updateSilent command
Use the updateSilent command to run the update wizard in silent mode.
Purpose
The updateSilent command:
- Installs fixes
- Uninstalls fixes
- Reports on the current state of applied fixes
Note: The updateSilent command was called the updateLC command in previous releases of HCL Connections™.
Command
updateSilent.{sh|bat}
Parameters
-? : Displays command usage information.
/? : Displays command usage information.
-fix : Identifies the update as fix update.
-fixDetails : Instructs the command to display fix detail information.
-fixDir<directory> : Specifies the fully qualified directory to which you downloaded the fixes. The recommended directory is connections_root/update/fixes.
-fixes<fix1><fix2> : Specifies a list of space-delimited fixes to install or uninstall.
-help : Displays command usage information.
/help : Displays command usage information.
-install : Installs the update.
-installDir<directory> : Specifies the fully qualified installation root of the Connections product. By default, this directory is connections_root.
**Note:** If you are applying fixes to an applications in a cluster, apply the fix to the first node and then do a full synchronization to push the fix to the other nodes.
-uninstall : Uninstalls the identified fix.
-uninstallAll : Uninstalls all applied fixes.
-usage : Displays command usage information.
-wasPassword<password> : Required to install or uninstall. Identifies the succeeding text as a WebSphere® Application Server Deployment Manager administrative user password.
-wasUserId<AdminUserId> : Required to install or uninstall. Specifies the user ID of the WebSphere Application Server administrative user.
-featureCustomizationBackedUp<backup_status> : Confirms whether you backed up any customizations that you made to the Connections interface. The possible values are yes|no. This parameter does not validate any such backup; it is just a reminder to consider backing up any customizations because updates to your deployment could overwrite your customizations.
Syntax
Use the specified syntax to perform the following common tasks:
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To display command usage information:
updateSilent -help | -? | /help | /? | -usage
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To process a fix:
updateSilent -installDir <[connections\_root](../plan/i_ovr_r_directory_conventions.md)> -fix -fixDir <[connections\_root](../plan/i_ovr_r_directory_conventions.md)/update/fixes> -install | -uninstall | uninstallAll -fixes <space-delimited list of fixes> -wasUserId <AdminUserId> -wasPassword <AdminPwd> [-configProperties "property file name and path"] [-fixDetails] -featureCustomizationBackedUp yes
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To display a list of applied fixes:
updateSilent -fix -installDir <[connections\_root](../plan/i_ovr_r_directory_conventions.md)>
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To display a list of available fixes:
updateSilent -fix -installDir <[connections\_root](../plan/i_ovr_r_directory_conventions.md)> -fixDir <[connections\_root](../plan/i_ovr_r_directory_conventions.md)/update/fixes>
Examples
The following examples demonstrate how to perform common tasks with the updateSilent command. They assume the following conditions:
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The location of the update wizard is: C:\IBM\Connections\update
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The Connections installation root is:C:\IBM\Connections
- The fix repository is: C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller\fixes
Note: The examples include carriage returns after each parameter to make the example easier to read. When using the command, do not add carriage returns after the parameters.
To install a collection of fixes:
C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller
updateSilent -fix
-installDir "C:\IBM\Connections"
-fixDir "C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller\fixes"
-install -fixes Fix1 Fix2
-wasUserId wsadmin -wasPassword wspwd
-featureCustomizationBackedUp yes
To install a collection of fixes and display fix details:
C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller
updateSilent -fix
-installDir "C:\IBM\Connections"
-fixDir "C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller\fixes"
-install -fixes Fix1 Fix2 -fixDetails
-wasUserId wsadmin -wasPassword wspwd
-featureCustomizationBackedUp yes
To uninstall a collection of fixes:
C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller
updateSilent -fix
-installDir "C:\IBM\Connections"
-fixDir "C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller\fixes"
-uninstall -fixes Fix1 Fix2
-wasUserId wsadmin -wasPassword wspwd
-featureCustomizationBackedUp yes
To display a list of fixes:
C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller
updateSilent -fix
-installDir "C:\IBM\Connections"
To display a list of fixes available in the repository:
C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller
updateSilent -fix
-installDir "C:\IBM\Connections"
-fixDir "C:\IBM\Connections\updateInstaller\fixes"
Parent topic:Installing fixes