Finding out which releases you have installed, and which upgrades or updates you may need
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Finding out which releases you have installed, and which upgrades or updates you may need

Use the Version Check option to determine which Symantec product you need to deploy. The Version Check option is useful if you are not sure which releases you already have installed, or you want to know about available releases.

The Version Check option gives you the following information:

To determine which Symantec product updates to deploy

  1. Launch the Deployment Server. For example, enter the following:
    # /opt/VRTS/install/deploy_sfha

    You see the following output:

    Task Menu:

R) Manage Repository Images             M) Update Metadata
V) Version Check Systems                S) Set Preferences
I) Install/Upgrade Systems              U) Terminology and Usage
B) Define/Modify Install Bundles        ?) Help
T) Create Install Templates             Q) Quit

Enter a Task: [R,M,V,S,I,U,B,?,T,Q]
  2. Select option V, Version Check Systems.
  3. At the prompt, enter the system names for the systems you want to check. For example, enter the following:
    sys1

    You see output for the installed RPMs (required, optional, or missing).

    You see a list of releases available for download.

    Available Base Releases for Veritas Storage Foundation HA 6.0.1:


release_version SORT_release_name       DL rel_date   size_KB
==============================================================
6.0.2           sfha-rhel6_x86_64-6.0.2 -  2012-10-22 985909
6.1             sfha-rhel6_x86_64-6.1   Y  2013-12-02 1047939

Available Maintenance Releases for Veritas Storage Foundation HA 6.0.1:

release_version SORT_release_name       DL OBS AI rel_date   size_KB
=====================================================================
6.0.3           sfha-rhel6_x86_64-6.0.3 -  Y   -  2013-02-01 212845
6.0.5           sfha-rhel6_x86_64-6.0.5 Y  -   -  2014-04-15 199143
6.1.1           sfha-rhel6_x86_64-6.1.1 -  -   -  2014-07-24 208028

Available Patches for Veritas Storage Foundation HA 6.0.1:

release_version SORT_release_name          DL OBS AI rel_date   size_KB
========================================================================
6.0.1.200-vm    vm-rhel6_x86_64-6.0.1.200  -  Y   -  2012-10-10 21359
6.0.1.300-fs    fs-rhel6_x86_64-6.0.1.300a -  Y   -  2012-12-20 7601

Would you like to download the available Maintenance or Patch releases that
cannot be found in the repository? [y,n,q] (n)
  4. If you want to download any of the available maintenance releases or patches, enter y.
  5. If you have not set a default repository for releases you download, the installer prompts you for a directory. (You can also set the default repository in Set Preferences).

    See Setting deployment preferences.

  6. Select an option for downloading products.

The installer downloads the releases you specified and stores them in the repository.

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