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– Defines the Access Appliance patch process.
SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
This command defines the patch process for the appliance node.
OPTIONS
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This command defines the patch process for the appliance node.
EXAMPLES
This command contains the following patch information.
Patch Readme
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The following procedures explain how to copy a software release update
on to the Access Appliance and install the update.
To download software update directly from the Veritas Support website:
1. Use the 'List AvailablePatch' command to look for the latest release updates.
2. Use the 'Download' command to download the release update.
3. Use the 'List Downloaded' command to list all of the downloaded
release updates. Note the name of the update to install.
To upload a software update from a local computer:
1. Log in as the user 'admin' to the appliance node.
2. Use the 'Share Open' command to open the NFS and CIFS shares so the
appliance node can receive the release updates.
For NFS: (access-appliance:/inst/patch/incoming)
For CIFS: (\\access-appliance\incoming_patches)
3. On the local computer, perform the following steps:
a. Mount/Map the appropriate NFS/CIFS share.
For CIFS, you must map using the appliance 'admin' user's credentials.
b. Download the release update from the Veritas Support website.
c. Unzip the release update and review the README file in the zip.
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