17 Env Updates

The Env updates functionality gives the Retail Home patch administrator the ability to upgrade an application to a newer version.

The Env Updates tab is displayed on the Details and Updates contextual pane, which can be accessed by clicking the View Version History link for the applicable cloud service on the Application Dashboard page.

The Env Updates tab is only visible to users who have been assigned the RH_PATCH_ADMIN role.

Figure 17-1 Env Updates Tab

Patch Request

The user can request an upgrade to a version that is greater than the one currently installed using the Request for Planned Patch button.

The required fields for requesting a patch are:

• Version number (from the Available Versions dropdown)

• Planned Start Date and Time

The Planned Start Date and Time must be set to a value in the future.

Once a patch request is successfully created, the status of the request would be appended to the corresponding version in the Available Versions dropdown. The possible statuses are Accepted, Pending Approval, Rejected, and Scheduled. The Request For Planned Patch button would be disabled at this point and would only be enabled if the patch request is Rejected.

Figure 17-2 Status Display After Requesting a Patch

Once the patch run is kicked off, the status will no longer be appended to the version and instead would be displayed in a status bar along with version name.

Figure 17-3 In Progress Patch with Status Bar

The Request for Patch Button would only be enabled for the version once the patch is completed (with or without errors/warnings).

The completed patch run would have the following additional details.

• Actual Start Date and Time

• Actual End Date and Time

Figure 17-4 Completed Patch Run with Error Display