Installing CA Cloud Storage for System z on Linux › How to Install CA Cloud Storage for System z on Linux › Upgrade RPMs

Upgrade RPMs

Upgrading RPMs lets you preserve any customization that you performed as part of the initial RPM installation.

Follow these steps:

1. Determine your current RPM maintenance level:

   rpm -qi cacloud ctcl
   

2. Log in to CA Support and select Support by Product.
3. Select or type CA Cloud Storage for System z.
4. Select CA Cloud Storage for System z Maintenance Grid from the search results.

   If the link does not appear in the search results, select the Knowledge Base button.

5. Select the CA Cloud Storage for System z product download.

   The version release and modification level are embedded in the rpm file name. If the version is more current than yours, download it and apply it with the following command:

   sudo rpm -U product-version.release-modification.platform.rpm
   

6. Reboot the Linux server when upgrading the ctcl rpms:

   sudo /sbin/reboot
   

7. Restart the Linux server when updating the cacloud rpms:

   sudo cacloud restart