Upgrading Awms; Upgrade Instructions; Upgrading Without Internet Access; Backing Up Awms - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Once the configuration is pushed, the non-overridden fields from the Global Group will appear on the subscriber
group as static values and settings. Only fields that had the override checkbox selected in the Global Group will
appear as fields that can be set at the level of the subscriber group. Any changes to a static field must be made on
the Global Group.
The Global Groups feature can also be used without the Master Console. For more information about how this
feature works, refer to

Upgrading AWMS

The AWMS upgrade process may change. Please contact support and consult the latest AWMS release
announcement for detailed instructions and changes.

Upgrade Instructions

To upgrade your AWMS:
1. Log in to the AWMS server as the root user.
2. Run the following command (where x.x.x is equal to the latest AWMS version)
# start_amp_upgrade -v x.x.x

Upgrading Without Internet Access

If your AWMS cannot get to the Internet:
1. Download the latest AWMS version from our download page:
2. Copy the file to AWMS /root directory using WinSCP.
3. On the AWMS, run the following command:
# start_amp_upgrade -v x.x.x
The
start_amp_upgrade
the script will attempt to download it from the AirWave support page. The script will then extract the version
specific upgrade script. The version specific script will deploy all needed files, update the database, perform any
data migrations and restart the AWMS services.

Backing Up AWMS

AWMS creates nightly archives of all relational data, statistical data, and log files. This occurs by default at 4:15
AM, but is configurable on the AMP Setup > General page under Nightly Maintenance Time.
Although AWMS only keeps the last four sets of archives, the archives can be downloaded manually or
automatically off-site for more extensive backup strategies. AWMS creates one data backup file each night. The
data backup file contains all of the device and group information as well as historical data and system files,
including IP address, NTP information, mail relay hosts, and other AWMS settings.

Viewing and Downloading Backups

To view current AWMS backup files, go to the System > Backups page.
Figure 153 System > Backups Page Illustration
To download a backup file, select the filename URL and the File Download popup page appears.
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script will check the
/root
page 69.
support.dell.com
directory for the latest update. If the update is not found,
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