Procedure to upgrade the software

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Follow the steps to upgrade IBM® Storage Defender Sentinel.

Before you begin

It is recommended that you do what is necessary to allow Analyze and Merge jobs to complete before performing an upgrade.
Important: It is recommended that you check the IBM Defender Sentinel Portal for repository bundle updates before updating. This is especially the case when upgrading between major releases (e.g., 8.12 to 8.15) as there may be new dependencies. If you choose not to do this step, you may encounter dependency errors while updating and you will need to download and install the new repository bundle.
Important: During the upgrade, the underlying operating system is also upgraded. If the operating system version is not specified explicitly, it is automatically upgraded to RHEL 9.7, which is not a supported operating system version for IBM Storage Defender Sentinel. When upgrading the IBM Storage Defender Sentinel server, ensure that the operating system version is set to RHEL 9.6 by running the command: sudo subscription-manager release --set=9.6.

Procedure

Follow the steps to upgrade the IBM Storage Defender Sentinel anomaly scan software:
  1. Download the desired .tar file from the Passport advantage online.
    Note: For steps on how to use Passport advantage online website, refer to Download Information.
  2. Log in to the host system via the command line interface using the root credentials.
  3. Change directories to the directory containing the new .tar file.
  4. Untar the file using following command: 
    tar -xf indexengines-2.3.x-1.10-el9.x86_64.tar
  5. To set the operating system version to RHEL 9.6 for upgrading from the software version 2.3.0 (RHEL 9.4) to 2.3.1 (RHEL 9.6), issue the following command: 
    sudo subscription-manager release --set=9.6
    Important: This step is mandatory when upgrading from 2.3.0 to 2.3.1. During the upgrade, the underlying operating system is also upgraded. If the operating system version is not specified explicitly, it is automatically upgraded to RHEL 9.7, which is not a supported operating system version for IBM Storage Defender Sentinel.
  6. Execute the following command to install the software: 
    sh install_ie *.rpm
    Important: If members show a loss of communication with the manager or if members report a license issue, you might need to unjoin and rejoin with the manager, restart the member, and reselect the original index to resume work.