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 to Version 10.1.3 is supported only from V10.1.2. If you are using V10.1.1, you must update to V10.1.2 and then update to V10.1.3. For instructions about how to update from to V10.1.1, see Updating the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance to version 10.1.2.

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 CNZF6EN.iso to a directory on the computer that is running the browser for the administrative console.
    Tip: The file name CNZF6EN.iso might differ based on download source.
  3. Ensure that no jobs are running during the update procedure. Pause the schedule for any jobs that have a status of IDLE or COMPLETED.

For a list of download images, including the required operating system update for the virtual appliance, see technote 743897.

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. The default user name is admin and password is password.
    System (recommended) To login as a system user, enter the serveradmin password. The default password is sppDP758. 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 CNZF6EN.iso, and then click Upload Update Image.
    The update process begins once the update image is uploaded to the appliance.

    When the update completes, the virtual machine where the application is deployed automatically restarts.

    Important: After the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus update completes, you must update any external vSnap and VADP proxy servers in your environment.
  5. Clear the browser cache.
    HTML content from previous versions of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus might be stored in the cache.
  6. Start the updated version of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
  7. Navigate to Jobs and Operations and then click the Policy and Job List tab.
  8. Select Release Schedule from the Actions list for the paused jobs that are associated with the vSnap server.