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 this registry parameter:

    /system/clocks/DOWNLOAD_DIR

  3. Create sub-directories 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 an update directory on your local server 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.
  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 clock type directory (Biometric) in the system download directory on the application server as defined by the /system/clocks/DOWNLOAD_DIR registry parameter.
    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. 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. All clocks of type Biometric automatically download and apply the update on the next scheduled update as configured in each clock’s settings.conf file.