Updating Options - IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Manual

Updating Options

Introduction
Update options
Installation options
with scheduled
updates
Rollbacks and
backups
IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Guide, Version 1.3
The XPU process provides the following update options:
Schedule automatic updates on a periodic basis.
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Schedule one-time updates.
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Update an agent manually.
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You should configure automatic updates and use one-time and manual updates as needed
between the automatic updates.
Table 77 describes the three update options:
Update Option
Automatically download and
install updates on a periodic
basis.
Automatically download and
install one-time updates.
Manually download and
install updates.
Table 77: Automatic and one-time updates
Table 78 describes options for installing assessment content and firmware updates with
scheduled updates:
With scheduled updates,
this type of update...
assessment content
firmware
Table 78: Installation options with scheduled updates
You can roll back a content assessment update, but you can not roll back a firmware
update. Because you cannot roll back a firmware update, you should make a full system
backup before you install a firmware update. You can configure automatic backups for
scheduled periodic or one-time updates.
You can troubleshoot and roll back updates from Proventia Manager on the agent,
Note:
but not from SiteProtector.
"Using Full System Backup Files" on page 206.
Reference:
Considerations
Automatic updates keep your agent up-to-date by regularly
downloading and installing updates on a recurring schedule.
Schedule one-time updates as needed between scheduled
updates.
Use manual updates to download and install updates immediately.
Note: You can manually install updates only from the Proventia
Manager—not from the SiteProtector Console.
Is installed...
immediately because these updates do not impact appliance
availability.
as you configure it—either immediately or at a later time.
Note: Firmware updates may cause the agent to reboot, so you
can delay installing them to minimize any potential impact on your
network.
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