14.9 Adding a Field Patch to the Appliance

Use the Field Patch option to add patches provided by engineering or technical support. A field patch is not a full patch and should only be used until a full patch is released. When you apply a field patch, you must disable all other updates for the appliance or the field patch can be overwritten.

To manage patch updates:

  1. Create a backup of the configuration information for the appliance. For more information, see Backing Up Configuration Information.

  2. Log in to the appliance management console as the vaadmin user.

  3. Click Browse and browse to and select the field patch file you received from engineering or technical support, then click Open.

  4. Click Install and follow the prompts to install the patch.

  5. (Conditional) If you need to uninstall the patch update, select the patch you want to uninstall, then click Uninstall Latest Patch and follow the prompts.

  6. Download a log file that includes details about the patch update installation.

    1. Click Download Log File for the appropriate patch update.

  7. Click Close to exit the Field Test Patch page.

  8. To disable online updates and automatic updates until you apply a full patch, click Online Updates, then click Schedule > Manual, then exit out of the Field Patch page.