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GOAL:

How to install Progress/ OpenEdge Hotfix

GOAL:

Steps for installing a Progress/ OpenEdge Hotfix

GOAL:

How to apply a Progress/ OpenEdge Hotfix

FACT(s) (Environment):

All Supported Operating Systems
Progress 9.1D
Progress 9.1E
OpenEdge 10.X

FIX:

For UNIX Systems:

1) Make sure that you have a backup/copy of the current installation
2) Make sure that you have the appropriate Service Pack Level already installed.
e.g.: if you are installing Hotfix 10.1B0322, make sure that you have 10.1B03 Service Pack installed.
3) Save the <hotfixfile>.tar.Z file into a temporary directory
4) cd to where the HOTFIX is
5) uncompress <hotfixfile>.tar.Z
6) tar -xvf <hotfix file>.tar
7) You can delete <hotfix file>.tar after tar command completion, if you wish.
8) Apply correct permissions executing the following:
chown -R root *
chmod -R 4775 bin/_*
chmod 775 bin/_sqlsrv2
9) Make sure to shutdown all Progress/OpenEdge processes
10) If OS version = AIX, run "slibclean" which will release the libraries from OS cache
11) set DLC to point to the Progress/OpenEdge installation
(example)
DLC=/progress/101b/dlc; export DLC
12) cp -R * $DLC

For Windows System:

1) Make sure that you have a backup/copy of the current installation
2) Make sure that you have the appropriate Service Pack Level already installed
e.g.: if you are installing Hotfix 10.1B0322, make sure that you have 10.1B03 Service Pack installed.
3) Make sure to shutdown all your Progress/OpenEdge processes, including AdminServer Service and databases are shutdown
4) Save the <hotfixfile>.exe or <hotfixfile>..zip file into a temporary directory
5) Execute the <hotfixfile>.exe or <hotfixfile>..zip file. This is a Winzip Self-Extractor file.
6) Point the "Unzip to folder:" to the current Progress/OpenEdge installation
7) Make sure that "Overwrite files without prompting" is check ON.
8) Click on "Unzip" to extract the files. This will overwrite the files directly over the current installation.