Help for Software Upgrade Detection
The Software Upgrade Detection page lets you choose a media which contains Appliance software updates (either maintenance or upgrades). It can be one of the following: the IBM Software Upgrade FTP server, an FTP server, a CD, or a local filesystem.
To find software upgrade packages:
IBM Appliance Update FTP Site | This is the official IBM FTP Site where Appliance updates may be found. |
FTP Server | This is a selectable text field which the administrator can fill in with a URL of an alternative FTP site to search. |
CD | This is a CD containing upgrades inserted in the system's CD drive. |
Local Filesystem | This is a path to a filesystem with updates on the Appliance. |
Note:Only "FTP" URLs with the following syntax are valid for the user specified "FTP Server":
ftp://<servername>/<remote dir> or //<servername>/<remote dir> or /<servername>/<remote dir> where <servername> is a valid tcpip hostname which supports ANONYMOUS ftp. <remote dir> is a directory on the server under the anonymous ftp login where the PTFs are located.
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Click this button to search for upgrades on the specified media and display the Upgrade Selection Page with the upgrades that can be installed. |
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Click this button to go back to the Software Install Maintenance web page |