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Chapter 9 - Using Banyan Maintenance Patches

Overview

Obtaining Maintenance Patches

Maintenance Patch Components

Server Component - Contains fixes to server software.

Client Applications Component - Contains fixes to VINES Files software.

Client NEWREV Component - Contains fixes to workstation software such as the redirector or communications drivers.

Table 9-1. Maintenance Patch Components

Using NEWREV to Update Workstation Revisions

Obtaining Maintenance Patches

Understanding the Revision Level of a Banyan Server

Deciding which Components to Apply

Figure 9-1. Choosing Components from the Select Patch Names Screen

Viewing Software Revision Levels

Using SHOWREVS

Table 9-2. SHOWREVS Screen Fields

SHOWREVS servername

Note: If VINES Files is not running on the server you specify, SHOWREVS displays the server revision only.

SHOWREVS Output

SHOWREVS INFOPROD-NT-05

INFOPROD-NT-05 Revision: 8.55 (0) Serial #: 2922288

WIN32 locations REV.DAT APP.DAT VCONFIG.DAT
USA 8.52 (0) 8.52 (0) "None"
DOS locations
USA 8.50 (0) 8.50 (0) "None"

Directory Structure for Applying Maintenance Patches

Figure 9-2. Directory Structure for Versions 5.54 (5) and greater

Caution: Do not copy the files for more than one patch into a single subdirectory. Files in a FIXES subdirectory have names in the form FILEx.0, where x is a number ranging from 1 through the number of files in the patch. Because the names are not unique to a particular patch, copying another patch to the same subdirectory would overwrite the files in the FIXES directory of another patch.

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