Administrator Guide

592 | Command Line Interface Dell Networking W-ClearPass Policy Manager 6.5 |User Guide
This command supports Secure Copy (SCP), HTTP, and local uploads.
If none of these Upgrade command options are provided, access tracker records are backed up, but they are not
restored by default.
Example 1: Upgrading from a Linux server
To upgrade the Policy Manager image from a Linux server:
1. Upload the upgrade image to a Linux server.
2. Use the following syntax to upload the upgrade image:
system upgrade user@hostname:/<filepath> [-w] [-l] [-L]
For example:
[appadmin]# system upgrade [e-mail]:/tmp/PolicyManager-x86-64-upgrade-
71.tgz
Example 2: Upgrading from a Web server
To upgrade the Policy Manager image from a Web server:
1. Upload the upgrade image to a Web server.
2. Use the following syntax to upload the upgrade image:
system upgrade http://hostname/<filepath> [-w] [-l] [-L]
For example:
[appadmin]# system upgrade http://sun.us.dellnetworks.com/downloads/PolicyManager-x86-64-
upgrade-71.tgz
Example 3: Performing an offline upgrade
To perform an offline upgrade:
1. Log in to the Dell Support Center and select the Download Software tab.
2. Navigate to the ClearPass > Policy Manager > Current Release > Upgrade folder.
3. In the Description Remarks section, click the link for the appropriate upgrade. The upgrade file is
uploaded to your local system.
4. Navigate to the ClearPass Policy Manager Software Updates page at Administration > Agents and
Software Updates > Software Updates.
5. In the Firmware & Patch Updates section of the Software Updates page, click the Import Updates
button.
The Import from File dialog appears.
6. Browse to the location of the upgrade file on your system, then click Import.
The selected upgrade file is uploaded to the Dell Networking W-ClearPass Policy Manager.
7. Log in to the Policy Manager command line interface (CLI) with the following user name: appadmin.
8. Initiate the upgrade process by entering the following command:
system upgrade <filepath> [-w] [-l] [-L]
For example:
[appadmin]# system upgrade CPPM-upgradeimage.bin
9. After the upgrade process is complete, restart the machine by issuing the following command in the CLI:
system restart