Updates Configuration
The updates configuration subsystem allows the Unitrends system to be updated. It is strongly recommended that all available updates be applied at least monthly.
When entering the screen, a check is performed to see if any updates are available to be installed. If updates are available, the total number available is displayed. The user can either select "Install" to install these updates or "Show Update Details" to see the names and versions of all the packages to be updated.
The update details are organized as two lists. The list on the left is the list of all available packages that have not been previously applied to the system but are not going to be updated. The list on the right is the list of packages that have been selected as candidates for upgrades. All packages will be automatically placed in the list on the right so that they will be installed by default. The user may move packages from the list on the left to the list on the right by either selecting the "Add All" button between the two lists or by dragging a package from the list on the left and dropping onto the list on the right, or vice-versa. The user may also use the "Remove All" button between the two lists to completely remove all candidate selected packages from the list on the right. To see detailed information -- size, description, etc. -- about a package, select it and then click on the "Details" button in the center of the screen.
At the bottom of the screen there are two buttons that control installation; these are as follows:
- Install: Selecting this button causes all candidate updates (those updates in the list on the right) to be installed.
- Exit: Selecting this button immediately returns the user to the "Configuration" screen from which the "Updates" screen was entered.
If you "Exit" or "Cancel" updates in progress, you will see a warning message that the update process will be stopped after the current package in progress has completed. An update of an individual package is never stopped in the middle of its installation. If you cancel an update before all packages have completed, you may see a message that the subsequent "Updates Check" failed. This is because the last package being updated before the cancellation was issued is still being installed, and the Unitrends Administrator Interface does not have access to the list of updates until it completes. Once the last package before cancellation is completed, you can check for updates either by exiting and re-entering the "Updates" configuration screen or by clicking on the refresh symbol near the top right-hand-side of the Updates page itself.