Installation overview

Note: Point of Use (POU) is not available in the AWS GovCloud (US) region.

These files are included in this patch:

Unix

  • 11.2.18.0_BASE.jar
  • 11.2.18.0_SYNC.jar
  • 11.2.18.0_MPC.tar.gz
  • 11.2.18.0_RAD.tar.gz
  • 11.2.18.0_POU.tar.gz

Windows

  • 11.2.18.0_BASE.jar
  • 11.2.18.0_SYNC.jar
  • 11.2.18.0_MPC.zip
  • 11.2.18.0_RAD.zip
  • 11.2.18.0_POU.zip

Note: After installing 11.2.18.0 and restarting the server, perform these steps to prevent the server from stalling when the RQTRANS scheduler initializes:
  1. Stop the server.
  2. Run these commands on the database:

    delete from QRTZ_CRON_TRIGGERS where TRIGGER_NAME = 'rqTransSchedulableTrigger';

    delete from QRTZ_TRIGGERS where TRIGGER_NAME = 'rqTransSchedulableTrigger';

  3. Start the server.

Android Installer

MSCM Android application provides the capability to auto-update whenever there is a newer version. Customers who opt out of the automatic updates for their handhelds can either download early release APK deliverables from posted MSCM KB or retrieve files from MSCM > System Management > Installer for a later update.

These are the latest apk files:

  • AndroidShell.apk version 11.2.18.0.31
  • MPC.apk version 11.2.18.0.32
  • POU.apk version 11.2.18.0.23
  • RAD.apk version 11.2.18.0.53

Windows Mobile Installer

MSCM Windows Mobile application provides the capability to auto-update whenever there is a newer version. Customers who opt out of the automatic updates for their handhelds can either download early release CAB deliverables from posted MSCM KB or retrieve files from MSCM > System Management > Installer for a later update.

Print Agent Installer

The Print Agent latest file package for 11.2.18.0 can be downloaded from the System Management page > Installer Download tab. The Print Agent package from 11.2.16.0 and 11.2.17.0 will still work on 11.2.18.0.

Starting 11.2.17.0, the Printer Agent configuration includes these updates:
Note: Setting the Timeout to 0 results to no connection time out.
Launching the Print Agent from GUI
The settings tab includes two new fields with these default values:
  • Connect Timeout = 60000 ms
  • Read Timeout= 60000 ms
Launching the Print Agent through a command line or as a service

Two new properties were added to the sample properties file.

Note: If you are upgrading the printer agent from 11.2.16.0 or earlier versions, you must perform these steps:
  1. Stop the printer agent service, if running.
  2. Ensure that these properties are present and have values set in the currently used properties file:

    Recommended values are found in the printagent-sample.properties file.

    • connectTimeout=60000
    • readTimeout=60000
  3. Delete the printer agent database.
  4. Start the printer agent service or through the command line.

Adding New Custom Properties in WAS

  1. Select Application Servers > <servername> > Web Container Settings > Web container > Customer Properties.
  2. Click New.
  3. On the Name field, specify com.ibm.ws.jsp.jdksourcelevel.
  4. On the Value field, specify 18.
  5. Click Apply.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Restart the server for the changes to take effect.