Users Guide

Patches | Upgrading/Patching from Previous Versions
OMNM 6.5.3 Installation Guide 95
Patches
Patches are, in effect, upgrades to an existing package to either fix a bug or install a requested
enhancement. To install a patched driver, the following are the recommended steps:
Check Status
When upgrading, check the status of any running processes with the following command(s):
service oware status
..and for the web portal
service synergy status
Stop Processes
Before you upgrade, stop running processes:
service oware stop
service synergy stop
If you are installing to Linux, make sure the installation script has execute permissions:
chmd + x linux_install.bin
Then run the installation.
Primary application server:
1 Shut down OpenManage Network Manager’s Application and Web servers.
2 Copy any patched drivers (for example ddbase.ddp and ciscodd.ddp) to $OWAREAPPS.
3 Open a shell or command prompt.
4 Source the oware environment (Windows: oware , Linux: . /etc/.dsienv )
5 cd $OWAREAPPS
6 ocpinstall –x [filename].ddp
7 ocpinstall –u [filename] .ddp
8 ocpinstall –s [filename] .ddp
NOTE:
Often benign errors appear during seeding. As long as the installed driver or feature works, you can
safely ignore these.
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Repeat for all patched drivers.
Secondary application server, mediation server or client
1 Shut down OpenManage Network Manager’s Application and Web servers.
2 Copy the files (for example ciscodd.ddp) to $OWAREAPPS.
3 Open a shell or command prompt.
4 Source the oware environment as described above. in Primary application server:
5 cd $OWAREAPPS
6 ocpinstall –x [filename].ddp
7 Repeat for any other files.