Prerequisites for deploying SFHA hot fixes
In the Management Server console, you can use Patch Installer Add-on to download and install hot fixes for Storage Foundation High Availability (SFHA) products on managed hosts version 7.4.2 or later.
Supported SFHA hot fixes are shown in the console as VOM deployable.
For information about which SFHA updates are supported for installation by Patch Installer Add-on, see the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager Hardware and Software Compatibility List (HSCL).
Downloading hot fixes requires connectivity to the Veritas Services Operations Readiness Tools (SORT) website. If no connection is available to SORT from the Management Server, you can configure a proxy server from the console.
For information on configuring proxy settings, see the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server Installation and Configuration Guide.
You can also modify the settings for retrieving hot fix information from SORT.
For information on modifying SORT download settings, see the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager Management Server User Guide.
Some hot fixes require a system reboot. During hot fix deployment, you can specify whether or not the system is automatically rebooted after the hot fix is installed. Patch Installer Add-on will detect whether a reboot is required.
You can customize an SFHA hot fix by adding custom perl scripts to handle pre-installation and post-installation tasks. For example, you could add scripts to stop and then restart your applications. You customize the hot fix before deploying it.
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