hot fix


Hot Fix

(storage)Novell, Inc.'s term for the feature of theirnetwork file server operating system, Novell NetWare,which handles errors in disk write operations. The OSre-reads every block it writes to disk while it holds the datato be written in memory. In the case of an error, the datablock is written to a spare area on the disk.

The feature lost much of its importance with the widespreaduse of hard disk drives with built-in error correction andbad block re-mapping.

hot fix

(1) To make a repair while running. It often refers to modern disk drives, which mark sectors in poor condition as bad and remap the data to spare sectors. In this case, the procedure is hidden from not only the user, but the operating system as well. See hot swap.

(2) Microsoft's term for a bug fix, which is accomplished by replacing one or more existing files (typically DLLs) in the operating system or application with revised versions. See QFE.