Patch installation

This section describes how to install a patch on an existing installation of an on-premises OpenText™ Software Delivery Management server.

A patch is a minor release that includes fixes for defects and security vulnerabilities. It does not include new features or database schema changes.

Prerequisites

Before installing a patch, review the following:

  1. Stop the octane service on the server, and if relevant, on all cluster nodes.

  2. Create backups of:

    • The repository

    • Existing configuration files, including octane.conf

    • Your database

    • Elasticsearch

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Install the patch

  1. Download the OpenText Software Delivery Management patch package.

  2. Deploy the package for the new version of OpenText Software Delivery Management:

    OS Command
    Linux

    rpm -Uvh --prefix <install-path><name of new rpm file>
    Windows setup.exe

  3. Start the OpenText Software Delivery Management server:

    OS Command
    Linux

    Run systemctl start octane
    Windows On the server machine, go to: Start > OpenText Software Delivery Management > Start OpenText Software Delivery Management

  4. Check the wrapper.log file. If you encounter a recoverable error in the wrapper.log or upgrade.log files, fix the problem and restart the server.

    OS Path
    Linux

    /opt/octane/log/wrapper.log
    Windows C:\Program Files\octane\log\wrapper.log

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