Os Updates; Update The Guardianos Software - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

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However, when importing from a Windows source to a Unix root directory, permissions
cannot be retained (since Unix root directories are required to be Unix personality
throughout). Files and directories will inherit the Unix personality and will have a set of
default Unix permissions.
Importing from a GuardianOS Server
When importing from one GuardianOS server to another, it is recommended that you
maintain the same security model on the target server that you have on the source.
• If your source server uses a Windows root directory and has permissions assigned to
Windows domain users, use a Windows connection for import. Windows permissions
will be retained exactly as they are on the source, with the same enforcement
limitations for unknown users as for import from Windows servers (see Importing
from a Windows Security Model to a Windows Root Directory).
NOTE: If importing from a pre-5.0 GuardianOS server, Windows permissions will be retained
• If your source server uses a Unix root directory and has permissions assigned to local
or NIS users, use an NFS connection for import.
NOTE: Local users that have Unix permissions on the source will not be created on the target
Importing from a SnapOS Server
When importing from a SnapOS Server to a GuardianOS server, permissions will not be
correctly retained.

OS Updates

Use this page to install updates to GuardianOS and other installed software, and to
configure GuardianOS to automatically check for updates to GuardianOS and Snap EDR.
Information about the last GuardianOS update is listed at the bottom of the page, and may
include the status of the update, product and version, and the completion time.
CAUTION:
interrupt a software update operation.

Update the GuardianOS Software

1. Click the Check for Updates button. If an update is available, follow the instructions on
the page to download it.
NOTE: If the server does not have access to the Internet, download the latest GuardianOS
2. Click Browse on the OS Update page, locate the downloaded file, and select it.
3. Click OK. The SnapServer uploads the software package and then prompts you to
reboot the server to perform the upgrade. Or click Cancel to stop the update.
10400317-001 10/2011
verbatim, but may have different meaning due to the differences between the pre-5.0
POSIX ACL security model and the Windows security model introduced in 5.0.
with the same UIDs.
Do not interrupt the update process. You may severely damage the server if you
image or other software package from the
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