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4.6 Updating firmware and patches
Scality recommends that you maintain up to date firmware and patches for your Scality RING solution. The
most recent patch, differentiated by operation system (OS), is available from a link on the Scality
documentation web site in a section titled Downloads. To find this section, on the Scality documentation
web site, in the left pane, select Downloads.
Hardware must run the most currently supported firmware before you deploy it in production.
Monitor new firmware releases for all major components in the system, as firmware bugs can negatively
impact the storage system.
Note: Do not apply the patches simultaneously to every storage node in the Scality RING.
4.7 Upgrading Scality software
To maintain production traffic, you must upgrade servers one at a time, waiting for each server to be
completely active again before upgrading the next server.
All components can work with each other within one major Scality RING release. Scality recommends
upgrading the Supervisor server first, followed by the Physical Servers, and Connectors last. If further
assistance is required, contact the Scality technical services team.
4.7.1 Sites located in private networks
Scality recommends installing the upgrade packages from a repository. You can configure the Scality
repository on a system, or use a custom repository. If necessary, download a Scality ISO image and loaded
as a local repository.
If further assistance is required, contact the Scality technical services team.
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