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Page title

For most spaces, this page must be titled Space announcements.

For spaces with localized content, this page must be titled Space announcements l10n.

Purpose

Provide an announcement banner on every page of your space.

Location

Move this page outside of your home branch.

Guidelines

Announcement Support for this product will end on November 3, 2025. We recommend that you use PATROL for Linux, PATROL for AIX, or PATROL for Solaris to monitor operating systems.

9.13.20.02: Patch for PATROL for UNIX and Linux

The PATROL for UNIX and Linux 9.13.20.02 patch corrects issues reported in earlier versions of PATROL for UNIX and Linux. This topic contains information about fixes in this patch and provides instructions for downloading and installing the patch.

For information about issues corrected in this patch, see Known-and-corrected-issues.

To download the installation files

Select and download the installation files for your platform; see the following table. Use your BMC Support credentials to access the EPD website. You might also be prompted to complete the Export Compliance Form.

Installing the patch

Note

Before you install the patch, you must have previously installed PATROL for UNIX and Linux 9.13.20. The patch does not contain all of the files that are required for a complete product release.

9.13.20.02 patch can be applied on all platforms. Perform Data Collector is applicable only on Solaris platforms. Perform Data Collector 10.7.01 is installed with this patch.

Before you begin

You must install the patch on the following computers:

  • Hosts that are running the PATROL Agent
  • Hosts that are running the PATROL Console

Before you install the patch, complete the following steps:

  1. Stop the PATROL Agent.
  2. Back up the PATROL_CACHE directory.
  3. Delete all PATROL for UNIX and Linux files from the PATROL_CACHE directory.
  4. Back up the PATROL_HOME/lib/knowledge and PATROL_HOME/lib/psl directories.

To install the BMC PATROL for UNIX and Linux 9.13.20.02 patch


After you have downloaded the installation utility and patch files, perform the following steps to install the patch:

  1. Extract the installation utility.
  2. Enter tar -xvf ins_ALL_10700.tar. The contents of the files are extracted into the bmc_products subdirectory.
  3. Extract the patch file. Enter tar -xvf puk_ALL_9132002.tar. The contents of the files are extracted into the bmc_products subdirectory. 
  4. From the bmc_products directory, run the installation utility. Run setup.sh
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions until the Select Products and Components to Install page is displayed. 

  6. On the Select Products and Components to Install page, select PATROL Knowledge Module for UNIX and Linux - Patch 9.13.20.02.

    Note

    Select the Perform data collector option only if you are installing the patch on a Solaris platform. 

  7. 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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