Updating Specific Clocks

You can configure updates for specific clocks regardless of type by doing the following:

  1. Ensure the wbsynch.webservice.serverName setting in the settings.conf file of each clock has been set to the clock’s name.
  2. Determine the system download directory by checking the following registry parameter:

    /system/clocks/DOWNLOAD_DIR

  3. Create sub-directories with the exact clock names specified in wbsynch.webservice.serverName for each clock that you want to update in the system download directory. For example, WB8000- Cafeteria.
  4. Create an update directory named update.a-b-c-d.dir, 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 update directory named update.a-b-c-d.dir in this location: /<system download directory>/WB8000-Cafe/<update.a-b-c-d.dir >/.
  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 update directory to the directory specified in step 3 on the application server.
    Note: Repeat this step for each application server node in a clustered environment.
  8. Once the update directory has been copied to the system download directory as specified by the registry parameter, place an empty text file named update.ready in the system download directory or in every directory that contains files that must be downloaded by your clocks. If there is no update.ready file, then your clocks do not see the directory and do not start processing the upgrade.
    Note: Repeat this step for each application server node in a clustered environment.
  9. The above-specified clock will automatically download and apply the update on the next scheduled update as configured in the clock's settings.conf file.