Date: 2010-10-28

OS: Windows 32 bit and Windows 64 bit

Etrack Incidents: 2127766

Errors/Problems Fixed:[

CommandCentral Storage (CCS) 5.x installation or un-installation causes 
Storage Foundation for Windows (SFW) 5.x/Storage Foundation for Windows HA (SFWHA) 5.x features 
to stop working.  

Issues Observed: 
 - The SFW Firedrill's wizards remote discovery operations fail.
 - Clustered solutions do not work properly.  Volume resource does not come online automatically when 
   the service group becomes online. Manual intervention is required for volume resource to come online.
 
]

Install/Uninstall instructions:

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Instructions to apply the hotfix
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A - Overview of the HotFix
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**Always** Apply the hotfix on systems where the CommandCentral Storage 5.x is installed/uninstalled 
on Storage Foundation for Windows (SFW)/Storage Foundation for Windows HA (SFWHA) box.

Support Operating Systems:

- Windows 32 bit, Windows 64 bit


B - Deploying the hotfix on Windows Host
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1. Copy the hotfix ("ccs-win-5.1.2HF512002127766w-patch.zip") to the local system where hotfix is intended to apply.

2. Extract the hotfix.  After extracting, the following files are available.

   - README
   - patches
   - patches\vdidkeysvc.exe


3. To apply the hotfix, please do the following:
   
   - Open a Windows Command Line

   - Type the following commands:
   
     cd C:\Temp\patches
     vdidkeysvc.exe -i

   
4. Restart the Veritas Storage Agent Service

   - Go to Windows Services Console, Restart Veritas Storage Agent Service.
   
   
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Instructions to remove/uninstall the hotfix
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It is recommended that the hotfix to be removed/uninstalled only when the Storage Foundation 
for Windows (SFW)/Storage Foundation for Windows HA (SFWHA) is uninstalled from the host permanently. 

1. To remove/uninstall the hotfix, please do the following:

- Open a Windows Command Line

- Stop the Windows Service 'vdidfixsvc'

  net stop vdidfixsvc
  
- Remove the Windows Service 'vdidfixsvc' from the Windows Service Console

  sc delete vdidfixsvc