Troubleshooting: Upgrade from Update Installer Version 7.0.0.6 to Update Installer Version 7.0.0.7 fails

You attempt to upgrade from Update Installer Version 7.0.0.6 to Update Installer Version 7.0.0.7, but the operation fails with an error that states the path name was not found.

Problem

When you try to upgrade Update Installer to a new version, you receive an error similar to the following example:

Dec 6, 2012 12:39:47 AM), Install, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.InstallNIFPackage, err, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.NIFException: Path name was not found.
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.utils.ISMPLogUtils.logException(ISMPLogUtils.java:46)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.InstallNIFPackage.execute(InstallNIFPackage.java:139)
 at com.installshield.wizard.RunnableWizardBeanContext.run(RunnableWizardBeanContext.java:20)
Caused by: com.ibm.as400.access.ExtendedIOException: Path name was not found.
 at com.ibm.as400.access.IFSFileOutputStreamImplRemote.open(IFSFileOutputStreamImplRemote.java:355)
 at com.ibm.as400.access.IFSFileOutputStreamImplRemote.connectAndOpen(IFSFileOutputStreamImplRemote.java:149)
 at com.ibm.as400.access.IFSFileOutputStream.connectAndOpen(IFSFileOutputStream.java:566)
 at com.ibm.as400.access.IFSFileOutputStream.myConstructor(IFSFileOutputStream.java:358)
 at com.ibm.as400.access.IFSFileOutputStream.<init>(IFSFileOutputStream.java:460)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.io.I5OSRemoteFileSystem.writeEntry(I5OSRemoteFileSystem.java:134)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.io.I5OSRemoteFileSystem.writeEntry(I5OSRemoteFileSystem.java:109)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.io.FileSystemEntry.getOutputStream(FileSystemEntry.java:242)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.xml.XMLUtils.saveDocument(XMLUtils.java:67)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.xml.XMLUtils.saveDocument(XMLUtils.java:49)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.metadata.ModifyNIFMetaDataPlugin.modifyNIFMetaData(ModifyNIFMetaDataPlugin.java:70)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.install.NIFPackageApplicationPlugin.modifyNIFMetataData(NIFPackageApplicationPlugin.java:832)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.install.NIFPackageApplicationPlugin.performUpgrade(NIFPackageApplicationPlugin.java:583)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.install.NIFPackageApplicationPlugin.execute(NIFPackageApplicationPlugin.java:118)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.satellites.DeploySatellitesPlugin.installSatellites(DeploySatellitesPlugin.java:317)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.satellites.DeploySatellitesPlugin.execute(DeploySatellitesPlugin.java:159)
 at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.actions.InstallNIFPackage.execute(InstallNIFPackage.java:107)

Solution

You are trying to install Update Installer using a different installation method than you used when you installed the previous version. For instance, you are trying to install remotely on a system where Update Installer was previously installed locally. When you upgrade Update Installer, you must use the same installation method that you used for the previous installation.