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Updating Lenovo SDI Management Platform (for versions 2.0 and later)

Starting from Lenovo SDI Management Platform 2.0, Lenovo SDI Management Platform can be updated to the latest version by installing an update package.

Before you begin​

Ensure that you are a member of a user group to which the predefined Supervisor role is assigned.

Note The fix (GAfix) can be applied only to specific versions for fixing certain software bugs. For example, 2.1.1 GAfix can be applied only to v2.1.0. For v2.0.0, you must update Lenovo SDI Management Platform to v2.1.0 before installing 2.1.1 GAfix.

You are advised to back up the Lenovo SDI Management Platform virtual appliance by generating a snapshot before installing an update (see Backing up and restoring server data).

During the update process, all users are logged off when Lenovo SDI Management Platform restarts. You must wait several minutes until the restart completes. After the update completes and restarts, clear the web browser cache and refresh the web browser before logging back in.

Ensure that all required ports and Internet addresses are available before you attempt to update Lenovo SDI Management Platform. For more information, see Port availability and Firewalls and proxy servers.

Procedure​

To update Lenovo SDI Management Platform, complete the following steps:

  1. Download the server updates from the Lenovo SDI Management Platform download page to a workstation that has a network connection to the SDI Management Platform host.
  2. From the Lenovo SDI Management Platform menu bar, click Administration (), select Maintenance, and then click **Orchestrator Server Updates** to display the updates card.
Note: The updates of the orchestrator server whose version is earlier than the currently installed version are listed in the table with the status of "Not applicable", which means that they cannot be applied to the orchestrator server. :::

  1. Click the Import icon () to display the Import dialog.
  2. Drag and drop the entire update package file (.tgz) to the Import dialog, or click Browse to locate the file.
  3. Click Import . Attention: Importing the update file might take a while. You must remain on the **Orchestra Server Updates** card until the import process completes. Navigating away from the **Orchestrator Server Updates** card aborts the import process. When the import is complete, the orchestrator server update is listed in the table on the **Orchestrator Server Files** card.
  4. From the **Orchestrator Server Files** card, select the update package that you want to install.
  5. Click the Apply Update icon (). You can monitor the update progress by clicking Monitoring () > Jobs from the menu bar of Lenovo SDI Management Platform.
  6. Wait for the update to complete and Lenovo SDI Management Platform to restart. The update process may take a while. If you have access to the virtual appliance host, you can monitor the progress from the virtual machine console.
  7. Clear the web browser cache, and refresh the web browser. When completed, the Applied Status column changes to "Applied".

After you finish​

You can perform the following actions from the **Orchestrator Server Files** card.

  • View the current version and build number of the Lenovo SDI Management Platform instance by clicking the User-Account menu () on the Lenovo SDI Management Platform title bar, and then clicking About.

  • View the update history for a specific update by clicking the update-status link in the Applied status column.

  • Save a selected orchestrator server update to the local system by clicking the Save As icon ().

  • Delete a selected orchestrator server update by clicking the Delete icon ().