Workflow: Install the hotfixes

The Hotfix Deploy Tool provides a solution to display, select and deploy the downloaded hotfixes on specified servers.

The tool performs the following:

  • Pre-installation steps

  • Clean Installer cache

  • Install the hotfixes

  • Post-installation steps

  • WFO deployment after hotfix deployment

  • Reboot server

During a KB installation, if the E: drive free space is below a predetermined threshold, the HFDT removes any six (6) months old entry.

The threshold is set in: \Components\Platform Pre-Installation\Software Directory Cleanup\FreeSpaceValidation.xml.

Workflow 

  1. Run the setup wizard

    The setup wizard displays downloaded hotfixes and enables you to install them on specified servers.

  2. Set default user account to access installation files

    The Hotfix Deploy Tool requires a user that has access rights to the shared folder where the tool package installation files exist. This requirement enables accessing the shared folder after the management machine (or local target server) restarts.

  3. Add target servers to the project tree

    The Hotfix Deploy Tool enables you to run the tool on servers remotely. Therefore, it is necessary to run the deployment tool only once from a single server and to deploy the remaining servers over the network.

  4. Select a server and start the installation process

    Once all system servers are added to the project tree, you can select a server, one at a time, and install the hotfixes relevant to that server. Repeat this procedure for each server in the project tree. No need to wait for each installation to complete.