Upgrading the server

  1. Copy the IBM Endpoint Manager server installable image to the BigFix server computer and extract it to a folder.
  2. On the BigFix server computer run the BigFix server upgrade script:
    ./install.sh -upgrade [-opt BES_LICENSE_PVK=<path+license.pvk>] 
                 [-opt BES_LICENSE_PVK_PWD=<password>]
    where:
    -opt BES_LICENSE_PVK=<path+license.pvk>
    Specifies the private key file (filename.pvk). This private key file and its password are required to update the product license and perform the required SHA-256 signature updates in the BigFix database.
    Note: The notation <path+license.pvk> used in the command syntax stands for path_to_license_file/license.pvk.
    -opt BES_LICENSE_PVK_PWD=<password>
    Specifies the password associated to the private key file (filename.pvk).

    The install.sh server script upgrades all the components it detects on the local server.

  3. Run the Administration Tool (./BESAdmin.sh on Linux) to distribute the updated license:
    /opt/BESServer/bin/BESAdmin.sh -syncmastheadandlicense -sitePvkLocation=<path+license.pvk>
    	                   -sitePvkPassword=<password> 
Note: For troubleshooting information see /var/log/BESInstall.log and /var/log/BESAdminDebugOut.txt files.