the Identify Fixes page, specify how you want to search for the fix. You have the following options:
    • Browse all the fixes for the specified product, version, and platform.
    • Enter the APAR or SPR numbers that you want to search for.
    • Enter the fix ID.
    • Enter the text for your search keywords.
    • Search a list of the recommended fixes.
    • From the Additional query options, mark the checkbox if you want to exclude from your search any fixes for the currently installed version of the product.
  4. On the Select fixes page, you have the following options:
    • Mark the checkbox next to any fix that you want to download.
    • Clear the list of fixes and return to the Identify fixes page to create a new query and a new list of fixes to choose from.
  5. From the Download options page, specify how you prefer to download the fix and any other required information, and click Download Now.
  6. To apply the fix, follow the instructions in the Readme file that is downloaded with the fix.
  7. Optional: Subscribe to the weekly email notifications about fixes and other important IBM Support updates.