Reverting to a previous install configuration
As you install, upgrade, and uninstall software into the z/OS® Explorer, configuration snapshots are kept in a history. You can revert to a previous configuration to back out of the results of an unsuccessful installation, upgrade, or uninstall. You can also revert z/OS Explorer to a previous version. However, you must have access to an update site because when you upgrade the z/OS Explorer product, previous versions are not saved.
Before you begin
Important: It is a limitation of Eclipse that
before you can revert to a previous version of z/OS Explorer you must have access an update
site that includes the required version. You can download the update
site from the IBM® Fix central
website at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral.
To
download the update site, do the following steps: - Select the Product Group WebSphere and the Product z/OS Explorer. For the Level and Operating Platform fields, select All, and click Continue.
- Select Browse for fixes and click Continue.
- Select the update site at the level you want to revert to and click Continue.
- Download the update site to your workstation. Do not unpack the file. z/OS Explorer requires it as a packed file.
- Add the update site to the z/OS Explorer by using the Help > Software Updates menu. For more information about adding an update site, see Adding a new software update site.
About this task
This example task shows you how to revert the z/OS Explorer to a previous configuration.