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ELOQUENCE B.08.40 - patch PE84-2509080

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This patch adds enhancements or fixes defects of the eloqdb server
as released with Eloquence B.08.40 2501-8. This patch will be integrated
in the Eloquence B.08.40 release, it will be included in all versions
newer than B.08.40 2501-8.

Eloquence B.08.40 2501-8 must be installed before applying this patch.

Severity:
 PE84-2509080: BUG FIX

Superseded patches:
 none


Patch PE84-2509080
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Platforms: All

Fixed problems:

* Fixed a problem where the dbctl bimport command could fail when
  trying to import a binary data set export file originating from
  a platform having a different byte order than the target platform.

  For example, importing on Linux from HP-UX could fail with an
  error message like below:

  Inconsistent header size (type=1, sz=1275100032, @0)
  Improper or unsupported import file


Installation:
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Please download the patch archive that corresponds with the installed
release. The patch files follow the conventions below:

   PE84-2509080-linux-86_64-el8.tar.gz
        ^       ^     ^
        |       |     Architecture / OS specific build
        |       Operating system
        Patch ID


Linux:

In order to install this patch, you need to unpack it with tar.
Installation requires root privileges.

cd /opt/eloquence/8.4
tar xzf /path/to/PE84-2509080-linux-86_64-el8.tar.gz

Files:

   bin/eloqdb
   share/doc/PE84-2509080-README


HP-UX Itanium:

In order to install this patch, you need to unpack it with gzip and tar.
Gzip is included with HP-UX. Installation requires root privileges.

cd /opt/eloquence/8.4
gzip -dc /path/to/PE84-2509080-hpux-ia64.tar.gz | tar xf -

Files:

   bin/eloqdb
   share/doc/PE84-2509080-README


Windows:

Execute the PE84-2509080-win32.exe patch installation program.
Installation requires administrative capabilities.

Before installation, please consider stopping the eloqdb server,
then execute the patch installation program. Installation does
not require a reboot unless the patched files were active.

Files:

   bin\eloqdb64.exe
   share\doc\PE84-2509080-README.txt