Upgrading to version 8.0.1

Complete this task to upgrade an existing installation to version 8.0.1.

Before you begin

Note: If you are installing the virtual appliance for the first time, download the .iso image and follow the installation instructions in:
Review the following tasks and complete the tasks that are appropriate to your environment before you begin the upgrade task:
Risk engine reports
Any risk engine reports that you generated before you begin the upgrade task are not preserved. Before you begin, export copies of the risk reports and save them locally by completing the following steps:
  1. Log in to the local management interface.
  2. Click Monitor Analysis and Diagnostics > Application Log Files.
  3. Expand mga and select the risk reports to export.
  4. Click Export and save the files.
Database failover in a cluster
For information about how the upgrade affects database failover in a cluster, see http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21666968

Procedure

Choose one of the following upgrade methods and complete its steps:
Use the online update server
  1. Ensure that the following conditions are met:
    • A valid license is installed on the appliance.
    • The appliance has network connectivity to the online update server.
    • If you are installing the upgrade to a cluster, prepare the cluster as follows:
      1. Log in to the local management interface.
      2. Select Manage System Settings > Cluster Configuration > General.
      3. Do not change the Primary Master setting.
      4. Remove the Secondary Master and other high-availability cluster member settings.
      5. Click Export and save the files.
      6. Wait for the cluster to synchronize.
      7. On the primary node, continue with the remaining steps to install the upgrade.
  2. Log in to the local management interface.
  3. Select Manage System Settings > Updates and Licensing > Available Updates.
  4. Click Refresh.
  5. Select the firmware update.
  6. Click Install. The firmware update might take a long time to complete, depending on the bandwidth that is available to the appliance. After the update is successfully applied to the system, the appliance automatically restarts.
  7. If you installed the upgrade on a cluster, complete the installation with the following steps:
    1. Repeat steps b. through f. on each appliance in the cluster.
    2. From the local management interface on the master node, update the cluster configuration to set the high-availability cluster members back to the settings you want.
    3. Wait for the cluster to synchronize. The firmware for each appliance in the cluster is now upgraded and the cluster is operational.
Use the local management interface for a single appliance not in a cluster
  1. Download the .pkg file.
  2. Log in to the local management interface.
  3. Select Manage System Settings > Updates and Licensing > Available Updates.
  4. Click Upload. The New Update window opens.
  5. Click Select Update.
  6. Browse to the .pkg file.
  7. Click Open.
  8. Click Save Configuration. The upload process might take several minutes.
  9. Select the new firmware and click Install. The installation of the new firmware takes a few minutes to complete. After the update is successfully applied, the appliance restarts automatically.
Use the local management interface for a cluster of appliances
To upgrade a cluster configuration, you must change the cluster configuration temporarily before the upgrade so that changes can be written to the database.
  1. Download the .pkg file.
  2. Log in to the local management interface.
  3. Select Manage System Settings > Cluster Configuration > General.
  4. Do not change the Primary Master setting.
  5. Remove the Secondary Master and other high-availability cluster member settings.
  6. Click Export and save the files.
  7. Wait for the cluster to synchronize.
  8. Upload and install the firmware .pkg file on the primary node appliance. This step includes the automatic restart of the appliance.
  9. Upload and install the firmware .pkg file on each appliance in the cluster, and restart each one.
  10. From the local management interface on the master node, update the cluster configuration to set the high-availability cluster members back to the settings you want.
  11. Wait for the cluster to synchronize. The firmware for each appliance in the cluster is now upgraded and the cluster is operational.
Use a USB drive (Only for upgrading a hardware appliance)
  1. Download the .pkg file.
  2. Copy the firmware update from the .pkg file to a USB flash drive. The flash drive must be formatted with a FAT file system.
  3. Insert the USB flash drive into the hardware appliance.
  4. Log in to the appliance console as admin or use Secure Shell.
  5. Type updates and press Enter.
  6. Type install and press Enter.
  7. Select the following options:
    1. Select 1 for a firmware update.
    2. Select 1 to install the update from a USB drive.
    3. YES: to confirm that the USB drive is plugged into the appliance.
    4. <index> to select the appliance firmware from the list.
    5. YES: to confirm the update and start the update process.
    Note: The firmware update takes a few minutes to complete and the appliance automatically restarts.

What to do next

Parent topic: Release information