Software Update
Important: For a seamless upgrade experience, you must follow the correct upgrade path. Skipping a significant LTS version may cause issues with the upgrade process.
If you are currently on any version from 2.16.0 to 2.16.3, you must first upgrade to version 2.16.4. Then you can upgrade directly to the latest LTS version.
The Upgrade module allows you to upgrade software versions of Litmus Edge Manager. The Upgrade Components pane provides you with all the tools needed to manage updates and upgrades for the Litmus Edge Manager.
Upgrade Path
When upgrading Litmus Edge Manager, you must include 2.16.4 in your upgrade path.
Follow this upgrade path:
Earlier Litmus Edge Manager version > 2.16.4 > Latest Litmus Edge Manager version.
There are three sections on the Upgrade page.
- Current Version: View the current Litmus Edge Manager version, the date and time it was applied, and the modules available for the version.
- Software Update Files: View uploaded Litmus Edge Manager versions, the date and time they were uploaded, the version size and encryption for the uploaded version. You can delete an uploaded version or use it to upgrade your current version.
- Upload: Upload a .upd file.
Current Version
You can view the details for the current version of Litmus Edge Manager.
In this section you can view the following:
- The version, date, and time of installation.
- Components and build.
Software Update Files
Note: For Litmus Edge Manager version 2.15.0 and earlier, the section is named New versions.
Important: For a seamless upgrade experience, you must follow the correct upgrade path. Skipping a significant LTS version may cause issues with the upgrade process.
If you are currently on any version from 2.16.0 to 2.16.3, you must first upgrade to version 2.16.4. Then you can upgrade directly to the latest LTS version.
You can upload a new update file or view the details for available update files, including the file's SHA256 checksum(SHA256).
You can view:
- The version, date, and time of installation.
- Components and build.
Furthermore, you can:
- Delete the update file.
- You will be prompted with a Removal Confirmation dialog box before deleting the upgrade file.
- Upgrade to file's version.
- If you are not on Litmus Edge Manager version 2.16.4, you must upgrade to the latest LTS version or above before making any further upgrades.
- If you choose to upgrade to Litmus Edge Manager 2.10.2 or earlier, the Marketplace: Catalogs and Applications feature may not operate properly. You will need to upgrade the Docker version to 23.0.5 or later, followed by a Litmus Edge Manager reboot as a workaround.
- You cannot downgrade to the same or lower version.
- If during the upgrade, the connection is lost and regained, the upgrade would have to be restarted. It will not automatically continue once the connection is regained.
- The Upgrade Log button appears after the upgrade process has started.
- Expand the pane to view detailed information about the new version.
Upload
You can upload an .upd file from your local machine or from a URL.