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Patches and Upgrades

Patches and Upgrades. Jeremiah Curtis Engineering Services Jeremiah.curtis@infor.com. Patches. Not the Cat. Patch Numerology. What the Patch numbers mean 5.0.040, 5.0.060 Monthly 5.0.041, 5.0.042 Critical 5.2.040, 5.2.060 Minor Level. Download This!.

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Patches and Upgrades

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  1. Patches and Upgrades • Jeremiah Curtis Engineering Services Jeremiah.curtis@infor.com

  2. Patches Not the Cat

  3. Patch Numerology • What the Patch numbers mean • 5.0.040, 5.0.060 • Monthly • 5.0.041, 5.0.042 • Critical • 5.2.040, 5.2.060 • Minor Level

  4. Download This! • http://customercare.nxtrend.com/patch/sxe/patch_releases_for_sx.asp • To your staging server

  5. Custom Bust’em • Custom Code review • Custom Code lives in • /test/rd/cust and in • D:\nxttest\staging\custom (drive letter depends on your system configuration) • E:\nxttst\staging\custom (Sx For Windows) • E:\nxttst\staging\character\custom (SX for Windows)

  6. I Have a Code • Test Environment First • Double Check the Path • /test/rd/ • D:\nxttest\staging\ • FTP • Root password – No Special Characters

  7. Compiling and Styling (GUI) • GUI • Staging Server • Compile (Select all, Start Processing) • Append to Log??

  8. Compiling and Styling (CHUI) • Character • Marc • Compile (Installation, Utilities, Compile Source) • Library (Installation, Library Utilities, Create Library, then Add files to Library) • Remove Rcode? (yes)

  9. Lincoln Logs • Unix • /rd/marc/log/compile • Staging Server • D:\nxt\staging\logs\standard.log

  10. Conversion Programs Run conv from the jump menu Run all programs

  11. Push… Push… PUSH! • Push the Code • Bounce (Restart) the servers • nxtall.shut • nxtall.start

  12. Patch Checklist • Compile Gui • Compile Character • Library Character (Create and add) • Check Logs • Conv programs • Push code • Bounce Servers

  13. Problems, Problems, Always On My Mind • Push Problems • Citrix/Termserver lock • Client not on Network • Compile errors • grep nder /rd/marc/log/compile • GUI Message box

  14. Funky Ikons • What are those icons for?

  15. This is your live icon. It points to your live Database. It is generally labeled : SX.enterprise (NxT)

  16. This is your Test Icon. Pointing to your live Database. It is generally labeled : Test (NxT) SX.enterprise It does NOT use the appserver and is used for limited testing of GUI code.

  17. This is your Push Icon. This is your Compiler Icon.

  18. Test environment

  19. Questions • About Patches?

  20. Upgrades • From 8.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 to 4.0

  21. Test First • System Review by NxTrend ESS • 11-up team • Copy of Live • Custom Code test • Users Trained

  22. Changes To Test • Disable report manager • Remove stored reports • Enable report manager

  23. Additional Products to Test • Clippership • RX • Esales • TWL • ODBC • Brio

  24. Weekend Support for Live • Saturday Business? • List of Priorities • Branch Personnel • Testing after Upgrade (Before Monday)

  25. Upgrade Guide • Checklist = Pages 6-9 • Appendix for your version • Download from Customer Care site

  26. Questions • About Upgrades

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