Ensim^® Pro for Windows 5.0.0 Hotfix 8 Release notes

Hotfix information

• Service:Ensim Pro for Windows - 5.0.0
• Hotfix no:8
• Hotfix date:26-July-2006

Download: ftp://ftp.ensim.com/download/pro/windows/5.0/hotfix/8/EPW-5.0.0-Hotfix-8.zip
md5sum : 4e0df8ddcfe7fe4604ed2764f4a57ce2

New feature added in this hotfix

This section describes the new features added by this hotfix.

• Action Logs are not populating in the MSDE database.

Issue: Actionlog is not populated if machine local is not set to English (United States)

Resolution: Actionlog is populated if machine local is not set to English (United States) 

Prerequisites

Before installing this hotfix, ensure that your Ensim Pro 5.0.0 for Windows system has the following:

• Ensim Pro for Windows 5.0.0 - hotfix 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Time requirements and customer impact

It takes a few minutes to apply the hotfix. During this time, new customers cannot be provisioned, and Ensim Pro control panel is unavailable. 

Installing the hotfix

This section explains how to install the hotfix.

Pre-installation instructions

Before installing the hotfix, you need to disable server applications. This section describes the pre-installation instructions.

1. Ensure that you have installed all hotfixes mentioned in the prerequisites section unless they are marked as optional.
2. Open a command window and run the command iisreset /stop.
3. Disable the EnsimProvisionEngine services by logging in to server as server administrator and performing the following steps:
       a. Click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > then click Component Services.
       b. In the left navigation bar, expand Console Root > Component Services > Computers > My Computer > COM+ Applications
       c. Right-click EnsimProvisionEngine, then select Shut down

The pre-installation procedure is complete.

Installation instructions

After performing the steps in the pre-installation section, complete the following steps to install the hotfix.

1. Unzip the hotfix zip file to a temporary directory.
2. Change to the directory <install_dir>\pe\install
3. Back up the existing EnsimLib.dll file to a location other than the existing directory.
   Important: Do not rename the file and keep it in the current directory.
4. Copy the new EnsimLib.dll from the temporary directory to the current directory.
5. Open a new command window.
6. Change to the directory <windows>\assembly\GAC\EnsimLib\2.1.0.0__a0478cffa08d992f where <windows> refers to the path where windows is installed. For example, if windows is installed on c:, then switch to c:\windows\assembly\GAC\EnsimLib\2.1.0.0__a0478cffa08d992f directory.
7. Delete EnsimLib.dll file present at that location
8. Close the command window before starting the next step
9. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Configuration > Assembly Cache, then click the Add an Assembly to the Assembly Cache link.
10. Navigate to temporary directory, select EnsimLib.dll in the dialog box, then click Open.
11. Close the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Configuration window

Post-installation instructions

After installing the hotfix as described in the preceding section, perform the following steps to complete the hotfix installation.

1.      Open a command window and run the command iisreset /start.

The hotfix installation is complete.

Removing the hotfix

You can remove (or roll back) the installed hotfix by restoring the backed up DLL files    

To roll back the hotfix installation:

1. Login to the server as administrator.
2. Open a command window and run the command iisreset /stop.
3. Stop the EnsimProvisionEngine COM+ component. Open Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Component Services
   Navigate to : Computers > My Computer > COM+ Application > EnsimProvision Engine. Right Click > Shut Down
4. Restore the EnsimLib.dll file from the backup location to the directory <install_dir>\pe\install
5. Open a new command window.
6. Change to the directory <windows>\assembly\GAC\EnsimLib\2.1.0.0__a0478cffa08d992f
7. Delete EnsimLib.dll file present at that location
8. Close the command window opened in step 5 before starting the next step
9. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Configuration > Assembly Cache, then click the Add an Assembly to the Assembly Cache link 
10. Navigate to backup location, select EnsimLib.dll in the dialog box, then click Open.
11. Close the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Configuration window.
12. Open a command window and run the command iisreset /start.

The hotfix rollback is complete.