Update the WSA

Update the WEKA Software Appliance on sites with Internet access and dark sites.

Update the WSA regularly to maintain system security and functionality.

Before you begin

Before updating the WSA, ensure the following:

• You have root access to each WSA server.

• You understand the maintenance impact of rebooting servers.

• You have access to a connected Linux server if the site is isolated.

Update the WSA for sites with Internet access

1. Log in to each WSA server.

2. Run the update command:

dnf update

1. Reboot the servers after major operating system updates.

2. Verify that the update completed successfully.

3. Repeat this process regularly on all WSA servers.

Update the WSA in dark sites

Use a local repository when the WSA servers do not have Internet access.

Before you begin

Ensure the following:

• You have a Linux server with Internet access.

• You understand dnf package management.

• The WSA ISO version is below 2.0.0.

WSA ISO file version example

Check the current WSA version:

cat /.version

You can also check the version from the login message.

Procedure

1. Copy /etc/yum.repos.d/ciq.repo from a WSA server to a Linux server with Internet access.

2. Download the repository contents:

reposync --destdir=./reposdir --download-metadata --repoid=lts-8.6-hashed-ciq_lts_86 --download-path ./weka-patches --norepopath

1. Transfer the weka-patches directory to the dark site.

2. Update /etc/yum.repos.d/ciq.repo on the WSA server to point to the local repository. For example:

baseurl=file:///root/weka-patches

1. Run the update:

dnf --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=lts-8.6-hashed-ciq_lts_86 update

1. Reboot the servers after major operating system updates.