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 10.1.1 to version 10.1.2 requires a prerequisite update of the version 10.1.1 IBM Spectrum Protect Plus application as well as a full update of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance and operating system.

Before you begin the update process, complete the following steps:
  1. Ensure that you have backed up your IBM Spectrum Protect Plus environment as described in Backing up the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus application.
  2. Download the prerequisite IBM Spectrum Protect Plus update named CNUQ6EN.iso to a directory on the computer that is running the browser for the administrative console. This .ISO update file will be installed first.
  3. Download the full update of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance and operating system named CNUQ5EN.iso to a directory on the computer that is running the browser for the administrative console. This .ISO update file will be installed second.

    For a list of download images, including the required operating system update for the virtual appliance, see technote 4044949.

Procedure

To update the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance, complete the following steps:

  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 (recommended) To log in 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 prerequisite update file named CNUQ6EN.iso, 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. Clear your browser's cache before applying the next update.
  6. Start the administrative console, and click Manage updates.
  7. Click Browse to browse for the full update of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance and operating system named CNUQ5EN.iso, and then click Upload Update Image.
    The update process begins when the update image is uploaded to the appliance.
  8. When the update completes, the virtual machine where the application is deployed automatically restarts.
    Attention: If upgrading from IBM Spectrum Protect Plus version 10.1.1 and not version 10.1.1p1, you must manually reboot the virtual appliance. If the virtual appliance is not rebooted manually, the upgrade will fail.
    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.

    After updating to V10.1.2, you will be prompted to change the serveradmin password upon logging in to the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus user interface. The serveradmin user is used to access the Administrative Console and the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus appliance. The root user account is no longer valid after updating to V10.1.2. The serveradmin password must be changed before accessing the Administrative Console and the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus appliance. The default password is sppDP758.

    Important: After the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus update completes, you must update any external vSnap and VADP proxy servers in your environment.