31.3 Upgrading Sentinel to 8.2 Patch Update 1 or 8.2 Service Pack 1

You can upgrade Sentinel only after you upgrade to Sentinel 8.2 and upgrade the operating system to SLES 12 SP3. This is because Sentinel 8.2 P1 and 8.2 SP1 are available only on the SLES 12 channel.

To upgrade to version 8.2 Patch Update 1 or 8.2 Service Pack 1:

  1. Upgrade to Sentinel 8.2. For more information, see Upgrading to Sentinel 8.2.

  2. (Conditional) If you use SLES 11 SP4, upgrade the operating system to SLES 12 SP3. For more information, see Upgrading the Operating System to SLES 12 SP3.

  3. Launch the Sentinel appliance by doing either of the following:

    • Log in to Sentinel. Click Sentinel Main > Appliance.

    • Specify the following URL in your web browser: https://<IP_address>:9443.

  4. Log in either as a vaadmin or a root user.

  5. (Conditional) Register for updates if you have not done it earlier. For more information, see Registering for Updates.

  6. Click Online Update.

  7. To install the displayed updates for Sentinel, click Update Now > OK.

  8. To apply the installed updates, click Reboot.