Re: what "refresh pack" really means

[Mark Phippard <markp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 02/01/2006 09:46:50 AM:

> >Should I hold off and install the 6.0.1 release, or will I need to
> >install 6.0 then apply the "refresh pack" ?  I guess I'm not clear on
> >what "refresh pack" really means.  Sounds more like something to tack
> >onto an existing product than a new version.  Is that correct? 
> 
> 
> Greg, you are spot on!  A refresh pack is precisely a set of updates 
that 
> need to be applied to an existing install.  In order to install the 
V6.0.1 
> refresh pack, you need to first install V6.0 from the CDs.  Once that is 

> complete, you will notice that IBM's Rational Product Updater (RPU) is 
> also installed and is accessible from the Start menu in the same folder 
as 
> the WDSC.  This is what you will use to install the V6.0.1 refresh pack; 

> launch the RPU and click Find Updates to locate the V6.0.1 refresh pack 
> code. 

OK, then what is the "CD" aspect of the announcement then?  Are all of the 
updates at least being packaged on CD so that the massive download does 
not have to happen?

Mark




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