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Security Patches

Catalogic vStor 4.13 introduces the possibility to update base OS packages (security patches). The updates often fix known vulnerabilities and help protect the entire ecosystem from possible malfunctions. It is important to update the OS regularly.

There are two base OS update methods: online (basic) and offline (secondary).

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Note. This section concerns base OS updates for vStor. For a similar process in DPX Master Server and DPX Proxy Server, see Security Patchesarrow-up-right in DPX 4.13 Documentation.

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Online Update

  1. Log in to the vStor via SSH.

  2. Run yum update. You will require root privileges.

Catalogic-vStor                                         16 kB/s |  15 kB     00:00
Dependencies resolved.
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 Package           Architecture     Version                  Repository           Size
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Upgrading:
 bpftool           x86_64           4.18.0-553.58.1.el8_10   Catalogic-vStor      11 M

Transaction Summary
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Upgrade  1 Package

Total download size: 11 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y

  1. Type y and confirm. The download and installation will continue.

The latest security patches are now installed and your base OS is up to date.

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Offline Update

The offline update procedure has been developed for environments without direct internet access. This procedure requires another Linux machine with internet access and a way to transfer the downloaded archive to the vStor.

  1. Run wget https://yum.catalogicsoftware.com/vstor/4.13/offline_security_patch.sh . This command will download the appropriate script.

  2. Run the downloaded script with bash offline_security_patch.sh . The script will download the necessary updates and pack them into thevStor_4.13_offline_updater.tar.gz archive with all the security updates and guide you through the rest of the process. The following instructions will also be displayed in the terminal.

  3. Transfer the vStor_4.13_offline_updater.tar.gz file to the DPX Master Server system.

  4. On your vStor, create a directory for extraction, e.g. using: mkdir -p /tmp/offline_update.

  5. Extract the archive, e.g.: tar -xzf vStor_4.13_offline_updater.tar.gz -C /tmp/offline_update.

  6. Navigate to the directory where the archive has been extracted to: cd /tmp/offline_update.

  7. Run the update script (this will require root privileges): bash ./vStor_4.13_offline_rpm_updater.sh

  1. Type y and confirm.

The latest security patches are now installed and your base OS is up to date.

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