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ArcGIS Server Branch Versioning Performance and Consistency Patch

Published: July 28, 2020

Summary

This patch improves performance and resolves the possibility of incorrect conflicts being returned on reconcile when using branch versioning.

Description

Esri® announces the ArcGIS Server Branch Versioning Performance and Consistency Patch. If you are using Branch Versioning with ArcGIS Enterprise, this patch improves performance and resolves the possibility of incorrect conflicts being returned on reconcile. With this patch, performance is improved with SQL Server databases and conflicts are accurately returned after the reconcile operation, avoiding any false or missing conflicts. This patch deals specifically with the issues listed below under Issues Addressed with this patch.

 

 

Issues Addressed with this patch

 

  • BUG-000132020 - Performing a reconcile operation may result in an incorrect conflict set with branch versioning.
  • BUG-000127820 - Fully qualifying table names leads to poor performing branch queries on SQL Server

 

Installing this patch on Windows

 

Installation Steps:

 

This patch should be installed on all ArcGIS Server installations related to the ArcGIS Server site.

The ArcGIS product listed in the table must be installed on your system before you can install a patch. Each patch setup is specific to the ArcGIS product in the list. To determine which products are installed on your system, please see the How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed section. Esri recommends that you install the patch for each product that is on your system.

  1. Download the appropriate file to a location other than your ArcGIS installation location.

    ArcGIS 10.8   Checksum (Md5)
         
        ArcGIS Server ArcGIS-108-S-BVPC-Patch.msp 4DDAC16028A6A197866EE995E6AF6FBE
         
    ArcGIS 10.7.1   Checksum (Md5)
         
        ArcGIS Server ArcGIS-1071-S-BVPC-Patch.msp CE1C7352CCC7EE8D6E2D82ACBF4F1DAD
         
    ArcGIS 10.7   Checksum (Md5)
         
        ArcGIS Server ArcGIS-107-S-BVPC-Patch.msp 6CC50B549C9EE8A4F9C9E769313844E7
         

  2. Make sure you have write access to your ArcGIS installation location.
  3. Double-click ArcGIS-108-S-BVPC-Patch.msp to start the setup process.

    NOTE: If double clicking on the MSP file does not start the setup installation, you can start the setup installation manually by using the following command:

    msiexec.exe /p [location of Patch]\ArcGIS-108-S-BVPC-Patch.msp

 

Installing this patch on Linux

 

Installation Steps:

 

Complete the following install steps as the ArcGIS Install owner. The Install owner is the owner of the arcgis folder. This patch should be installed on all ArcGIS Server installations related to the ArcGIS Server site.

The ArcGIS product listed in the table must be installed on your system before you can install a patch. Each patch setup is specific to the ArcGIS product in the list. To determine which products are installed on your system, please see the How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed section. Esri recommends that you install the patch for each product that is on your system.

  1. Download the appropriate file to a location other than your ArcGIS installation location.


    ArcGIS 10.8   Checksum (Md5)
         
        ArcGIS Server ArcGIS-108-S-BVPC-Patch-linux.tar C5CE81015E9751A6B9558F856253E144
         
    ArcGIS 10.7.1   Checksum (Md5)
         
        ArcGIS Server ArcGIS-1071-S-BVPC-Patch-linux.tar A8712395B02CF22E42C63B7871F8DB6A
         
    ArcGIS 10.7   Checksum (Md5)
         
        ArcGIS Server ArcGIS-107-S-BVPC-Patch-linux.tar 832B428A96992C9CB942D490DD3B2A29
         

  2. Make sure you have write access to your ArcGIS installation location, and that no one is using ArcGIS.
  3. Extract the specified tar file by typing:

    % tar -xvf ArcGIS-108-S-BVPC-Patch-linux.tar
  4. Start the installation by typing:

    % ./applypatch

    This will start the dialog for the menu-driven installation procedure. Default selections are noted in parentheses ( ). To quit the installation procedure, type 'q' at any time.

Uninstalling this patch on Windows

 

To uninstall this patch on Windows, open the Windows Control Panel and navigate to installed programs. Make sure that "View installed updates" (upper left side of the Programs and Features dialog) is active. Select the patch name from the programs list and click Uninstall to remove the patch.

 

Uninstalling this patch on Linux

 

Uninstalling on Linux is only available on version 10.5.1 or higher. These instructions are specific to 10.7 and higher. To remove this patch, navigate to the <Product Installation Directory>/.Setup/qfe folder and run the following script as the ArcGIS Install owner:


./removepatch.sh

The removepatch.sh script allows you to uninstall previously installed patches or hot fixes. Use the -s status flag to get the list of installed patches or hot fixes ordered by date. Use the -q flag to remove patches or hot fixes in reverse chronological order by date they were installed. Type removepatch -h for usage help.

 

Patch Updates

Check the Esri Support Downloads page periodically for the availability of additional patches. New information about this patch will be posted here.

 

How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed

To determine which ArcGIS products are installed, choose the appropriate version of the PatchFinder utility for your environment and run it from your local machine. PatchFinder will list all products, hot fixes, and patches installed on your local machine.

Getting Help

Domestic sites, please contact Esri Technical Support at 1-888-377-4575, if you have any difficulty installing this patch. International sites, please contact your local Esri software distributor.


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