Upload an appliance patch

By uploading an appliance patch, you can upgrade to the newest version of the Cast Iron® operating system and access the latest features.

Before you begin

Important: If you use SAP projects, you must ensure that you install the SAP 64-bit libraries. Remove any SAP 32-bit libraries before you upgrade to WebSphere® Cast Iron Hypervisor Edition Version 7. If there are any SAP 32-bit libraries that are installed, you cannot upgrade to WebSphere Cast Iron Hypervisor Edition Version 7.

About this task

Use the Web Management Console (WMC) to upgrade to the latest version of Cast Iron operating system by uploading an upgrade image onto the appliance. This upgrade process only replaces or adds necessary files, it does not destroy any data. Note, the WMC forces any running projects to be undeployed and stops any active orchestration jobs currently running on the appliance during the upgrade procedure. After the appliance is upgraded, you cannot undo or roll back to the previous version.
Note: Upgrades can also be applied through the Command Line Interface (CLI). For more information, see the system update command in the CLI Reference Guide.

Procedure

  1. Download the WebSphere Cast Iron Hypervisor firmware upgrade file (type = vcrypt2) from Fix Central: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.
  2. Download the appliance upgrade image file to a location you can access from your Windows workstation, for example: C:\Desktop.
  3. Use the WMC to log into the appliance that is running the Cast Iron operating system.
  4. In the WMC, select Set Up > Install/Upgrade. The Install/Upgrade Appliance and Libraries panel is displayed.
  5. In the Upgrade Appliance section, click Install Upgrade. The upgrade wizard is displayed.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Click Next to check for running projects. If projects are running on the appliance, the upgrade wizard asks for confirmation to stop the projects before proceeding. Click Continue to proceed. If there are no projects running on the appliance, a green check mark is displayed. Click Next.
  8. In the text field, either specify the path to the appliance upgrade image file or browse to locate the appliance upgrade image file.
  9. Click Next. In the Upgrade panel, the following message is displayed: Upload in progress. Please wait. A progress bar displays the status of the upload. When the upload is complete, the WMC validates the upgrade.
  10. Verify the patch version number and click Install.
  11. A series of dialog boxes are displayed asking for confirmation to stop any running orchestrations. Click OK and OK. The Upgrade Appliance panel displays. After the upgrade completes in about 5 minutes, the appliance reboots and the following message is displayed in the Upgrade Appliance panel: Installation Successful! Please wait. The Appliance is rebooting. If a console window to the appliance is open, the rebooting messages are displayed.
  12. Use the WMC to log into the appliance. You might need to click the refresh button of the browser.

What to do next

Using the WMC, redeploy any projects that were undeployed by this upgrade procedure. Upgrade to a Studio version compatible with the installed Cast Iron operating system. For more information about appliance and Studio compatibility, see the Compatibility section of the Cast Iron Operating System Release Notes® or the Cast Iron Studio Release Notes. For the procedure on upgrading Studio, see Installing Studio.




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