Upload patches
You can upload Performance Center patches to the system, and then install them on the appropriate Performance Center hosts.
Upload a patch
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In Performance Center Administration, select Maintenance > Hosts and click the Patches tab. The Patches page opens.
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Click the Add New Patch button . The Select Patch page opens, enabling you to select a patch file (.MSP) to upload.
Note: If the patch you want to install is an EXE file, you must first extract all the files from the EXE, and then upload the MSP file.
Enter the details for the new patch:
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Click Upload. When a patch has been uploaded, it is added to the system and appears in the Patches grid (it also appears in the Patches module in ALM Lab Management).
Install a patch on a Performance Center host
After you have uploaded a patch, you can install it on Performance Center hosts. For details, see Install patches on hosts.
View the Patches page
This page enables you to view and upload patches to Performance Center.
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On the Performance Center Administration sidebar, select Maintenance > Hosts, and click the Patches tab. |
User interface elements are described below:
UI Elements |
Description |
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Filter. Filter the items you want displayed in the module, grid, or page. For details, see Filter. |
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Add New Patch. Enables you to select a patch to upload. For details, see Upload a patch |
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Delete Selected Patch. Deletes the selected patches from the patches grid (and also from the Patches module in ALM Lab Management). |
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Refresh. Refreshes the grid so that it displays the most up-to-date information. |
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Select Columns. Enables you to determine which fields to display in the grid. | |
Name |
The patch name. |
ID |
The patch ID. |
Path |
The patch path and status of the latest installation. |
Description |
Description of the patch. |
See also: