You must set up the channel if the base operating system is upgraded. If you had an existing channel for an older version of Access Manager and SLES operating system, then after upgrading to the latest operating system and Access Manager 4.3, you must re-register the new channel.
NOTE:If you are upgrading from Access Manager 4.2 and you have already set up the 4.2 channel, then you do not require to re-register the channel for 4.3.
Perform the following steps to set up the SLES 11 SP4 channel.
Upgrade the base Operating System to SLES 11 SP4. For more information about upgrading the base operating system, see Section 5.0, Upgrading the Operating System for Access Manager Appliance.
Upgrade the Access Manager Appliance.
If the version mentioned in the /etc/products.d/NAM_APP.prod file is other than 4.2, edit the file and change the version to 4.2. The line will look like the following:
<version>4.2</version>
Remove all the old NCC credentials using the following commands:
rm /etc/zypp/credentials.d/NCCcredentials
rm /etc/zypp/repos.d/nu*
rm /etc/zypp/services.d/nu*
Use the zypper lr command to verify that the old channel is removed.
Re-register to get the latest updates. For more information, see Section 7.1, Installing or Updating Security Patches for Access Manager Appliance and Analytics Server.
Use the zypper lr command to verify if the new channel NAM42-APP-Updates is added.