V-Series appliance patch update options


	Important It is very important to read the release notes before applying a new patch. In addition to a summary of changes contained in the patch, there is information about impacts to other modules and an estimate of the time it will take to apply the patch.

The following download and installation options are available for appliance patches:

Download

Start downloading an available patch. In the Status field, a progress bar displays the progress of the download.

Another patch can be selected, and the download initiated, while the first download is underway. Such requests form a sequential download queue.

When the patch download is complete:

The Download button is replaced by Install and Delete buttons. (See below.)

A Save to network location link is included after the patch description. Click the link to copy the patch file to another location on your network. This can be helpful if you have multiple appliances and do not want to download the patch separately for every appliance. Instead, on each appliance simply use the Upload Patch Manually function to upload the patch from the network location.

Pause

Temporarily pause the download process that is currently underway.

Cancel

Stop the download process that is currently underway.

Resume

When a patch download has been paused, you can click Resume to continue the download process.

Install

IMPORTANT: Read the patch release notes before installing the patch.

IMPORTANT: If Network Agent is temporarily disabled and you do not want to permanently disable it (which requires re-imaging the appliance to regain its use), you must re-enable Network Agent before installing the patch. See Re-enabling Network Agent before installing a patch.

Install is enabled only after a patch has been downloaded and verified. Click the button to apply the patch to the appliance.

A series of pages prompt for confirmation and provide status. You are notified if a restart is required after installation. After the restart, the patch is removed from the patch queue and logged in the Patch History table.

If an earlier, required patch has not been installed, a message in the Status column indicates which earlier patch is required and the Install button for the dependent patch is disabled. Install the earlier patch first.

If a patch installation fails, any installed files from that patch are immediately uninstalled and a message displays indicating that the patch installation failed. You can try installing it again. If that fails, delete the patch, then download it again and re-attempt the installation.

Delete

Remove a patch file from the appliance.

Check for Patches

Manually check for new patches now.

Upload Patch Manually

Upload a patch from another location on your network. This can be a convenient and efficient method of distributing a patch among multiple appliances in a cluster or where multiple appliances have access to a local network.

To upload patches you must use Internet Explorer 11 or higher, Firefox 4 or higher, or Chrome 11 or higher.

For instructions on copying a patch file from an appliance to another location in the network, see the entry for Download, above.