After you have downloaded the new level of firmware, you can install it by using the
command line.
Procedure
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Back up your IBM® MQ Appliance as described in
Back up and restore.
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Ensure that all the queue managers are stopped. (If you have configured your queue managers to
auto-restart, reconfigure them to manual start, see Restarting queue managers by using the
command line in Starting and stopping the appliance).
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Copy the firmware image from the computer that you downloaded it to to the
image:
location on the appliance:
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Connect to the command line of the appliance as described in Command line access.
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Log in to the appliance as an administrator.
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Copy the file by typing the following command:
copy scp://username@ipaddress/[/]directorypath/firmware_file image:
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Type
config
to enter configuration mode.
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Type
flash
to enter the correct mode for firmware upgrade.
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Restart the appliance with the new image by typing the following command:
boot image accept-license firmware_file
Where
firmware_file is the name of the file that contains the new firmware
image. Type the file name without the
image:
prefix.
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When the appliance restarts, verify that the firmware image is upgraded by entering the
following commands:
show version
and, from the
mqcli
prompt:
dspmqver -v
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Restart your queue managers, see Restarting queue managers by using the command line in
Starting and stopping the appliance.