How to install an OMW patch in debug mode?

  • KM01002134
  • 18-Jun-2014
  • 18-Jun-2014

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Summary

This document explains how to install an OMW patch in debug mode. Operations Manager for Windows OMW 8.10 Operations Manager for Windows OMW 8.16 Operations Manager for Windows OMW 9.00

Question

In case an OMW patch fails to install it may be needed to use the debug mode to troubleshot the installation so how to achieve this?

Answer

For example in patch OMW_00187 to achieve this it's require to start a command prompt and from the patch file folder "OMW_00187.exe" type the command:
 
# OMW_00187 debug
 
The following dialog will be displayed after.

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In which is possible to Add or Delete Breakpoint in specific step to better isolate a failure.

We can use for example the step in which the action "mofcomp.exe -AUTORECOVER OV_ConfigNamespace_Instances.mof" and add a breakpoint. The outcome will be as follow:

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The installation will stop at this same step "mofcomp.exe -AUTORECOVER OV_ConfigNamespace_Instances.mof" as below shown. If required other actions can be performed such as the ones from support document KM00969587.

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