Appliance:Updating

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Updates

Unlike software appliances based on "snapshot" techniques, appliances built with rPath technologies can updated incrementally as new features are added by the development team. Launch updates during remote administration through the rPath™ Appliance Platform, or bypass the rPath Appliance Platform to use a direct command.

Update with rPath Appliance Platform

If you have updated to at least version {{{1}}} of this appliance, you can use the rPath Appliance Platform Agent to update remotely using a web interface. The rPath Appliance Platform Agent interface can be accessed using:

https://<appliance_ip_or_hostname>:8003/

See the rPath Appliance Platform User Guide for full instructions.

Please note that if you have added additional packages using conary update, these packages will be removed by a rPath Appliance Platform update. To preserve this custom update of the appliance software, do not use the rPath Appliance Platform Agent. Instead, use conary updateall command line (see next section). Alternatively, you can change rPath Appliance Platform Agent's default behavior by modifying /etc/raa/prod.cfg file and change the line updatetroves.migrate = True to updatetroves.migrate = False

Update with Conary Commands

If you have downloaded a version of the appliance without the rPath Appliance Platform, login to your appliance as root and issue the command:

conary updateall

This command will update the appliance, including adding the rPath Appliance Platform. If you have added other packages using conary update, they will remain on the system.