Re: Is a domino fixpack the same as a hotfix?

Hi Gerry,

No, you do not need to uninstall the fix pack you have installed. You can
upgrade to 8.5.3 and install the latest FP for that release without having
to uninstall.

Fix packs and hot fixes are two different things. Fix packs are made
generally available to all customers, hotfixes are fixes that you can
typically acquire only by calling IBM Support. You can do a DSPTF on your
Lotus Domino product level and determine if you have a fix pack or hotfix
installed. All fix packs you have installed will be listed as FPxxxxx,
all hotfixes will be listed as HFxxxxx.

I hope this helps.

Kim
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From: Gerald Kern <jp2558@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Domino <domino400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date: 08/28/2012 09:31 AM
Subject: Is a domino fixpack the same as a hotfix?
Sent by: domino400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



I have R8.0.2 FP5 installed on V6R1.

I am planning to upgrade to R8.5.3 so that we can upgrade to V7R1.

Do I need to uninstall FP5 prior to installing R8.5.3 ?

I plan to permanently apply PTF's before going to V7R1, but was informed
to
not permanently apply hot fixes.