DPOD software updates are available from time to time and include enhancements, security updates, component upgrade, bug fixes etc.
Each DPOD fixpack Up to version 1.0.8.0, each DPOD fix pack file is not including any previous fixpackfix pack. For example: to upgrade from v1.0.5 to v1.0.7 you will need to first upgrade to v1.0.6 with the downloaded fix of v106 and after a succesful successful upgrade to v106 you may apply the fix to v107.
DPOD installation from version 1.0.8.0 and above can apply the latest fix available in fix central. For example: to upgrade from v1.0.7 to latest you will need to first upgrade to v1.0.8 with the downloaded fix of v108 and after a successful upgrade apply the latest fix from fix central.
The following sections describe the process of upgrading an existing installation.
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To upgrade cell environment - stop DPOD on the cell manager and all cell members, and then run the following steps for each server separately, first for each cell member and only after for the cell manager |
Obtain the software update
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- The update file in the format of : DPOD-fixpack-<version number>.sfs (for example: DPOD-fixpack-1_0_8_5.sfs)
- The md5 hash calculation of the update file : DPOD-updatefixpack-<version number>.md5 (for example: DPOD-fixpack-1_0_8_5.md5)
Make Sure squashfs support (only for Non Appliance Installation )
Make sure the update file can be mounted ( squashfs support) using the following command
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lsmod | grep squash
expected output :
squashfs |
Copy the software update to the DPOD server
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If there is not enough free disk space on the "/installs" mount point the user may free some by deleting files from the following directories :
| Directory | Description |
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| /installs/update/fix/TODO | Remove old DPOD update files (.sfs) |
| /installs/update/fix/backups | Remove old DPOD backup directories |
| /installs/APPL-setup | Remove DPOD installation file |
Install the software update
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Important: After the upgrade is complete, Syslog must be manually re-configured on all monitored devices using the Web Console (under Manage → Monitored Devices). For more details, please see the section "Configure The New Monitored Device" in Adding Monitored Devices. |
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