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Chapter 6: Installing Patches

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Installing Patches

The Enterprise SQL Server Manager files on the Sybase media may include one or more patches that remedy known problems with Enterprise SQL Server Manager or the TME. Enterprise SQL Server Manager Release Bulletin lists all the patches that you should install.

Install the patches from the TME desktop by using the TME Install Patch dialog box. The procedure for installing patches from the TME desktop is the same for all patches. This chapter describes how to install a patch.

Before You Begin

Before you install a patch from the TME desktop:

Complete the tasks listed in "Preparing to Install Patches" and fill out the appropriate sections on the "Enterprise SQL Server Manager Installation Worksheet".
Read Enterprise SQL Server Manager Release Bulletin.
Patches may include a "README" file. This text file contains important information about the patch and the problems it fixes. The online text file for any patch has the file name extension ".README" and resides in the following directory:
```
/device/patches/patch_id
```
where device is the name of the CD-ROM drive or the installation directory, and patch_id is the patch ID of the patch you are installing. If a required patch has a README file, read the file before you install it.
Verify that you have the install_product TMR authorization role for the TMR in which you are installing patches.

Installing A Patch

To install a patch from the TME desktop, follow these steps:

Determine which patch you want to install. Refer to your installation worksheet for the list of patch IDs you need to install.
From the Desktop menu, choose Install, and then choose Install Patch.
Figure 6-1: Install Patch menu command
The Install Patch dialog box opens.
Figure 6-2: Install Patch dialog box
Note: You may get an error stating that media settings are incorrect. In most cases, this error message appears because the default media path is set to a directory that does not contain any patches to install. Choose OK to close the message box. The File Browser dialog box opens. Go to step 3.
Choose Select Media. The File Browser dialog box opens.
Figure 6-3: File Browser dialog box
In the Path Name text box, enter the following directory path name:
```
mount_point/patches/patch_id
```
where mount_point is the directory name of the CD-ROM device and patch_id is the patch ID of the patch you want to install. Refer to your installation worksheet for the patch ID to use.
If you are installing from tape, enter the following path name:
```
essm_install_directory/patches/patch_id
```
where essm_install_directory is the name of the Enterprise SQL Server Manager installation directory. Refer to your installation worksheet for the installation directory path name.
Choose Set Media & Close to return to the Install Patch dialog box.
Figure 6-4: Install Patch dialog box with patch selected
Select the patch you want to install from the Select Patch to Install list box. Refer to your installation worksheet for the list of patch IDs you need to install.
Use the Clients to Install On and Available Clients list boxes to specify the clients on which you want to install the patch. By default, all of the server and clients (hosts) you specified during the TME installation appear in the Clients to Install On list box.
Select the clients on which you do not want to install the patch and choose the right-pointing arrow button to move them into the Available Clients list box.
Do one of the following:
- If you plan on immediately returning to the Install Patch dialog box (perhaps to install additional patches), choose Install to begin installing the patch on the specified TME clients. The Install Patch dialog box remains open after the patch installation completes.
- If you do not plan on immediately returning to the Install Patch dialog box, choose Install & Close to begin installing the patch on the specified TME clients. The Install Patch dialog box closes after the patch installation completes.
The Patch Install dialog box opens, listing the actions the patch installation is about to perform, and prompting you to confirm the installation actions.
Figure 6-5: Patch Install window showing installation messages
Choose Continue Install to continue, or Cancel to stop the installation.
When the installation completes, the message
```
Finished patch installation.
```
appears in the Patch Install dialog box.
Figure 6-6: Patch Install window showing completed installation message
Choose Close to close the Patch Install dialog box.

Installing More Patches

If you need to install more patches, do one of the following:

If you left the Install Patch dialog box open (step 8 on ) repeat the patch installation procedure beginning with step 6 on .
If you are starting again from the TME desktop, repeat the patch installation procedure beginning with step 1 on .

In either case, specify a new patch ID. Refer to your installation worksheet for the list of patch IDs you need to install.

Getting Started

Chapter 7, "Getting Started with Enterprise SQL Server Manager," explains how to configure the Tivoli environment to use Enterprise SQL Server Manager and describes how to manage SQL Server.


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