==Part 1. Preparations==
{{Warning| Read this section carefully because the patch installation will change configuration files.}}
[[Image:PatchInstallationGuideStep1.png|center|500px|''Preparation before running the IMSMA Patch Installer'']]
<li>Take a backup of the {{IMSMANG}} database.
<li>Stop the TrayLauncher.
<li>Take copy of PostGreSQL configuration file ''C:\IMSMAng\pgsql\data\pg_hba.conf''.<li>If you have change configuration of the Staging area database e.g. opening it for MINT connection, you should take a copy of ???<li>If you have set up SQL replication, you also should take a copy of ''C:\IMSMAng\pgsql\data\postgresql.conf'' and ''recovery.conf''.
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4B. Replication.
==Part 5. Verification of the client/server configuration==The patch installation may also update other configurations than the PostGreSQL so the client and/or server configurations should be verified before continuing.<ol><li>The file ''C:\IMSMAng\trayLauncher\TrayLauncher.properties'' where the memory allocation is set, should not changed by the patch installation.<li>The client configuration should not changed by the patch installation.<li> The file ''c:\imsmang\server\imsmaserver\conf\GisService.properties needs to be double-checked.</ol> ==Part 6. Database Update==
[[Image:PatchInstallationGuideStep5.png|center|500px|''Database update'']]