Updating IBM Spectrum Protect Plus components

You can update the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance, vSnap servers, and the VADP proxy servers to get the latest features and enhancements. Software patches and updates are installed by using the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus administrative console or command-line interface for these components.

For information about available update files and how to obtain them from an IBM® download site, see technote 743897.

Before you update IBM Spectrum Protect Plus components, review the hardware and software requirements for the components to confirm any changes that might have occurred from previous versions.

Review the following restrictions and tips:

  • You must separately update vSnap servers that are not on IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliances.
  • The update process through the administrative console updates IBM Spectrum Protect Plus features and the underlying infrastructure components including the operating system and file system. Do not use another method to update these components.
  • Do not update any of the underlying components for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus unless the component is provided in an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus update package. Infrastructure updates are managed by IBM update facilities. The administrative console is the primary means for updating IBM Spectrum Protect Plus features and underlying infrastructure components including the operating system and file system.

Take the following actions:

  • Before you update components, it is important that you back up your IBM Spectrum Protect Plus environment as described in Backing up the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus application.
  • After IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is updated, it cannot roll back to a previous version without a virtual machine snapshot. Create a virtual machine snapshot of your environment before you update IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. If you later want to roll back IBM Spectrum Protect Plus to an earlier version, you must have a virtual machine snapshot. After the upgrade is completed successfully, remove the virtual machine snapshot.