About fixes and updates

If you encounter a problem with the product, first check the list of recommended updates to confirm that your software is at the latest maintenance level. Next, check the list of problems fixed to see if IBM® has already published an individual fix to resolve your problem.

Individual fixes are published as often as necessary to resolve product defects. In addition, a cumulative collection of fixes, called fix packs, are published periodically in order to bring users up to the latest maintenance level. You should install these update packages as early as possible in order to prevent problems. To receive weekly notification of fixes and updates, subscribe to http://www.ibm.com/software/support/einfo.html.

The following table describes the characteristics of each maintenance delivery vehicle.

Name Characteristics
Fix
  • A single fix that is published between updates to resolve a specific problem, for example, PQ79582.
  • After you install a fix, test any functions that the fixed component has an impact on.
Fix pack
  • A cumulative fix package that contains all fixes that have been published since the previous fix pack; a fix pack might also contain new fixes.
  • A fix pack can update specific components, or it can update the entire product image.
  • After you install a fix pack, you should regression-test all critical functions.

The install log files are located in C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager\logs.


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