11.2 Upgrading the Appliance

The Product Upgrade icon in the Filr appliance Home page is enabled for updating the appliance patches.

  1. Go to Filr Appliance Configuration Console (https://appliance_ip_or_dns:9443) as vaadmin.

  2. Click the Product Upgrade icon with a notification badge.

  3. Click Start.

  4. Click Agree on the License Agreement page.

  5. Click Register to register the appliance with the Micro Focus Customer center. If you have already registired the appliance, you have to register it again. Use the same Activation Key that was used earlier for registration.

    or

    Connect to the local SMT server that has upgrade files

    For information about using the Register Online Update Service, see For information about using the Online Update feature, see Using the Online Update dialog in the Filr 4.3: Administrative UI Reference. Wait for the appliance to register. Once registration is complete, patch installation will start automatically.

  6. In the Update Now dialog click OK.

  7. Click Reboot.

NOTE:Once the reboot is completed, the installed patches are listed under online update. Patches installed prior to 4.3.x are removed from the list.