Hate to tell you this, but the answer (for Oracle anyway) is yes. The
database agent replaces a library that Oracle loads with one that contains api
calls to Netbackup for media management, etc. So if the database is running
when the patch is installed, you won't be running with the new version of the
library.
Note that on UNIX, the regular MP patches only affect the base client; all the
option packages have their own patch streams. On Winfroze, all the patches are
generally packed in one patch (similar to the distribution CD setup).
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Dombrowski [mailto:roger AT dcvast DOT com]
Sent: Thu 3/13/2003 9:17 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Cc:
Subject: [Veritas-bu] patching 4.5 NT/W2k with MS-SQL
Just to expand on a post that one of my peers submitted yesterday.
We were looking at the readmes for patch
NB_45_3_M_253844.winnt.intel.exe
and the instructions mentioned the following...
1) Close all NetBackup Windows.
Make sure the NetBackup server has no active backups, restores,
duplications, etc., running. If there are NetBackup activities in
process,
the Maintenance Pack will not install if the file to update is busy.
If a database client is being used, such as Oracle, ensure that the
database services are stopped. Database services can be stopped via
the
ControlPanel -> Services tool. Repeat this until all databases have
been
stopped. These services must be restarted once the patch is
successfully
installed.
Are we to understand that if the client we are patching is running
a db client (Oracle,sql, exchange...) we need to bring those databases
down to cleanly install the patch? Anyone have experiences with this???
What a bummer to have to interrupt production to install a Netbackup
patch.
TIA
Roger Dombrowski dcVAST, Inc.
roger AT dcvast DOT com 1327 Butterfield
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