Additional Parameters to Perform Specific Tasks
After starting
Update Manager using these parameters, see
Installing Fixes and
Deploying Support Patches for instructions on how to proceed.
View available fixes (available on startup command for command line mode only):
-action viewAvailableFixes -empowerUser user_name -empowerPass password
[-installDir full_path_to_install_dir]
Create an image that contains only
Update Manager:
-createImageOnly full_path_to_image_file
Create a fix image or add to an existing fix image:
-createImage full_path_to_image_file
If you are creating a fix image, you can specify any name for the image file; do not supply an extension. The directory that will contain the image file must exist, and no part of the path or file name can include spaces.
When creating an image, choose the operating system on which you will run Update Manager and create the image.
-imagePlatform operating_system_value
The table below lists the values for the supported operating systems.
Value | Operating System |
OSX | Apple Mac OS X |
HP11IT | HP HP-UX Intel Itanium 2 |
HP11 | HP HP-UX PA-RISC |
LNXS390X | Linux RHEL and SLES IBM System z |
LNX | Linux RHEL and SLES x86 |
LNXAMD64 | Linux RHEL and SLES x86-64 (EM64T, AMD64) |
WNT | Microsoft Windows x86 |
W64 | Microsoft Windows x86-64 (EM64T, AMD64) |
SOL | Oracle Solaris SPARC |
SOLAMD64 | Oracle Solaris x86-64 (EM64T, AMD Opteron) |
Install from a fix image:
-installFromImage full_path_to_image_file
Install fixes using a script:
If you created the script from an image, make sure the image file is still available under the same name and in the same location before running the script.
-readScript full_path_to_script
After running the script, restart the products on which you installed fixes.
Create a support patch image or add to an existing image:
-createImage full_path_to_image_file -spKey support_patch_key
If you are creating a support patch image, you can specify any name for the image file; do not supply an extension. The directory that will contain the image file must exist, and no part of the path or file name can include spaces.
Install from a support patch image:
-installFromImage full_path_to_image_file -spKey support_patch_key