Revision as of 17:46, 19 June 2015

Benefit to have the latest patches

The operator can use one of the two methods available: GUI/WebPortal or command line interface.

To upgrade the CentOS to have the latest patches, follow this procedure from the web interface of the unit:

Hosts -> Status -> TBxxxxxx -> Action -> Upgrade Linux Packages, then 'Apply Action':

When the upgrade is in progress, there is no status shown, and you will see the screen like this:

It may take a while 8-10 mins. You need to refresh the page until you see this:

Once complete, you need to reboot the host: Hosts -> Status -> TBxxxxxx -> Action -> Shutdown -> Reboot

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 == WebPortal - TMG unit or Linux server '''with access to Internet''' (i.e. with DNS configured) ==
-* login onto the WebPortal
+To upgrade the CentOS to have the latest patches, follow this procedure from the web interface of the unit:
-* Select the 'Hosts' section
+* Hosts -> Status -> TBxxxxxx -> Action -> Upgrade Linux Packages, then 'Apply Action':
-* Click on the hostname
+[[Image:Upgrade_Linux_Packages.jpg]]
-* Click on the 'Status' tab
-* Select 'Upgrade Linux packages' into the host 'Action'
+When the upgrade is in progress, there is no status shown, and you will see the screen like this:
-* Click on the 'Apply action' button
-* Refresh the page until the packages are updated as indicated in the 'Action Log' (you may use the 'Now' button to update the page). The results should appear within a minute.
+[[Image:Upgrade_Linux_Progress.jpg]]
-* Select 'Shutdown' into the host 'Action'
-* Select 'Reboot' into the 'Shutdown Type'
+It may take a while 8-10 mins. You need to refresh the page until you see this:
-* Click on the 'Apply action' button
+[[Image:Centos_Upgrade_Complete.jpg]]
-* Repeat the process for all hosts listed
+Once complete, you need to reboot the host:
+Hosts -> Status -> TBxxxxxx -> Action -> Shutdown -> Reboot