Manually Installing Updates - IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Manual

Chapter 16: Updating Enterprise Scanner

Manually Installing Updates

Introduction
Procedure
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In the Proventia Manager for the agent, you can manually download and install updates.
You download firmware and assessment content updates at the same time, but you install
them separately.
To manually install updates:
1. Log on to the Proventia Manager for your agent. (See page 200.)
2. Select Updates on the navigation pane, and then click FIND UPDATES in the
Updates section of the right pane.
3. If downloads are available to download, click Download Updates to down load them
immediately.
If updates are available to download, the Downloads row contains a link to
Note:
Download Updates and the Firmware and/or Assessment Scanner rows contain a
link for Downloads Pending.
To see the list of updates before you download them, click View Details, and
Tip:
then click Download All Available Updates.
4. If Firmware updates are available to install, click Install Now on the
→
Firmware line.
Installs
If you want to see the list of updates before you install them, click View Details,
Tip:
and then click Install Firmware Updates.
5. Following the instructions in the Proventia Manager, close your Web browser, and
wait for at least 5 minutes before you log back on to the Proventia Manager.
6. Select Updates on the navigation pane.
7. If Assessment Scanner updates are available to install, click Install Now on the
→
Installs Assessment Scanner line.
If you want to see the list of updates before you install them, click View Details,
Tip:
and then click Install Assessment Scanner Updates.
8. After the update process has finished, check the Update History to make sure that all
the updates installed successfully.
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