Updating the SMC server

The SMC Version release notes contain highly important information. Please refer to them before updating the SMC server.

An update archive (.upd) is required to update the SMC server. Archiving involves the update of the web interface and of the operating system.

Before applying an update, we strongly recommend taking a snapshot of your virtual machine.

During the update process, firewalls continue to run. Firewalls do not need to be updated.

On every update the SMC configuration is migrated from the configuration file to the database. The unified configuration file is deleted. This file will be automatically updated on the older system before the migration process begins.

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Depending on the configuration of your hypervisor, the update can take some time. To monitor the progress of the update, see the file /var/log/update.log.

You need to be a super administrator in order to update the SMC server from the web interface.

  1. Download the update archive on your workstation from your MyStormshield personal area.
  2. In Maintenance > SMC Server > Maintenance, select the update file in the Update SMC pane. 
  3. Click on Update SMC.
  4. When the update is completed, log back in to the SMC server.

During the update, the SMC server will not be available, so administrators will not be able to log in.

  1. Download the update archive on your workstation from your MyStormshield personal area.
  2. Copy the archive in /data/tmp on the SMC server using SSH.
  3. Log in to the SMC server via the console of your hypervisor or in SSH.
  4. Enter the command smc-update -u /data/tmp/archivename. Replace archivename with the name of your archive.
    For versions of SMC lower than 2.6, the command to enter is fwadmin-update -u /data/tmp/archivename.
  5. Wait for the update to end. During the process, the server remains available within the current version.
  6. Enter the command reboot. The updated system restarts.