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Upgrade

Pre Checks

  1. Verify your access to the UI, then verify the application version via the profile menu (your username), for example, admin (top right).

  2. Verify available storage of the disk of the server, via system/stats dashboards.

Backup VM before upgrades

If the application is a Virtual Machine (VM), then a pre-upgrade snapshot is recommended.

Backup Dashboards before upgrades

  1. Log in to the UI as admin.

  2. Click on your profile name (top right). As super user, this is admin.

  3. Then, from the drop-down, select Import/Export Wizard.

  4. Click the Export tab.

  5. Select all the dashboards.

  6. Click the Export .lxtr blue button on the top right.

  7. Click the Download button, then save to your local computer or a secure network location.

Backup Arbitrator before upgrades

  1. Log in to the UI as admin.

  2. Select the System Configuration icon (spanner), then select the Import & Export icon (down arrow).

  3. Drag the following items from the Configuration Items pane to the Export pane:

    • Asset Entries

    • Asset Groups

    • Controls

    • Policy Modules

    • Probe Groups

    • Response Procedures

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  1. Click Export

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  1. Click Download, then save to your local computer or a secure network location.

Admin menu Backup (Arbitrator or Dashboard)

From the admin account Administration menu:

Arbitrator

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or Dashboard

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choose Backup Restore, and then choose Create a backup.

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This backup creates a backup tar.bz2 file in the lxt_archive/ directory.

If needed, then the Administration menu can be used to restore a selected backup.

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Note

If any themes were present on the system, these are also backed up and will also be available from the restore list.

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Upgrade timings

  • Arbitrator = Approx 20-30 Mins

  • Dashboard = Approx 20-60 Mins

Upgrade Method of Procedure (MOP)

  1. Using Winscp and the drop account, copy the file (example file for the arbitrator layerX-arbitrator-sp22.1-sp22.2.lxsp) to the lxt_upgrade directory.

  2. Log in to server using Putty via the admin account.

  3. Select Upgrade from the admin menu.

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  4. Select the Check and Upgrade option.

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  1. Using Winscp and the drop account, copy the file (example file for the arbitrator layerX-arbitrator-sp22.1-sp22.1.1.lxsp) to the lxt_upgrade directory.

  2. Log on to the server using Putty and the admin user credentials

  3. Navigate down to Upgrade

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  1. Select the Download Specified Package

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    Download Specified package - Enter the following information changing the <upgrade filename> with the actual file name.

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    The downloaded filename may be entered, e.g.: layerX-arbitrator-sp22.1-sp22.2.lxsp.

    The file will continue to install

  2. After the upgrade is complete, reboot the server and log in again to verify.

Post Checks

Check the system’s version by selecting the About menu in the UI, for example:

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or

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Note

If the version does not appear to be updated, then clear your browser’s cache and reconnect.

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