Administering Satellites Guide and Reference

Fix Batches

You can use fix batches for a variety of situations:

• To fix problems on test satellites when a group batch in a test level does not produce the intended results.
• To fix problems that occur on production satellites.
• To fix problems that are caused by a fix batch. In this situation, you can either modify the original fix batch, or create a different fix batch that both undoes the results of the original fix batch and applies a different fix.

  Note:

  If a specific fix batch is assigned to more than one satellite, you should not modify the batch until you are sure that all the satellites that are assigned to execute it have done so. If the fix is unsatisfactory, it will be unsatisfactory across all the satellites that execute it, and you will have a consistent starting point from which to apply a different fix. For information about how to identify which satellites are using a particular fix batch, refer to the online help that is available from the Satellite Administration Center.

• To query the results of a previous fix batch.
• To make a change to a satellite that is not required by any other satellite.
• To query the current state of a satellite.

Because the batch steps are not locked, you can repeatedly modify the steps in a fix batch until the problem on the satellite is fixed to your satisfaction. When you are satisfied with the results of a fix batch on a satellite, you promote that satellite back to executing its group batches. For information about promoting a satellite, refer to the online help provided with the Satellite Administration Center.

You work with fix batches by using the Create Batch and Edit Batch windows. For more information about these windows, refer to the online help for the Satellite Administration Center. For more information about fixing satellites, see Identifying and Fixing a Failed Satellite.

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