Well Carey, while I haven't performed the patch you are referring to (on
Solaris at least) I'm going to say that you don't need to execute this
script.  The reason being is that the update of the Db is only necessary
when going from one version to another.  When applying patches to an
existing version the only things that are patched are libs and executables.
While it certainly shouldn't hurt anything for you to run the script I do
not believe you need to.  It is my understanding that the 'upgrade' first
checks to see what version you are already running...if it finds that you
are already running the same version as the version you are upgrading to
then it simply exits and performs no changes.

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carey Matthew Black
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 6:36 AM
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Subject: Quick upgrade question about v6.3 patch 22 (Solaris/Sybase)

I have downloaded all of the individual files. (We like to patch with files
instead of the installers.) I have read the docs in the download. However
there is an "extra file" that looks ... well ...
important...

specifically

/smbu_patches//ars/6.3/patch022/server/solaris/syb_db/arupsyb

I this file is only mentioned once in the "Server-ReadMe.doc" as a "file
that was updated. No instructions on how to use it, or where to put it.

So ... I grabbed the installer for Solaris and looked at the ar_install
file. It looks like this is actually a program that is used to "upgrade the
DB".

So... my question(s) become...
  Should I do nothing with this file? (What does not happen because of that
choice?)
  Should I apply the files, start the Server and run the arupsyb script
manually? (Run it before I apply the files?)

FWIW: All DB's appear to have an arup[syb|ora|inf|db2] file. So I really
only need to hear from someone who has applied patch 22 via the "By Files"
method.

I hope that someone out there has manually applied patch 22 to a server and
already has an answer for this. If not then I guess I will have to ask Tech
Support.

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Carey Matthew Black
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