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  2. IT Analytics Help
  3. Section VII. Data Collector Installation and Configuration for Cohesity NetBackup
  4. Upgrading Data Collector Locally
  5. Upgrade the Upgrade Manager component

Upgrade the Upgrade Manager component

To upgrade the Upgrade Manager component:

  1. Log on to the Portal server.
  2. Go to <PORTAL_APTARE_HOME>/updates location and copy <PORTAL_APTARE_HOME>/updates/aptare_dc_upgrader-linux.zip to a temporary location on any other server or Data Collector server directly.
    • For Data Collector on Windows, copy  <PORTAL_APTARE_HOME>/updates/aptare_dc_upgrader-windows.zip.

    • For Data Collector on Linux, copy  <PORTAL_APTARE_HOME>/updates/aptare_dc_upgrader-linux.zip.

  3. Log on to Data Collector server and copy aptare_dc_upgrader-<OS>.zip from temporary location to <DC_APTARE_HOME>/upgrade/bundles.
  4. Remove all *.properties files from the <DC_APTARE_HOME>/upgrade directory
  5. Remove restore.txt file from <DC_APTARE_HOME>/upgrade directory
  6. Upgrade either from the Portal (recommended) or from the Data Collector server as described in the procedures below.
  7. Option-1 (recommended): Upgrade the IT Analytics Portal.
    • Login to the Portal.

    • Go to Admin > Data Collection > Collector Administration and verify whether the Data Collector appears online.

    • Go to Admin > Data Collection > Collector Updates

    • Select the Data Collector for which the Upgrade Manager component needs to be upgraded.

    • Click Update Upgrade Manager.

      The upgrade takes up to 15 minutes to complete.

  8. Option-2: Upgrade the Data Collector server:
    • Log on to the Data Collector server.

    • For Data Collector in Windows, open the command prompt as an administrator user and run:

      <DC_APTARE_HOME>/mbs/bin/downloadlib.bat
    • For Data Collector in Linux, as a root user run:

      <DC_APTARE_HOME>/mbs/bin/downloadlib.sh

      The upgrade takes up to 15 minutes to complete.

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