Upgrade from Validation Responder Appliance 7.2 to 7.3

Note: If you received a hardware Validation Responder Appliance 7.3, then the server is pre-installed. Skip this chapter.
Prerequisites: You must have a functional Responder Appliance version 7.2.

Assumptions

The upgrade process described in this chapter assumes:

  1. You have not made any manual changes to responder/server/WEB-INF/conf/-*defaults.bml and appliance/server/WEB-INF/conf/*-defaults.bml.

    If you have made changes, then before you upgrade, you must move those changes to corresponding bml files without -defaults in the file names.

  1. You have not made any manual changes to files in the /etc/ folder.

    If you have made changes, then make note of them so that you can restore them if necessary after the upgrade.

Virtual Appliance Upgrade Steps

Important: This upgrade procedure does not migrate existing Responder Appliance network settings. You must reconfigure the network settings when you have finished the upgrade procedure. Specifically, network settings, the SSL server certificate and the OCSP request log signing certificate information are not part of the configuration file. So, you must reconfigure all of these.

There are three steps to upgrade from Validation Responder Virtual Appliance 7.2 to 7.3

The first step is to create a configuration bundle to save the current Validation Responder Appliance configuration settings (for details, see section Create Configuration Bundle).

The second step is to install a new image of the Validation Responder Virtual Appliance (for details, see sections Set Up the Virtual Machine and Perform Initial Configuration).

The third step is to apply the configuration bundle in order to restore the previous settings (for details, see section Apply Configuration Bundle).

You will need to reboot the Validation Responder Virtual Appliance after the configuration bundle file has been uploaded and installed.

Hardware Appliance Upgrade Steps

Important: This upgrade procedure does not migrate existing Responder Appliance network settings. You must reconfigure the network settings when you have finished the upgrade procedure. Specifically, network settings, the SSL server certificate and the OCSP request log signing certificate information are not part of the configuration file. So, you must reconfigure all of these.

  1. The first step is to create a configuration bundle to save the current Validation Responder Appliance configuration settings (for details, see section Create Configuration Bundle).

  2. Burn a CD with the appliance-bootstrap ISO file corresponding to Validation Responder Appliance 7.3.

  3. Make sure the Boot option is set to EFI mode.

  4. On the Validation Responder Appliance machine, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.

  5. Restart the Responder Appliance using the Management Console. The Responder Appliance will be booted automatically from the CD and the installation will start.

    Note: In some older appliance models, the appliance may not boot automatically from the CD. If that is the case, then press the F11 key on boot to bring up the device boot menu. Once the menu is displayed, select the option to boot from the CD-ROM drive. The upgrade procedure will start automatically.

  1. When the installation is completed (this process may take 15 to 20 minutes), the CD will be automatically ejected from the CD-ROM drive and the appliance will shut down. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive and push the power button to start the appliance.

  2. Reconfigure your network settings as documented in section Perform Initial Configuration.

  3. Log on to the Responder Appliance Management Console to apply the configuration bundle (see section Apply Configuration Bundle).