8.5.3. Installing a hotfix

8.5.3.1. Introduction

A hotfix enables a given correction or modification to be applied without having to upgrade the entire solution.

All hotfix packages can be downloaded via our download platform: https://update.gatewatcher.com/hotfix

This procedure describes how to apply a hotfix.

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8.5.3.2. Prerequisites

• User : member of Administrator group

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8.5.3.3. Preliminary operations

• Login to GCenter via a browser (see Connecting to the GCenter web interface via a web browser).

• Read the release note of the desired version to see whether any other prerequisites are required.

• Download the upgrade package for the desired version from the site indicated in the introduction.

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8.5.3.4. Procedure to apply a hotfix

After pressing the `Software update` command from the `Admin-GUM` menu, the following screen is displayed.

• Click on the `Browse` button (8) and select the previously downloaded package.

• Click on the `Submit` button (7).

• Once the package is present in the `Saved package list` area (1), click the `Apply` button.

• Wait until the progress bars indicate the operation was completed successfully.

  The hotfix was applied and the corrections are made on the GCenter.

Note

In some cases, applying a hotfix may cause the web server to restart. This will make the web interface unavailable for a few minutes as specified in the release note.

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