Updating the firmware

You can upgrade the IBM® WebSphere® DataPower® XC10 Appliance software by using firmware updates. Download new firmware versions from the Fix Central website and update your appliance software.

Before you begin

You must be assigned the Appliance administration permission.

Check to ensure that all active jobs are complete before you start the firmware update process. The firmware update process interrupts any jobs that are actively running, which can cause the data to become inconsistent. Ensure that you planned for this behavior before you begin the update process.

Important: If you are installing the firmware for the first time on a new appliance, you must run the clear-all command on the appliance after the firmware update completes. For more information, see Initializing and configuring IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance.

About this task

You can update the firmware of the appliance by downloading a new firmware update from IBM and updating your appliance with the new firmware. You can run the firmware update in the user interface or on the command line.

CAUTION:
When you are upgrading to Version 2.5 from Version 2.0 or lower, you cannot run a firmware upgrade on a collective that is currently servicing workload. When you upgrade a collective, all of the data that was loaded into the data grids is lost. When you are running firmware upgrades on the appliances in a collective, the appliance that you upgrade does not fully restart until all of the appliances in the collective are upgraded. The remaining appliances that are not yet upgraded service the requests. You must complete the firmware upgrade process on one appliance before you start the process on another appliance within the collective. Do not make any configuration changes until all of the appliances are on the same firmware level.

Procedure

Results

The appliance has the updated firmware version. To confirm the firmware upgrade was successful, you can view the current firmware level in the Firmware section of the Appliance > Settings panel. This panel also displays the appliance model type and appliance serial number. Repeat these steps for the other appliances in your collective.

What to do next

If you are installing the firmware for the first time on a new appliance, you must run the clear-all command on the appliance after the firmware update completes. For more information, see Initializing and configuring IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance.