Chapter 6 Maintenance; Appliance Updates - EdgeWave iPrism Web Security Administration Manual

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This section describes how to change iPrism's internal settings and set your preferences for
common iPrism activities such as managing updates, backing up, restoring, running tests, and doing
self-checks.

Appliance Updates

Also known as the Hotfix Manager, Appliance Updates provide a convenient interface for tracking
iPrism updates and patches (called Hotfixes). With Appliance Updates, you can instantly check for
new updates, view available updates, see which updates have already been installed, and manually
install or uninstall a Hotfix.
Note: Only the iPrism administrator/Super Admin account (iprism) can access
Appliance Updates.
To access Appliance Updates:
From the iPrism home page, select Maintenance, then Appliance Updates.
1.
Click Hotfix Manager.
2.
Click Yes to confirm.
3.
iPrism automatically checks for updates to its filtering database and system (software) files daily.
You can disable this function to allow only manual updates, or specify the time of day when you want
iPrism to run its update utility.
Note: Disabling automatic updates is not advised. With automatic updates
disabled, your system will not automatically install critical Hotfixes.
By default, iPrism is set up to automatically check for system updates in the early morning hours,
when network traffic is likely to be at a minimum. If this is convenient for you, there is no reason to
change the default setting.

Chapter 6 Maintenance

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