Update the VMware Live Site Recovery Virtual Appliance

You use the VMware Live Site Recovery Appliance Management Interface to apply patches and updates to the virtual appliance.

Prerequisites

• If you are not updating the appliance from an online URL, download the VMware Live Site Recovery ISO image and mount it on a system in your environment.
• Perform a configuration export by using the VMware Live Site Recovery Configuration Import/Export Tool. See, Exporting and Importing VMware Live Site Recovery Configuration Data.

Procedure

1. In a web browser, go to the VMware Live Site Recovery Appliance Management Interface at https://appliance-IP-address-or-FQDN.
2. Click Launch Site Recovery Manager Appliance Management.
3. Log in to the VMware Live Site Recovery Appliance Management Interface as admin.
   The default password is the admin user account password that you set during the deployment of the VMware Live Site Recovery Appliance.
4. Click Update.
5. To configure your update settings, click Edit.

   Option	Description
   Online repository	To use the repository, you must copy the update folder from the ISO image to a web server and provide the URL of that folder. Select Use repository. Enter the repository URL, user name (optional), and password (optional).
   Downloadable ISO file	Select Use CD-ROM.

6. Click OK.
7. In the Available updates pane, click Install.
8. Accept the end-user license agreement, and click Install.
   After the update is complete, the appliance restarts.
9. Refresh the browser window to reload the VMware Live Site Recovery Appliance Management Interface.
10. Log in to the VMware Live Site Recovery Appliance Management Interface as admin.
11. Click Reconfigure.
12. Follow the prompts, provide the required information, and click Finish.