Updating Specific Clock Types

You can configure the update process to update specific clock types. This feature is useful for updating different versions of the clocks. For example, you may have updates for biometric clocks that the proximity badge clocks should not receive.

To update specific clock types:

  1. Ensure the wbsynch.softwareupdates.type parameter in the settings.conf file of each clock has been set to the correct type name.
  2. Determine the system download directory by checking the following registry parameter:

    /system/clocks/DOWNLOAD_DIR

  3. Create subdirectories with the exact type names specified in the parameter wbsynch.softwareupdates.type for each clock type you want to update in the system download directory, for example, Biometric.
  4. Create a staging directory as update.a-b-c-d.dir.prep, where a-b-c-d represents the version of the update as provided by Infor.
  5. Place the fix pack or hot fix file provided by Infor in the staging directory (update.a-b-c-d.dir.prep).
  6. If you want to retain or apply any custom configuration settings or copy custom files to the clock(s), see Configuration Updates for the Clock.
  7. Copy the staging directory to the clock type directory (Biometric) in the system download directory on the application server.
    Note: Repeat this step for each application server node in a clustered environment.
  8. Rename the fix pack directory to remove the .prep so that the directory name is now update.a-bc-d.dir. For example:

    /<system download directory>/Biometric/<update.a-b-c-d.dir >/

    Note: Repeat this step for each application server node in a clustered environment.
  9. All clocks of type Biometric will automatically download and apply the update on the next scheduled update as configured in each clock’s settings.conf file.