Upgrading an Existing meshIQ Enterprise Manager (Admin Package / Console)

This article explains how to upgrade an existing meshIQ Enterprise Manager (Admin Package / Console). The upgrade method depends on how the Enterprise Manager was originally installed.

Upgrade Option 1: Enterprise Manager Installed from the ZIP Package

If the Enterprise Manager was deployed by extracting the platform-mconsole.zip package, it cannot be upgraded through package updates.

To use a newer version:

1.  Download the latest platform-mconsole.zip package.

2.  Extract the package to a new directory.

3. Launch the Enterprise Manager from the newly extracted location.

Upgrade Option 2: Enterprise Manager Installed Using the Executable

If the Enterprise Manager was installed using the m6admin.exe installer, follow the steps below to upgrade it.

Upgrade Steps

1. Download the latest AP_CORE-X.X.X.pkg and AP_AIM-X.X.X.pkg packages.

2. Copy the following package files to the updates directory:

   [PLATFORM_HOME]/updates

3. Open a command prompt and navigate to the bin directory:

   [PLATFORM_HOME]/bin

4. Install the packages by running the following commands:

   ./pkgman ../updates/AP_CORE-11.X.X.pkg
   ./pkgman ../updates/AP_AIM-11.X.X.pkg

5. After the package installation completes successfully, relaunch the Enterprise Manager.
6. Verify that the Enterprise Manager displays the updated version.