This section contains information about fixes in this patch, and provides instructions for downloading and installing the patch. For information about corrected issues in this patch, see Known and corrected issues.
This section provides the information that you need to download and install the patch from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website.
Create a directory in which to place the downloaded files.
Note
On Windows computers, ensure that the directory is only one level into the directory structure. The EPD package creates a directory in the temporary directory when you extract the files, and the directory that contains the installation image should not be in a directory deeper than two levels into the directory structure.
In the right pane, click BMC PATROL Installation Utility.
Note
BMC recommends you to use BMC PATROL Installation Utility 9.6.00 and above.
In the Products tab, based on the operating system, select the check box next to the files.
Link title | Platform | Actual file name |
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BMC PATROL Installation Utility Version 9.6.00 - All UNIX/LINUX | All Platforms | ins_ALL_9600.tar |
BMC PATROL Installation Utility Version 9.6.00 - Windows Only | Microsoft Windows/NT | ins_WINDOWS_9600.zip |
In the Patches tab, based on the operating system, select the check box next to the files.
Link title | Actual file name | Platform |
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BMC PATROL Agent Patch (9.5.00.06) | PIA_AIX-HP-LINUX-SOLARIS_950006.tar | All Platforms |
BMC PATROL Agent Patch (9.5.00.06) | PIA_WINDOWS_950006.zip | Microsoft Windows/NT |
Expand BMC Performance Manager for Servers 3.5.00 to show the available components.
Note
BMC recommends you to use BMC PATROL Installation Utility 9.6.00 and above.
Select the check box next to the files, based on the appropriate platform.
Link title | Platform | Actual file name |
---|---|---|
BMC PATROL Installation Utility Version 9.6.00 - All UNIX/LINUX | All Platforms | ins_ALL_9600.tar |
BMC PATROL Installation Utility Version 9.6.00 - Windows Only | Microsoft Windows/NT | ins_WINDOWS_9600.zip |
Select the check box next to the patches, based on the appropriate platform.
Link title | Actual file name | Platform |
---|---|---|
BMC PATROL Agent Patch (9.5.00.06) | PIA_AIX-HP-LINUX-SOLARIS_950006.tar | All Platforms |
BMC PATROL Agent Patch (9.5.00.06) | PIA_WINDOWS_950006.zip | Microsoft Windows/NT |
Complete the installation procedure described in the Installing the patch section.
Note
Before you install the patch, you must have previously installed BMC PATROL Agent 9.5.00. The patch does not contain all of the files that are required for a complete product release.
To install this patch on UNIX, you must provide the installer access to the root account.
You must install the patch on the hosts that are running the PATROL Agent.
Before you install the patch, complete the following steps:
Note
Perform steps 2, 3, and 4 only if BMC PATROL Console and PATROL Agent are installed on the same computer.
From the bmc_products directory, run the installation utility as appropriate for your operating system:
For Windows, double-click setup.exe.
For UNIX, run setup.sh.
Follow the on-screen instructions until the Select Products and Components to Install page is displayed.
On the Select Products and Components to Install page,
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
After you complete the installation steps, you can delete the temporary directory and its contents.
6 Comments
Jens Hermann
Rashmi Gokhale
Javier Hernandez
Rashmi Gokhale
Hi Javier,
Thanks for the feedback.
I have fixed the PATROL Agent version discrepancies.
Thanks,
Rashmi
Elisabeth Wiklund-papadopulos
Please make the following corrections:
Under Using Licensed Products View:
7. Expand BMC PATROL Agent 9.5.00 and click Click here to view available patch files.
Installing the patch
Note
Before you install the patch, you must have previously installed BMC PATROL Agent 9.5.00. The patch does not contain all of the files that are required for a complete product release.
To install this patch on UNIX, you must provide the installer access to the root account.
Rashmi Gokhale
Hi Elisabeth,
Thanks for the inputs.
I have corrected the Note, and the PATROL Agent version number.
Thanks,
Rashmi