Upgrading from a previous version

Upgrading from a previous version on Unix-based deployments

Preliminary notes

Upgrading is usually a two-step process:

1. upgrade the mdssc package by installing the newer package
2. upgrade the existing code by downloading new images

Acquire the installer package

In order to acquire the new package please visit My OPSWAT -> Product Downloads

Debian / Ubuntu package (.deb)

1. Update your packages

sudo apt-get update

2. Move to the folder containing the installer and install it

sudo dpkg -i <name of the file>.deb || sudo apt-get install -f

3. Start the service

sudo mdssc -u update

4. Optionally, you can check the status using the following command:

sudo mdssc -c status

5. Open a browser and navigate to the web interface: http://<server> to configure your deployment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS package (.rpm)

1. Update your packages

sudo yum -y update

2. Move to the folder containing the installer and install it

sudo yum upgrade <name of the file>.rpm

3. Start the service

sudo mdssc -u update

4. Optionally, you can check the status using the following command:

sudo mdssc -c status

5. Open a browser and navigate to the web interface: http://<server> to configure your deployment