Updating
There are several ways to update:
- via the VMware console
- via the web interface offered by the DC Netscope agent
Via the VMware console
Go to the VMware console, and move to the main menu,
then go to the misc
section.
Choose the update
option.
The wizard will create a temporary user on the DC Netscope vm,
It will send the update file to this user via the SCP
protocol.
Please note that at the end of the update, the user will be destroyed.
The DC Netscope wizard provides you with the information to use: - IP address to use - user name - temporary password
Using your favourite tool (on windows you can use winscp, send the update file. A password is requested: use the temporary password previously provided by the wizard.
Once the upload is finished, go back to the VMWare console.
The uploaded file is available on the update screen. Select it, then press Enter
to start the update.
The update starts, and a progress bar appears
Via the web interface provided by the DC Netscope agent
Go to the web service address. As a reminder, this URL is indicated in the vmware console.
In the Misc
section, locate the line Manual update
. To send the update file,
click on the Browse
button to start the upload process.
Choose the update file and validate.
Click on the update
button to update.