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 Upgrade

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 (superuser).

2. Click on the System Configuration icon (Cog), then select Import/Export Wizard.

3. Click the Export tab.

4. Select all the dashboards.

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

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

Backup Arbitrator Before Upgrade

1. Log in to the UI as admin.

2. Click on the System Configuration icon (Cog), then select Import/Export.

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

   

4. Click Export

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

Admin Menu Backup (Arbitrator or Dashboard)

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

2. From the admin account Administration menu:

   Arbitrator

   

   or Dashboard

   

   choose Backup Restore, and then choose Create a backup.

   

   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.

Note

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

Upgrade

Upgrade Timings

• Arbitrator = Approx 20-30 Mins

• Dashboard = Approx 20-60 Mins

Upgrade Arbitrator or Dashboard

1. Using Winscp and the drop account, copy the file (example file for the arbitrator insights-arbitrator-<from>-<to>.lxsp) to the lxt_upgrade directory.

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

3. Select Upgrade from the admin menu.

   

4. Select the Check and Upgrade option.

   

Upgrade DS9

This procedure upgrades DS9.

Pre-requisites:

• Using Winscp and the drop account, copy the *.lxsp file to be used for the upgrade into the drop account’s lxt_upgrade sub-directory.

  Note

  The naming convention for Insights upgrade files means that the system is able to detect the file to use for the upgrade. For Insights products, *.lxsp file is copied into the drop account’s lxt_upgrade sub-directory, and the system fetches the file from that location.

1. Connect to the DS9 server using an SSH client on port 22 and login using the admin credentials to access the Administration menu.

   

2. Select System > Software Upgrade.

   

3. Select Check and Upgrade.

   

Patch Install Steps

1. Using Winscp and the drop account, copy the file (example file for the arbitrator insights-arbitrator-<from>-<to>.lxsp) to the lxt_upgrade directory.

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

3. Navigate down to Upgrade

   

4. Select Check and Upgrade:

   

   (Optional) Select Perform Checksum and enter the downloaded filename. This step will verify the downloaded file against its .sha256 file.

5. 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 (via the System Configuration icon (Cog).

Note

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