Install Feature Release and Maintenance Release Options (General)

Use this dialog box to install the feature release (formerly "service pack") and maintenance release (formerly "hotfix pack") on one or more client computers in your CommCell environment.

Client Computer Groups

This option is available when you access the dialog box from the Tools tab in the CommCell Console ribbon.

Client Computers

This option is available when you access the dialog box from the Tools tab in the CommCell Console ribbon.

Reboot Client

Select to automatically reboot the client or MediaAgent computer during the feature release installation process. The Commvault software determines whether the reboot is required.

Automatically Uninstall Conflicting Hotfix or Diagnostic Update

If individual updates, such as maintenance releases or diagnostic updates, were installed after a feature release, you must select this option to uninstall the individual updates before the new feature release is installed. If the option is not selected, errors might occur during the feature release installation.

Run CommServe database maintenance (includes checkdb and reindexall)

This option applies to the CommServe computer and clients that have server packages installed, such as the Web Server and Workflow Engine.

Install Windows OS updates (if applicable)

Select this option if you also want to install Windows OS updates when you install Commvault feature release or maintenance release on a backup appliance, CommServe server, Web Server, or MediaAgent client.

Note

To use this feature, you must first select the Manage Windows OS Updates checkbox on the Properties > Activity Control tab on the client. See Client Group/Client/Agent/Instance Properties (Activity Control).
These updates are supported on Windows Server 2016 Version 1607.
To see the Windows OS updates that will be installed, see "Results" in Installing a Feature Release Remotely Using the CommCell Console.

Install MS SQL Server updates (if applicable)

Select this option if you also want to install MS SQL Server updates when you install Commvault feature release updates on a backup appliance, CommServe server, or Web Server client.

Note

To use this feature, you must first select the Manage Microsoft SQL Server Updates checkbox on the Properties > Activity Control tab on the appliance or infrastructure clients with database packages. For more information, see Client Group/Client/Agent/Instance Properties (Activity Control).
These updates are supported on Microsoft SQL Server 2014.
To see the MS SQL Server updates that will be installed, see "Results" in Installing a Feature Release Remotely Using the CommCell Console.

Auto Install passive nodes

Select this option if you install the feature release on the CommServe computer that is configured in a cluster environment. After the feature release is installed on the active node, the installation program automatically continues to update each passive node.

Auto reboot passive nodes if required	When you select this option, the passive nodes that require a restart after the feature release installation are restarted automatically. If you do not select this option, you must remember to restart the required passive nodes manually.
User Name	The user name of the domain administrator account which has access to all cluster nodes.
Password	The password associated with the domain administrator account.
Confirm Password	Retype the password for confirmation.

Save As Script

Click to open the Save As Script dialog box, which allows you to save this operation and the selected options as a script file (in XML format). The script can later be run from the Command Line Interface using qoperation execute command.

When you save an operation as a script, each option in the dialog box has a corresponding XML element in the script file. When you run the script, you can modify the value in any of these XML elements.

For more information, see Installing the Feature Release Remotely Using the CommCell Console.