Installing the service pack
After you have downloaded the installation utility and patch files and extracted them to the bmc_products subdirectory, follow these steps to install the patch:
- From the bmc_products subdirectory, 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 Type of Installation page is displayed.
- On the Select Type of Installation page, select Custom.
- On the Select System Roles page, select the following system role:
- Computers hosting a PATROL Agent — Managed System
- Computers hosting any PATROL Console — Console Systems
- Computer hosting a Console Server — Common Services
- On the Select Products and Components to Install page, select BMC PATROL for Log Management 2.7.10.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
After you complete the installation steps, you can delete the temporary directory and its contents.
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