Install ActivID CMS with a Service Pack and/or Hotfix

This section describes how to install in one step ActivID CMS and its latest available service pack and/or hotfix. It also describes how to install a service pack and/or hotfix when you already have the latest version of ActivID CMS installed.

Note: The procedures described in this section are applicable both for fresh installations and for upgrades.

Installing ActivID CMS with a Service Pack and/or a Hotfix

Prerequisites:  

  • You need administrative privileges to install ActivID CMS software updates.

  • If using Microsoft SQL Server, install the Microsoft OLE DB 18 Driver (see Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server).

  • (If applicable) Obtain the latest available hotfix from the HID Global Customer Support portal.

The following instructions describe how to install ActivID CMS with a service pack (SP) and/or a hotfix in one go.

For illustration purposes, a sample SP file and hotfix executable file (FIXS0810008.msp) are used and are stored in a sample directory: c:\cmswork.

  1. Open a command prompt window in the directory where the ActivID CMS Setup executable file is located.

  2. Run the following command line:

Copy 
Msiexec /I “ActivId Credential Management System.msi” PATCH=”c:\cmswork\ActivID Credential Management System 5.x.msp;c:\cmswork\FIXS081008.msp”
Note:

  • Replace 5.x.msp with the version of the SP file, replace FIXS0810008 by the real name of your hotfix file, and replace cmswork by the directory where the SP and hotfix files (.msp) have been extracted.

  • If you only want to install either a service pack or a hotfix, just remove (as applicable) either the service pack (c:\cmswork\ActivID Credential Management System 5.x.msp;) or the hotfix installation (;c:\cmswork\FIXS081008.msp) from the command line.

The installation of ActivID CMS is then launched, and the service pack and/or hotfix are directly applied.

Install a Service Pack and/or Hotfix for ActivID CMS

Prerequisites:  

  • You need administrative privileges to install ActivID CMS software updates.

  • (If applicable) Obtain the latest available hotfix from the HID Global Customer Support portal.

The following instructions describe how to install a service pack (SP) and/or a hotfix when the latest version of ActivID CMS is already installed.

For illustration purposes, a sample SP file and hotfix executable file (FIXS0810008.msp) are used and are stored in a sample directory: c:\cmswork.

  1. Open a command prompt window in the directory where the ActivID CMS Setup executable file is located.

  2. Run the following command line:

Copy 
Msiexec /p ”c:\cmswork\ActivID Credential Management System 5.x.msp;c:\cmswork\FIXS081008.msp”
Note:  

  • Replace 5.x.msp with the version of the SP file, replace FIXS0810008 by the real name of your hotfix file, and replace cmswork by the directory where the SP and hotfix files (.msp) have been extracted.

  • If you only want to install either a service pack or a hotfix, just remove (as applicable) either the service pack (c:\cmswork\ActivID Credential Management System 5.x.msp;) or the hotfix installation (;c:\cmswork\FIXS081008.msp) from the command line.

The ActivID CMS service pack and/or the hotfix (if applicable) are directly applied.