WebSphere Application Server - Patching

As part of an integration between IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) Standard 8.6 and IBM Master Data Management (MDM) Advanced Edition 11.6.0.5, I needed to add a patch to the underlying WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Network Deployment 8.5.5.13.

This is the requisite fix: -

PI94754: ADMR0024E: User <null> does not have the required role to access 1 document(s).

and this is how I applied it: -

See what's installed

/opt/ibm/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl listInstalledPackages

...
com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85_8.5.5013.20180112_1418
…

See the available fix

/opt/ibm/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl listAvailableFIxes com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85_8.5.5013.20180112_1418 -repositories /mnt/WAS85/Fixes/8.5.5.12-ws-wasprod-ifpi94754.zip

...
8.5.5.12-WS-WASProd-IFPI94754_8.5.5012.20180307_1003
...


Install the fix

/opt/ibm/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl install 8.5.5.12-WS-WASProd-IFPI94754_8.5.5012.20180307_1003 -repositories /mnt/WAS85/Fixes/8.5.5.12-ws-wasprod-ifpi94754.zip -installationDirectory /opt/ibm/WebSphere/AppServer/

Installed 8.5.5.12-WS-WASProd-IFPI94754_8.5.5012.20180307_1003 to the /opt/ibm/WebSphere/AppServer directory.

See what's installed

/opt/ibm/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl listInstalledPackages

…

com.ibm.cic.agent_1.8.7000.20170706_2137
com.ibm.bpm.ADV.v85_8.6.201803.20180316_1456
com.ibm.websphere.ND.v85_8.5.5013.20180112_1418
8.5.5.12-WS-WASProd-IFPI94754_8.5.5012.20180307_1003
com.ibm.mdm.advanced.0.5_11.6.0.FP05IF000_20180326-1642
com.ibm.mdm.mdph.0.5_11.6.0.FP05IF000_20180326-1642
…

Job done !