This section explains how to apply updates for NS Option.
There are two methods to provide updates for NS Option:
Patches for NS Appliance
Update image files for NS Appliance.
Use this type of update to apply updates to NS Appliances.
NS Option Media Pack
Cloning images for NS Option.
This type of update contains update images for NS Appliance and the program which controls NS Appliances on dedicated L-Servers.
Use them for the following cases:
When creating a dedicated server for NS Appliance on which the latest NS Appliance and the control program operate
When updating the NS Appliance and the control program on a dedicated server for the NS Appliance which has been already installed
Note
An L-Platform with NS Appliances being updated cannot be used until the maintenance of NS Option is completed.
Applying updates deletes the log data for the NS Appliance. If there is any necessary log data, such as session logs, collect the log data before applying updates. For details on how to collect log data, refer to "5.4.1 Collecting Log Data".
When applying updates using the "NS Option Media Pack", it is necessary to re-create the dedicated server for NS Appliance.
Apply updates using the "NS Option Media Pack" in the following cases:
If no NS Appliance has been created on a dedicated server for NS Appliances
When an L-Platform using a created NS Appliance has not been created
If updates are applied using "patches for NS Appliance", any new NS Appliances created after that will be as follows:
If created on the same dedicated server as an NS Appliance with the patches applied
NS Appliances with the "patches for NS Appliance" applied will be created.
If created on a dedicated server which does not have any NS Appliances with the patches applied
NS Appliances without the "patches for NS Appliance" applied will be created.
To create an NS Appliance with the "patches for NS Appliance" applied, perform either of the following operations:
Apply the "patches for NS Appliance" to an existing NS Appliance which is up and running.
Use the "NS Option Media Pack" and re-create the dedicated server for the NS Appliance.
