View installed patches, Retrieve a patch, Install a patch – 8e6 Technologies 3 User Manual

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View Installed Patches

Any patch previously installed on the Server displays in the
ER Patch History frame. For each installed patch, the Date
installed (YYYY/MM/DD), and patch Name and Description
display.

Retrieve a Patch

1. In the Retrieve Patch Updates frame, click the hyperlink

(“here”) to launch a browser window for the Web page
“Software Updates: Enterprise Reporter (ER) Patches”
(http://www.8e6technologies.com/patches/er.html) from
8e6’s Web site (see Fig. 1:2-18).

2. If patches are available for the ER 3.0, links to the files

display in the “ER 3.0” section of the Web page. To down-
load a patch to the Server, make a selection by clicking on
the Name of the patch.

3. In the Save As popup window, save the patch to a desig-

nated folder on the Server, then close the popup window
and the Web page.

Install a Patch

WARNING: Before installing a patch you must shut off the

Server’s software by selecting the Shutdown Software option on
the Shut Down screen. (See the Shut Down sub-section under
the Server menu section in this chapter.) All patches must be
installed in numerical order on your Server.

1. On the Software Update screen, click the Browse button to

open the Choose file popup window.

2. Select the patch. When you make a selection from this

popup window, the popup window closes and your choice
displays in the text box.

3. Click the Upload button to install the patch on the Server.

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