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Working with Installations and Patches

Using the Installations and Patches menu, you can install or uninstall products. You can also view and manage patches from this menu.

1 - Add/Remove Services

Using Add/Remove Services tool, you can install the necessary products or remove already installed ones.

To install services:

  1. Login to the Appliance CLI Manager.

  2. Navigate to Administration > Installations and Patches > Add/Remove Services.

  3. Enter the root password to execute the install operation and select OK.

    Select Install or Uninstall Screen

  4. Select Install applications and select OK.

    Install Products

  5. Select products to install and select OK.

    • If a new product is selected, the installation process starts.
    • If the product is already installed, then refer to step 6.
  6. Select an already installed product to upgrade, uninstall, or reinstall, and select OK.

    1. The Package is already installed screen appears. This step is not applicable for the DSG appliance.

      Select Upgrade or Uninstall or Reinstall Products Screen

    2. Select any one of the following options:

      OptionDescription
      UpgradeInstalls a newer version of the selected product.
      UninstallRemoves the selected product.
      ReinstallRemoves and installs the product again.
      CancelReturns to the Administration menu.
    3. Select OK.

2 - Uninstalling Products

To uninstall products:

  1. Login the Appliance CLI Manager.

  2. Proceed to Administration > Installations and Patches > Add or Remove Services.

  3. Enter the root password to execute the uninstall operation and select OK.

  4. Select Remove already installed applications and select OK.

    The Select products to uninstall screen appears.

  5. Select the necessary products to uninstall and select OK.

    The selected products are uninstalled.

3 - Managing Patches

You can install and manage your patches from the Patch Management screen.

It allows you to perform the following tasks.

OptionDescription
List installed patchesDisplays the list of all the patches which are installed in the system
Install a patchAllows you to install the patches
Display logDisplays the list of logs for the patches

Installing Patches

To install a patch:

  1. Login to the Appliance CLI Manager.

  2. Navigate to Administration > Patch Management.

  3. Enter the root password and select OK.

    The Patch Management screen appears.

  4. Select Install a patch and select OK.

    The Install Patch screen appears.

  5. Select the required patch and select Install.

Viewing Patch Information

To view information of a patch:

  1. Login to the Appliance CLI Manager.

  2. Navigate to Administration > Patch Management.

  3. Enter the root password and select OK.

  4. Select Install a patch and select OK.

    The Install Patch screen appears.

  5. Select the required patch and select More Info.

    The information for the selected patch appears.

  6. Select OK.