Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Apply security patch updates to a proxy

If an updated security patch is available, perform the following steps as an administrator to apply the patch to a proxy.

Download the patch files from the provided location.
Log in to the AUI or the vSphere Web Client as an administrator.
Go to Proxy Management > Proxy Patches.
In the Available Patches pane, click UPLOAD...
The Upload Proxy Patches dialog displays.
Click BROWSE.... to go to the location of the patch files, and then select the files that you want to upload to the Avamar server patch folder.
When finished, click UPLOAD to save the selections and exit the dialog box. The Available Patches pane shows the selected patch files.
Select the radio button for the specific patch that you want to apply to the proxy.

NOTE:To remove unavailable patch files from this pane, select the file and then click DELETE.
From the Proxies List pane, select the checkbox for the proxy on which you want to install the patch file, and then click INSTALL PATCH.

NOTE:You can use the Filter Proxies by vCenter drop-down to display proxies from a specific vCenter server. By default, All vCenters is selected.

An informational message indicates the status of the patch application:

Success indicates that the patch was successfully installed.
Success, reboot required indicates that the patch was successfully installed, but that you must reboot the proxy.
Success, restart vami-sfcb service required indicates that the patch was successfully installed, but that you must restart the vami-sfcb service.
Failed (view error) indicates that the patch was not installed. Click the View Error link to determine why the failure occurred.
Already install, bypass indicates that this patch is already installed on this proxy.

After a successful installation, you can click View in the History column to verify the installed patches on the proxy.