Patch Management

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Overview

How to update the appliance using a patch file issued by Swivel Secure. The appliance may periodically be updated by Swivel Secure, and it is advisable to ensure the appliance is on the most current release.

See also Upgrade Appliance

Prerequisites

PINsafe appliance running smenu. Patch files are cumulative, and should be applied in sequence.

Obtaining the Patch

1. Select the patch file from https://fs.swivelsecure.com/appliance/downloads/patch/patch.p2.0.3.tar.gz

2. Download the required patch

3. Unzip the patch file

4. Read the contents of the included documentation, unique for each file.

Solution

1. Copy the the patch file (patch.pxxx.tar.gz) to the appliance using SFTP

2. Upload to the "/backups/upload" directory

3. Login as "admin" on the console.

4. Select "Update Appliance/PINsafe" from the "Advanced" menu.

5. Select "Import patch file {filename}"

6. Select "Display Patch Information" and read the release notes

7. Select "Apply Patch"

8. Confirm the patch upgrade successfully completed.

9. Select "Remove patch temporary files"

10. Logout of the session

Trouble Shooting

Login as admin, and check the patch has correctly applied.
Ensure the appliance patch version numbers have incremented.

Contact Swivel support

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