Updating the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance

Use the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus administrative console to update the virtual appliance.

Before you begin

Updating your IBM Spectrum Protect Plus environment from version 10.1.0 to version 10.1.1 requires an update to the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus application as well as the operating system of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance. Download the .iso update files to a directory on the computer that is running the browser for the administrative console.

For a list of download images, including the required operating system update for the virtual appliance, see technote 4044571. Note that you must update the virtual appliance before you update the operating system.

Procedure

To update the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance:

  1. From a supported web browser, access the administrative console at the following address: 
    https://hostname:8090/

    Where hostname is the IP address of the virtual machine where the application is deployed.

  2. In the login window, select one of the following authentication types in the Authentication Type list:
    Authentication Type Login information
    IBM Spectrum Protect Plus To log in as an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus user with SYSADMIN privileges, enter your administrator user name and password.
    System To login as a system user, enter the system password. The default password is sppadLG235. You are prompted to change this password during the first login.
  3. Click Manage updates.
  4. Click Browse to browse for the update file for the virtual appliance, and then click Upload Update Image.
    The update process begins once the update image is uploaded to the appliance.
  5. When the update completes, the virtual machine where the application is deployed automatically restarts.
  6. Start the administrative console, and click Manage updates.
  7. Click Browse to browse for the update file for the virtual appliance operating system, and then click Upload Update Image.
    The update process begins when the update image is uploaded to the appliance.
  8. When the update is complete, navigate to the Perform System Actions page on the administrative console to restart the appliance.
    HTML content from previous versions of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus might be stored in your browser cache. Clear the cache before logging in to an updated version of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus to ensure that you are viewing the latest content changes.
    Important: If you update IBM Spectrum Protect Plus from V10.1.0 to version V10.1.1, or V10.1.1 to V10.1.1 patch 1, you must update any external vSnap servers in your environment. If you do not update external vSnap servers, authentication errors will occur during log backup operations.