Downloading software updates to an Access Appliance node using SCP
Use this procedure to copy the software updates to the /inst/patch/appliance/available directory on the Access Appliance from a Linux or a Windows system using the Secure copy protocol (SCP).
To copy a software update from a Windows system, you must install OpenSSH on Windows. For details about installing OpenSSH, See Installing OpenSSH.
To download the software update:
- Download the software update from the Veritas Download Center to a Windows or a Linux system. Ensure that the system is in the same network as the Access Appliance.
Go to the Veritas Support website and click Downloads.
In the Veritas Download Center, in the Products list, select Appliances, in the Sub product list select Access Appliance OS. Select the version and click Explore.
Expand Base and installers.
- From the Access Appliance node-level CLI run the following commands:
support elevate
# cd /inst/patch/appliance/available
- Copy the RPM file using the following command:
For Linux:
# scp username@linuxserver:/full-path-to-accessappliance-patch.rpm
where username is the admin user for the Linux server.
For Windows:
scp username@domain-or-ip-of-windows-machine: full-path-to-accessappliance-patch-on-windows-machine /inst/patch/appliance/available
where username is the admin user for the Windows server.
For example, if the RPM was downloaded to the Downloads directory on Windows by user administrator:
aa01:/inst/patch/appliance/available # scp administrator@xx.yy.zz.aa:/Downloads/VRTSaccess-app-update-8.3-1.x86_64.rpm .
- Log in to the Access Appliance node-level CLI and run the system software downloaded command to view details such as the patch name, size, and the version.