Sun Microsystems Virtual Tape Library manual Updating VTL software, Applying patches

CHAPTER 8

Updating VTL software

When software patches become available, they are posted on the online Sun StorageTek Customer Resource Center with accompanying, explanatory text (“readme”) files. Download the patch files to a temporary directory on the VTL console host, and install them using the process below.

In general, you should consult your Sun support representative before downloading and applying patches. Never apply patches from sources other than Sun.

▼Applying patches

Each patch file has a name of the form update-vtxxxxxxsolarisnn, where

xxxxxxrepresents the patch build number and nn represents the applicable version of the Solaris operating system. The corresponding text (“readme”) files have the the same name, plus the suffix .txt.

All patches are applied using the VTL console software, as follows.

1.Understand the behavior of each patch before proceeding: read the accompanying text file (the “readme”).

Some VTL patches require a platform reboot, while others merely stop and restart the server software.

2.Make sure that no critical processes are running before you proceed. Processes will stop when the server software restarts.

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