2.5 Configuring the Change Guardian Appliance for Updates

In secured environments where the appliance must run without direct Internet access, you can configure the appliance with the Subscription Management Tool (SMT). This tool enables you to upgrade the appliance to the latest versions of Change Guardian. SMT is a package proxy system that is integrated with Customer Center, which hosts appliance updates, and provides key Customer Center capabilities.

For information on configuring the appliance with SMT, see “Configuring Clients to Use SMT” in the SMT documentation.

2.5.1 Register the Appliance with Customer Center for Updates

You must register the Change Guardian appliance with the update channel to receive patch updates.

To register the appliance:

  1. Obtain your appliance registration code or the appliance activation key.

  2. Log in to the Change Guardian web console.

  3. Click the Appliance link to launch WebYaST.

  4. Click the Registration link.

  5. Specify the following information:

    • Email ID to receive updates

    • System name

    • Appliance registration code

2.5.2 Configure Appliance Updates

Use one of the following methods to deliver updates to the appliance:

  • Subscription Management Tool (SMT) for secure environments where the appliance must run without direct Internet access

  • Zypper for interactive updates

  • WebYaST for web-based remote console updates

Configure Subscription Management Tool

For secure environments where the appliance must run without direct Internet access, configure the appliance using the Subscription Management Tool.

  1. Log in to the appliance console as the root user.

  2. Refresh the repository for upgrade with the following command: zypper ref -s

  3. Check whether the appliance is enabled for upgrade with the following command: zypper lr

  4. Check the available updates for the appliance with the following command: zypper lu

  5. Check the packages that include the available updates for the appliance with the following command: zypper lp -r SMT-http_smt_server_fqdn:package_name

  6. Update the appliance with the following command: zypper up -t patch -r SMT-http_smt_server_fqdn:package_name

  7. Restart the appliance.

For more information, see Configuring the Appliance with SMT in the NetIQ Sentinel Installation and Configuration Guide.