Install ActivID CMS with a Hotfix

This section describes how to install in one step ActivID CMS and its latest available hotfix. It also describes how to install a 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 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).

  • Obtain the latest available hotfix from the HID Global Customer Support portal.

The following instructions describe how to install ActivID CMS with a hotfix in one go.

For illustration purposes, a sample hotfix executable file (FIXS0810008.msp)is used and is 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 “HID Credential Management System.msi” PATCH=”c:\cmswork\FIXS081008.msp”
Note:

  • Replace FIXS0810008 by the real name of your hotfix file, and replace cmswork by the directory where the hotfix file (.msp) has been extracted.

  • The program name has changed with respect to previous versions ("HID Credential Management System" instead of "ActivID Credential Management System").

The installation of ActivID CMS is then launched, and the hotfix is directly applied.

Install a Hotfix for ActivID CMS

Prerequisites:  

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

  • Obtain the latest available hotfix from the HID Global Customer Support portal.

The following instructions describe how to install a hotfix when the latest version of ActivID CMS is already installed.

For illustration purposes, a sample hotfix executable file (FIXS0810008.msp) is used and is 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\FIXS081008.msp”
Note:  

  • Replace FIXS0810008 by the real name of your hotfix file, and replace cmswork by the directory where the hotfix file (.msp) has been extracted.

  • The program name has changed with respect to previous versions ("HID Credential Management System" instead of "ActivID Credential Management System").

The ActivID CMS hotfix is directly applied.