How to apply a XenServer Hotfix using the command line

This article provides a demonstration of the command line patch-upload and patch apply commands.

Requirements

XenServer host and appropriate hotfix for the XenServer version

Procedure

Use the following steps to complete the task:

  1. Copy the downloaded XenServer update to the XenServer host. If in a pool, apply the hotfix to the pool master. Tools such as WinSCP can allow for files to be copied from a Microsoft Windows system to a Linux system, as shown in the screen shot below:

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