94Maintenance Releases
Attention: This is a major package upgrade. It upgrades the kernel as well as many other base level packages. Stop all MCP components on the server being patched prior to patch application.
8Using the System Management console on the server being patched, stop all components except the System Manager and database.
9Log on to the server as the ntappgrp (ntappadm) role.
10Change directory:
/var/mcp/install
11Stop the System Manager:
./smStop.pl
12Log on to the system as the ntsysgrp role (ntsysadm).
13Change user permissions to root: su - root
14(Optional) If the target server is a database server and Oracle has not been stopped, stop the Oracle database:
/etc/init.d/dbora stop
15Start the patch tool: patchPlatform.pl
16Select option 2 to use an image from the local file system. The system displays the following prompt:
Please enter the name of the directory containing the ISO image file
17Enter the path where the image file is located:
/var/mcp/os/install/images
The list of image files displays.
18From the list of image files, select the number for the Maintenance Release image.
19Select option 1 to install all applicable patches.
20Reply Yes to the prompt.
The Linux operating system patches are applied.
If the script fails with an error,
21When the patch applications are complete, select option 8 to quit. If prompted for acknowledgement, reply Y.
Application Server 5300
Nortel AS 5300 Installation
4 November 2008
