Updating Specific Clocks Within a Clock Type

You can configure updates for specific clock type’s as well specific clocks within these clock types. For example, if you had several clocks of the type Biometric you could configure an update so that only clocks of this type download any updates. Furthermore, if a different update for a specific clock within the Biometric type is required, you can configure an additional update just for this specific clock.

To update specific clock(s) within a clock type:

  1. Ensure the wbsynch.softwareupdates.type setting 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 in the system download directory with the type name specified in the parameter wbsynch.softwareupdates.type for each clock type you want to update. For example, Biometric.
  4. Create a subdirectory within the clock type directory specified in step 3 to match the clock's specific name as specified in wbsynch.webservice.serverName parameter of the clock's settings.conf file. For example WB9000-Cafeteria.
  5. 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.
  6. Place the fix pack or hot fix file provided by Infor in the staging directory (update.a-b-c-d.dir.prep).
  7. 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.
  8. Copy the staging directory to the directory specified in step 3on the application server.
    Note: Repeat this step for each application server node in a clustered environment.
  9. 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/WB9000-Cafeteria/< update.a-b-c-d.dir >/

    Note: Repeat this step for each application server node in a clustered environment.
  10. The above-specified clock in the specified clock type will automatically download and apply the update on the next scheduled update as configured in the clock's settings.conf file.