Upgrading Your Software
You can upgrade or revert to a backup version of the software in the Administration > Maintenance: Software Upgrade page.
The top of the page displays the current version number and the backup version.
The Steelhead EX and ESXi version histories appear at the bottom of the page. Select a column heading to sort the column in ascending or descending order.
To upgrade your software
1. Download the software image from the Riverbed Support site to a location such as your desktop. Optionally, you can download a delta image directly from the Riverbed Support site to the SteelHead. The download image includes only the incremental changes. The smaller file size means a faster download and less load on the network. To download a delta image, skip to step 2.
2. Log in to the Management Console using the Administrator account (admin).
3. Go to the Administration > Maintenance: Software Upgrade page and click the Add Image tab.
4. Select one of the following options:
– From URL - Type the URL that points to the software image in the text box. You can use HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, or SCP formats for the URL.
– From Riverbed Support Site - Click this option and select the target release number from the drop-down list.
– From Local File - Browse your file system and select the software image.
5. Specify a name for the image.
If you specify a name that already exists on the appliance, the new image overwrites the existing image.
6. Click Add Image.
When the image transfers to the appliance, the Install Image section is available.
7. Click Install.
The system installs the image in the backup partition and sets the option to load the backup partition version on reboot.
8. Reboot the SteelHead.
If you upgrade to a new software release, change the password, and then downgrade to the previous release an invalid password message appears.
To switch to the backup version
1. Log in to the management console using the Administrator account (admin).
2. Go to the Administration > Maintenance: Software Upgrade page and click Switch to Backup Version.
3. Reboot the appliance or click Cancel Version Switch to cancel.