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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:

  • To display command usage information:

    updateSilent -help | -? | /help | /? | -usage

  • 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

  • To display a list of applied fixes:

    updateSilent -fix 
-installDir <[connections\_root](../plan/i_ovr_r_directory_conventions.md)>

  • 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:

  • The location of the update wizard is: C:\IBM\Connections\update

  • 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