Automatic Updates

Updates and Service Packs are used to address specific problems in the product and improve the overall performance of the product. While updates are patches that address a specific problem in the product, service packs are a collection of updates that are released on a periodic basis to address a wide variety of problems in the product.

You can setup CommCell components to automatically receive updates. Follow the steps below to setup automatic updates:

Set up the CommServe Cache

1.	From the CommCell Browser, click Control Panel and then double-click the Add/Remove Software Configuration.
2.	Select the CommServe Software Cache tab. Verify Cache Directory. Click ... button to modify the default location of the Cache Directory. Click OK.   Verify that you have adequate space in the CommServe cache directory for the latest updates.

Download Updates

3.	From the CommCell Browser, right-click on the CommServe computer node, and click All Tasks -> Add/Remove Software -> Download Software.
4.	Click OK.
5.	Click Job Initiation tab. By default Immediate option is selected. Click OK.
	You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller window.

Install Updates

6.	From the CommCell Browser, right-click the CommServe icon, click All Tasks | Add/Remove Software | Install Updates.	`
7.	Select Client Computers.
8.	Select Reboot Client to have the system automatically reboot the client and/or MediaAgent computers if a reboot is required.     For database applications (Oracle, DB2 iDataAgent) on Windows, a reboot of a client is required when application services are running. It is recommended to install the updates when application services are not running.
9.	Click Job Initiation tab. By default Immediate option is selected. Click OK.
10.	You can track the progress of the job from the Job Controller window.

See Also

Automatic Updates - Support - Provides extensive information on supported Agents.