Honeywell Process Solutions Experion HS R400 Server Patch220 for PAR1-MVKSRD Software Change Notice

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1 Honeywell Process Solutions Experion HS R400 Server Patch220 for PAR1-MVKSRD Software Change Notice March 2012 Software Change Notice Page 1 of 12

2 Notices and Trademarks Copyright 2012 by Honeywell Inc. Release ExperionHS.R400.Server.Patch220.PAR1-MVKSRD While this information is presented in good faith and believed to be accurate, Honeywell disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no express warranties except as may be stated in its written agreement with and for its customers. In no event is Honeywell liable to anyone for any indirect, special or consequential damages. The information and specifications in this document are subject to change without notice. Honeywell, Experion and TotalPlant are U.S. registered trademarks of Honeywell Inc. Other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Honeywell Process Solutions 1860 W. Rose Garden Lane Phoenix, AZ USA Software Change Notice Page 2 of 12

3 Revision History Version Description V1 First version of the SCN Software Change Notice Page 3 of 12

4 Contents 1. About This Patch Microsoft Security Updates Limitations Patch Un-installation for Future Upgrades Patch distribution Localization Before you begin Prerequisites for applying this patch Applicable nodes Installation Considerations Problems resolved in this patch Change Impact Control Change Impact Operational Change Impact Infrastructure Change Impact Patch Installation and Removal Installing Software Patch on a Non-Redundant Server, Console Station and Experion Station TPS Systems Installing Software Patch on Redundant Server Systems Post-installation tasks Deleting the temporary folder created before installation Removing Software Patch Uninstallation of Server Software Patch Additional Information Files Added/Replaced by this Patch Software Change Notice Page 4 of 12

5 1. About This Patch 1.1 Microsoft Security Updates Microsoft often issues security updates that are critical to Honeywell s products. Once a security Update is made available by Microsoft, Honeywell will assess its impact on its products and issue a position to install or holdback. Honeywell's goal is to qualify the applicable Update(s) within 7 days of the Microsoft release notification date. Honeywell strongly recommends that customers apply the Honeywell qualified security updates that are applicable to your implementation. Honeywell posts the security updates test results and applicability at the following link: US/Support/SecurityOtherUpdates/MicrosoftSecurityUpdates/default.htm 1.2 Limitations Patch Un-installation for Future Upgrades [ X ] Automatic [ ] Can be done manually during next upgrade [ ] Must be done manually before next upgrade Patch distribution [ X ] Not Limited [ ] Limited for: Localization [ X ] Not impacted [ ] Patch may contain strings in English. A Localizable version will be included in the next Release [ ] Cannot be installed without additional localization support Software Change Notice Page 5 of 12

6 1.3 Before you begin Prerequisites for applying this patch This patch requires Experion HS R400 Server Patch2 to be installed. MS or any hotfix / security update that supersede this is required for this patch. Guidelines for MS updates can be found at the Honeywell Process Solutions Web site: US/Support/SecurityOtherUpdates/MicrosoftSecurityUpdates/default.htm Specific details relating to MS can be found here: 72A492B0E807/108444/MS11025.htm Applicable nodes This patch is applicable for the following nodes: Experion Product Patch is applicable? Experion Server Experion Console Flex Station Yes No Software Change Notice Page 6 of 12

7 1.3.3 Installation Considerations Installing this patch Task order Task Reference 1 Verify pre-requisites Prerequisites for applying this patch 2 Install patch on applicable nodes Applicable nodes Upgrading from this patch to the next release Task order Task Reference 1 Upgrade applicable nodes to the next available update. Refer to the Software Change Notice for that release. Software Change Notice Page 7 of 12

8 1.4 Problems resolved in this patch This section lists the problems resolved with this patch. PAR Function Brief Description of Problem Solved 1-MVKSRD Server Microsoft Excel report may timeout on a heavily loaded system 1.5 Change Impact After the installation of this patch the following changes are expected Control Change Impact No impact Operational Change Impact No impact Infrastructure Change Impact No impact Software Change Notice Page 8 of 12

9 2. Patch Installation and Removal 2.1 Installing Software Patch on a Non-Redundant Server, Console Station and Experion Station TPS Systems Before starting the next procedure unzip the software patch package to a temporary directory on the node where install is applicable. The unzipped software patch package will be of the form: ExperionHS.R400.Server.Patch220.PAR1-MVKSRD.exe a) Using the Server Start/Stop program stop the server to database unloaded. b) Ensure no instances of Station, Display Builder, HMIWeb Display Builder, the Diagnostic Capture Tool or Microsoft Excel are running. c) Navigate to the software patch package in Windows Explorer and doubleclick the software patch package icon. The software patch installer will start and a WinZip Self-Extractor dialog appears. d) Click Setup after confirming the release number of the Server. e) A Command Prompt (MS-DOS) window will appear with the text Installing in the top left hand corner. A few seconds later an Installation Complete dialog will appear. It will list the software components successfully installed. f) Click Ok to close the dialog. g) Using the server Start/Stop program restart the server Notes: i) If applying multiple Server patches at the same time there is no need to reboot and synchronize the servers between each patch application. Perform this once after all Server patches have been applied. ii) If the software patch installer reports that some programs must be closed before installing, click OK to accept this and let the installer to terminate these programs. Otherwise, click Cancel to abort installation. iii) If the software patch installer reports that some software components could not be installed, before restarting the server, shutdown those components using Task Manager and re-run all steps of the software patch installation. iv) Some software patches, for example system displays, will not require the user to stop the server. Instructions to this effect will be provided with the software patch if this is the case. Software Change Notice Page 9 of 12

10 2.2 Installing Software Patch on Redundant Server Systems To install a software patch on a redundant server system: a) Ensure the Primary and Backup Server databases are synchronized before proceeding. b) On the backup server, run the software patch installation procedure for a non-redundant server system c) Synchronize primary and backup server databases d) Fail over the primary server to the backup server The backup server will become primary and the primary server become backup. e) Run the software patch installation procedure for a non-redundant server system on the new backup server f) Synchronize primary and backup server databases 2.3 Post-installation tasks Deleting the temporary folder created before installation After successful installation, the files extracted for installation are no longer needed. Delete the temporary folder and its files. Software Change Notice Page 10 of 12

11 2.4 Removing Software Patch Complete the following steps to uninstall the Patch if required Uninstallation of Server Software Patch a) Using the server Start/Stop program stop the server to database unloaded b) Ensure no instances of Station, Display Builder, HMIWeb Display Builder, the Diagnostic Capture Tool or Microsoft Excel are running c) Run the Patch uninstaller.using Windows explorer navigate to the following directory: C:\Program files\honeywell\experion PKS\Install\Patches d) Right click on the uninstall_r400_serverpatch_patch220_par1- MVKSRD.bat and select Run as Administrator option. Acknowledge the User Account Control prompt. e) Follow on Screen instructions. A command prompt (MS-DOS) window will appear with a blinking cursor in the top left hand side. Up to a few minutes later, an uninstallation complete dialog will appear. f) Click OK to close the dialog. g) Restart the node Software Change Notice Page 11 of 12

12 3. Additional Information 3.1 Files Added/Replaced by this Patch Files installed by this patch can be viewed in Software update log.txt Software update log.txt is located: On Server and Console Station nodes at: C:\Program Files\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Server\Setup Software Change Notice Page 12 of 12