Created On:  16 April 2012

Problem:

A certain Hotfix for a UNIX based system is needed. How do I obtain and install the Hotfix?

Resolution:

Step 1
Your supportline representative will provide:
Login: ####### Password: ########


Step 2

The Hot Fixes are on the ftp site:
ftp.microfocus.com
Click the View menu and select Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.
Then right click and select Login As… and supply the login and password.
This will go directly to the correct area for the Hotfix requested, based on the id and Password.


Step 3
To install the Hotfix:
1. On the target server, log in as root.
2. Create a temporary directory:
  • mkdir tmpdir
3. Download the Hotfix into the temporary directory.The downloaded file should have an extension of “tar.encr”, if it has anything like “tar.tar” please rename it to “tar.encr”.
4. Set the COBDIR environment variable:
  • COBDIR=/location-of-your-cobol-product
  • export COBDIR
5. Give execute permissions to the downloaded package:
  • chmod x package.tar.encr
6. Execute the downloaded package to decrypt it:
  • ./package.tar.encr
7. Extract the contents from the package:
  • tar -xf *.tar
8. Give execute permissions to the installation script:
  • chmod x install
9. Execute the installation script:
  • sh ./install

Step 4
One last note:  If your Hotfix updates license manager files (for example to correct a problem with mflmadm) follow the instruction below:
Re-run the LMF install to update files in the mflmf directory:
  • cd $COBDIR/lmf
  • ./lmfinstall